Cub SwansonAll-Around

Featherweight · 31-14 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'8"
172.72 cm
Reach
5'10"
177.8 cm
Age
43
Elo Rating
1626.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 51% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 81% of Featherweight fighters
  • Lands 4.84 significant strikes per minute — better than 79% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.84
    Top 21%
  • Striking accuracy
    51%
    Top 19%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.99
    Bottom 33%
  • Striking defense
    59%
    Top 30%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.00
    Bottom 41%
  • Takedown accuracy
    50%
    Top 26%
  • Takedown defense
    63%
    Top 50%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 45%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1542, higher than 63% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1627).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520259:19Martinez15:00Dawodu15:00Fili11:36Quarantillo4:06Landwehr
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

WNate Landwehr
UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
2026-04-11 · KO/TKO, R1 4:06
WBilly Quarantillo
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
2024-12-14 · KO/TKO, R3 1:36
LAndre Fili
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
2024-06-29 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WHakeem Dawodu
UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
2023-08-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LJonathan Martinez
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
2022-10-15 · KO/TKO, R2 4:19
WDarren Elkins
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-12-18 · KO/TKO, R1 2:12
LGiga Chikadze
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
2021-05-01 · KO/TKO, R1 1:03
WDaniel Pineda
UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
2020-12-12 · KO/TKO, R2 1:52
WKron Gracie
UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
2019-10-12 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LShane Burgos
UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
2019-05-04 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LRenato Moicano
UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
2018-08-04 · Submission, R1 4:15
LFrankie Edgar
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2018-04-21 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LBrian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega
2017-12-09 · Submission, R2 3:22
WArtem Lobov
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov
2017-04-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WDooho Choi
UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
2016-12-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTatsuya Kawajiri
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
2016-08-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WHacran Dias
UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans
2016-04-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMax Holloway
UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold
2015-04-18 · Submission, R3 3:58
LFrankie Edgar
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson
2014-11-22 · Submission, R5 4:56
WJeremy Stephens
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens
2014-06-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WDennis Siver
UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
2013-07-06 · KO/TKO, R3 2:24
WDustin Poirier
UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
2013-02-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WCharles Oliveira
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
2012-09-22 · KO/TKO, R1 2:40
WRoss Pearson
UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida
2012-06-22 · KO/TKO, R2 4:14
WGeorge Roop
UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis
2012-01-28 · KO/TKO, R2 2:22
LRicardo Lamas
UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
2011-11-12 · Submission, R2 2:16