Rick StoryAll-Around

Welterweight · 19-9 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
42
Elo Rating
1606.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 62% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 88% of Welterweight fighters
  • Absorbs only 2.17 significant strikes per minute — better than 82% of Welterweight fighters
  • Averages 2.53 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 80% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.80
    Top 33%
  • Striking accuracy
    41%
    Bottom 28%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.17
    Top 18%
  • Striking defense
    62%
    Top 12%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.53
    Top 20%
  • Takedown accuracy
    48%
    Top 28%
  • Takedown defense
    63%
    Bottom 48%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.90
    Top 27%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1553, higher than 55% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1607).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Gastelum7:12Mafra25:00Nelson15:00Saffiedine7:02Cerrone
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LDonald Cerrone
UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2
2016-08-20 · KO/TKO, R2 2:02
WTarec Saffiedine
UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt
2016-05-29 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WGunnar Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
2014-10-04 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WLeonardo Mafra
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller
2014-07-16 · Submission, R2 2:12
LKelvin Gastelum
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
2014-03-15 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WBrian Ebersole
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks
2013-11-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMike Pyle
UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
2013-05-25 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WQuinn Mulhern
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz
2013-03-16 · KO/TKO, R1 3:05
LDemian Maia
UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar
2012-10-13 · Submission, R1 2:30
WBrock Jardine
UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida
2012-06-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMartin Kampmann
UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
2011-11-19 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LCharlie Brenneman
UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry
2011-06-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WThiago Alves
UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill
2011-05-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJohny Hendricks
The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale
2010-12-04 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDustin Hazelett
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
2010-08-07 · KO/TKO, R2 1:15
WNick Osipczak
UFC 112: Invincible
2010-04-10 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WJesse Lennox
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
2010-01-11 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WBrian Foster
UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
2009-09-19 · Submission, R2 1:09
LJohn Hathaway
UFC 99: The Comeback
2009-06-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00