Kelvin Gastelum

Middleweight · 21-11 (1 NC) · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
35
Elo Rating
1581.7

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 42% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 77% of Middleweight fighters
  • Attempts just 0.10 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 75% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.65
    Top 31%
  • Striking accuracy
    42%
    Bottom 23%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.52
    Bottom 38%
  • Striking defense
    57%
    Top 25%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.04
    Bottom 35%
  • Takedown accuracy
    35%
    Bottom 40%
  • Takedown defense
    60%
    Bottom 47%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.10
    Bottom 25%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1616, higher than 87% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1582).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202511:43Brady15:00Rodriguez15:00Pyfer15:00Stoltzfus4:08Luque
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LVicente Luque
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
2026-04-11 · Submission, R1 4:08
WDustin Stoltzfus
UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
2025-09-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJoe Pyfer
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
2025-06-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDaniel Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LSean Brady
UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
2023-12-02 · Submission, R3 1:43
WChris Curtis
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
2023-04-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJared Cannonier
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-08-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
LRobert Whittaker
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
2021-04-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WIan Heinisch
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
2021-02-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJack Hermansson
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-07-18 · Submission, R1 1:18
LDarren Till
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
2019-11-02 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LIsrael AdesanyaTitle
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
2019-04-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WJacare Souza
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2018-05-12 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WMichael Bisping
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
2017-11-25 · KO/TKO, R1 2:30
LChris Weidman
UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-07-22 · Submission, R3 3:45
NCVitor Belfort
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2017-03-11
WTim Kennedy
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
2016-12-10 · KO/TKO, R3 2:45
WJohny Hendricks
UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
2016-07-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LNeil Magny
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum
2015-11-21 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WNate Marquardt
UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
2015-06-13 · KO/TKO, R2 5:00
LTyron Woodley
UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
2015-01-31 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WJake Ellenberger
UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
2014-11-15 · Submission, R1 4:46
WNicholas Musoke
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens
2014-06-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRick Story
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
2014-03-15 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WBrian Melancon
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
2013-08-28 · Submission, R1 2:26
WUriah HallTitle
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
2013-04-13 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00