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Kelvin Gastelum
21-11-0 (1 NC)
34y·5' 9"·71" reach·Southpaw
2:02
Control / 15m
time on top
+0.13
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
36%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.8
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed
How they fight
Every significant strike they have landed across 26 recorded bouts, 1269 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.
Target
Head 65%Body 18%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 85%Clinch 9%Ground 6%
And how often each lands
Head34%
Body71%
Legs85%
Distance40%
Clinch64%
Ground60%
How fights end
UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.
14Wins3 KO · 2 SUB · 9 DEC
11Losses4 SUB · 7 DEC
Control, bout by bout
Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.
43%
Hall
21%
Melancon
10%
Story
9%
Musoke
41%
Ellenberger
5%
Woodley
37%
Marquardt
29%
Magny
2%
Hendricks
9%
Kennedy
18%
Belfort
1%
Weidman
4%
Bisping
4%
Souza
5%
Adesanya
18%
Till
42%
Hermansson
46%
Heinisch
2%
Whittaker
10%
Cannonier
9%
Curtis
3%
Brady
19%
Rodriguez
3%
Pyfer
3%
Stoltzfus
31%
Luque
As the fight goes on
Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.
Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R13.47100%26
R23.86111%20
R33.99115%19
R43.55102%4
R52.3568%4
Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.
Career numbers
Strikes landed / min3.65
Strikes absorbed / min3.52
Striking accuracyof everything thrown42%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed57%
Takedowns / 15 min1.04
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land35%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed60%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.1
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together7.17
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 26 bouts13.3m
Earned Accuracy
How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.
40.1%
Landed at range
2,695 thrown over 26 bouts
36.6%
Expected
against these opponents
+3.5pp
Gap
above expected
86.1%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print
Distance strikes only
Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.
One pass, not a rating
How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.
Coverage, and who gets ranked
Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.
Short records get pulled to the middle
An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.
Bout log
LVicente LuqueApr 2026SUB R11:16 ctrl9 str1 td
Significant strikes
9 of 20 · 45%
Total strikes
12 of 23 · 52%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
1:16
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 4:08
Anaconda Choke On GroundTarget
Head 44%Body 44%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 11%Ground 0%
WDustin StoltzfusSep 2025U-DEC0:23 ctrl57 str0 td
Significant strikes
57 of 117 · 49%
Total strikes
58 of 118 · 49%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:23
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 53%Body 28%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 98%Clinch 2%Ground 0%
LJoe PyferJun 2025U-DEC0:27 ctrl33 str0 td
Significant strikes
33 of 99 · 33%
Total strikes
34 of 100 · 34%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:27
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 39%Body 33%Legs 27%
Position
Distance 97%Clinch 3%Ground 0%
WDaniel RodriguezJun 2024U-DEC2:47 ctrl112 str4 td
Significant strikes
112 of 238 · 47%
Total strikes
123 of 250 · 49%
Takedowns
4 of 4 · 100%
Control
2:47
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 69%Body 13%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 94%Clinch 0%Ground 6%
LSean BradyDec 2023SUB R30:19 ctrl18 str0 td
Significant strikes
18 of 32 · 56%
Total strikes
21 of 35 · 60%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:19
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Submission, R3 1:43
Kimura From Side ControlTarget
Head 39%Body 39%Legs 22%
Position
Distance 72%Clinch 22%Ground 6%
WChris CurtisApr 2023U-DEC1:21 ctrl83 str0 td
Significant strikes
83 of 188 · 44%
Total strikes
88 of 195 · 45%
Takedowns
0 of 3 · 0%
Control
1:21
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 76%Body 6%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 4%Ground 5%
LJared CannonierAug 2021U-DEC2:31 ctrl89 str0 td
Significant strikes
89 of 246 · 36%
Total strikes
89 of 246 · 36%
Takedowns
0 of 8 · 0%
Control
2:31
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 54%Body 25%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 99%Clinch 1%Ground 0%
LRobert WhittakerApr 2021U-DEC0:26 ctrl62 str1 td
Significant strikes
62 of 209 · 30%
Total strikes
70 of 218 · 32%
Takedowns
1 of 5 · 20%
Control
0:26
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 68%Body 11%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 95%Clinch 5%Ground 0%
WIan HeinischFeb 2021U-DEC6:50 ctrl38 str6 td
Significant strikes
38 of 84 · 45%
Total strikes
51 of 115 · 44%
Takedowns
6 of 14 · 43%
Control
6:50
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 53%Body 26%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 74%Clinch 21%Ground 5%
LJack HermanssonJul 2020SUB R10:33 ctrl0 str1 td
Significant strikes
0 of 3 · 0%
Total strikes
1 of 5 · 20%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
0:33
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 1:18
Heel Hook From Bottom GuardLDarren TillNov 2019S-DEC2:43 ctrl40 str1 td
Significant strikes
40 of 81 · 49%
Total strikes
50 of 96 · 52%
Takedowns
1 of 4 · 25%
Control
2:43
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 20%Body 28%Legs 53%
Position
Distance 65%Clinch 35%Ground 0%
LIsrael AdesanyaApr 2019U-DEC1:21 ctrl91 str1 td
Significant strikes
91 of 220 · 41%
Total strikes
92 of 222 · 41%
Takedowns
1 of 9 · 11%
Control
1:21
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 75%Body 13%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
WJacare SouzaMay 2018S-DEC0:35 ctrl53 str0 td
Significant strikes
53 of 145 · 37%
Total strikes
57 of 149 · 38%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:35
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 83%Body 13%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 77%Clinch 17%Ground 6%
WMichael BispingNov 2017KO R10:06 ctrl14 str0 td
Significant strikes
14 of 27 · 52%
Total strikes
14 of 27 · 52%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:06
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:30
Punch to Head At DistanceTarget
Head 50%Body 36%Legs 14%
Position
Distance 64%Clinch 7%Ground 29%
LChris WeidmanJul 2017SUB R30:07 ctrl26 str0 td
Significant strikes
26 of 47 · 55%
Total strikes
28 of 50 · 56%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:07
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 3:45
Arm Triangle On GroundTarget
Head 81%Body 15%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 54%Clinch 8%Ground 38%
NCVitor BelfortMar 2017NC R10:42 ctrl26 str0 td
Significant strikes
26 of 49 · 53%
Total strikes
26 of 49 · 53%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:42
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Overturned, R1 3:52
Failed Drug Test by GastelumTarget
Head 96%Body 0%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 50%Clinch 0%Ground 50%
WTim KennedyDec 2016KO R31:10 ctrl62 str0 td
Significant strikes
62 of 110 · 56%
Total strikes
68 of 116 · 59%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:10
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 2:45
Punches to Head At DistanceTarget
Head 79%Body 19%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 90%Clinch 8%Ground 2%
WJohny HendricksJul 2016U-DEC0:21 ctrl124 str0 td
Significant strikes
124 of 249 · 50%
Total strikes
134 of 259 · 52%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:21
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 72%Body 15%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 92%Clinch 8%Ground 0%
LNeil MagnyNov 2015S-DEC7:13 ctrl54 str2 td
Significant strikes
54 of 134 · 40%
Total strikes
86 of 167 · 51%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
7:13
Knockdowns
2
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 63%Body 11%Legs 26%
Position
Distance 80%Clinch 7%Ground 13%
WNate MarquardtJun 2015KO R23:39 ctrl59 str1 td
Significant strikes
59 of 110 · 54%
Total strikes
126 of 188 · 67%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
3:39
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 5:00
to Corner StoppageTarget
Head 69%Body 20%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 66%Clinch 12%Ground 22%
LTyron WoodleyJan 2015S-DEC0:41 ctrl32 str0 td
Significant strikes
32 of 143 · 22%
Total strikes
40 of 151 · 26%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:41
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 41%Body 34%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 88%Clinch 13%Ground 0%
WJake EllenbergerNov 2014SUB R11:56 ctrl16 str1 td
Significant strikes
16 of 36 · 44%
Total strikes
29 of 49 · 59%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
1:56
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
1
Ended
Submission, R1 4:46
Rear Naked ChokeTarget
Head 81%Body 13%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 63%Clinch 6%Ground 31%
WNicholas MusokeJun 2014U-DEC1:18 ctrl67 str0 td
Significant strikes
67 of 174 · 39%
Total strikes
97 of 207 · 47%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
1:18
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 69%Body 24%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 82%Clinch 15%Ground 3%
WRick StoryMar 2014S-DEC1:30 ctrl59 str1 td
Significant strikes
59 of 137 · 43%
Total strikes
62 of 142 · 44%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
1:30
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
1
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 76%Body 5%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 85%Clinch 12%Ground 3%
WBrian MelanconAug 2013SUB R10:31 ctrl14 str1 td
Significant strikes
14 of 23 · 61%
Total strikes
14 of 24 · 58%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
0:31
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 2:26
Rear Naked ChokeTarget
Head 71%Body 21%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 71%Clinch 21%Ground 7%
WUriah HallApr 2013S-DEC6:29 ctrl31 str3 td
Significant strikes
31 of 74 · 42%
Total strikes
81 of 141 · 57%
Takedowns
3 of 6 · 50%
Control
6:29
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 23%Body 45%Legs 32%
Position
Distance 58%Clinch 32%Ground 10%