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Welterweight · 19-6-1 · switch

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Height
5'11"
180.34 cm
Reach
6'0"
182.88 cm
Age
38
Elo Rating
1605.2

Scouting report

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

Strengths

  • Lands 61% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 99% of Welterweight fighters
  • Completes 52% of their takedown attempts — better than 82% of Welterweight fighters
  • Attempts 1.00 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 78% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands only 1.77 significant strikes per minute — worse than 92% of Welterweight fighters
  • Avoids only 48% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 84% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    1.77
    Bottom 8%
  • Striking accuracy
    61%
    Top 1%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.06
    Top 50%
  • Striking defense
    48%
    Bottom 16%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.00
    Top 29%
  • Takedown accuracy
    52%
    Top 18%
  • Takedown defense
    68%
    Top 36%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.00
    Top 22%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1584, higher than 70% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1605).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Edwards15:00Burns15:00Sato4:51Barberena15:00Holland
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LKevin Holland
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
2025-03-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WBryan Barberena
UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
2023-03-18 · Submission, R1 4:51
WTakashi Sato
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LGilbert Burns
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-09-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LLeon Edwards
UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
2019-03-16 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WAlex Oliveira
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2018-12-08 · Submission, R2 4:17
LSantiago Ponzinibbio
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-07-16 · KO/TKO, R1 1:22
WAlan Jouban
UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson
2017-03-18 · Submission, R2 0:46
WAlbert Tumenov
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski
2016-05-08 · Submission, R2 3:15
LDemian Maia
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-12-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WBrandon Thatch
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
2015-07-11 · Submission, R1 2:54
LRick Story
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
2014-10-04 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WZak Cummings
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
2014-07-19 · Submission, R2 4:48
WOmari Akhmedov
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
2014-03-08 · Submission, R1 4:36
WJorge Santiago
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
2013-02-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDaMarques Johnson
UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic
2012-09-29 · Submission, R1 3:34