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Urijah Faber

35-11-0
47y·5' 6"·67" reach·Orthodox
2:50
Control / 15m
time on top
+0.06
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
75%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.7
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 18 recorded bouts, 713 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 73%Body 19%Legs 7%
Position
Distance 62%Clinch 14%Ground 24%
And how often each lands
Head37%
Body62%
Legs75%
Distance34%
Clinch70%
Ground70%

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.

20Wins3 KO · 12 SUB · 5 DEC
10Losses3 KO · 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.

34%
Wineland
3%
Cruz
36%
Bowles
1%
Barao
89%
Menjivar
28%
Jorgensen
67%
Alcantara
35%
McDonald
0%
Barao
61%
Caceres
4%
Rivera
0%
Edgar
13%
Saenz
1%
Cruz
0%
Rivera
42%
Pickett
17%
Simon
2%
Yan

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

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
R12.83100%18
R23.21113%15
R33.03107%12
R42.83100%5
R51.9569%4

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min2.65
Strikes absorbed / min2.59
Striking accuracyof everything thrown40%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed64%
Takedowns / 15 min1.54
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land30%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed58%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.8
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together5.24
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 18 bouts13.6m

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.

33.8%
Landed at range
1,312 thrown over 18 bouts
32.9%
Expected
against these opponents
+1.0pp
Gap
above expected
74.9%
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

LPetr YanDec 2019KO R30:16 ctrl18 str0 td
Significant strikes
18 of 76 · 24%
Total strikes
28 of 86 · 33%
Takedowns
0 of 3 · 0%
Control
0:16
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 0:43
Kick to Head At Distance
Target
Head 78%Body 11%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 17%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRicky SimonJul 2019KO R10:08 ctrl11 str0 td
Significant strikes
11 of 15 · 73%
Total strikes
11 of 15 · 73%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:08
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:46
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 82%Body 9%Legs 9%
Position
Distance 27%Clinch 0%Ground 73%
This fight on UFCStats
WBrad PickettDec 2016U-DEC6:22 ctrl70 str5 td
Significant strikes
70 of 126 · 56%
Total strikes
89 of 151 · 59%
Takedowns
5 of 10 · 50%
Control
6:22
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 87%Body 7%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 41%Clinch 3%Ground 56%
This fight on UFCStats
LJimmie RiveraSep 2016U-DEC0:00 ctrl22 str0 td
Significant strikes
22 of 112 · 20%
Total strikes
23 of 113 · 20%
Takedowns
0 of 4 · 0%
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 50%Body 23%Legs 27%
Position
Distance 86%Clinch 14%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LDominick CruzJun 2016U-DEC0:10 ctrl34 str1 td
Significant strikes
34 of 159 · 21%
Total strikes
49 of 174 · 28%
Takedowns
1 of 6 · 17%
Control
0:10
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 76%Body 18%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 74%Clinch 18%Ground 9%
This fight on UFCStats
WFrankie SaenzDec 2015U-DEC1:54 ctrl75 str2 td
Significant strikes
75 of 111 · 68%
Total strikes
80 of 116 · 69%
Takedowns
2 of 13 · 15%
Control
1:54
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 71%Body 27%Legs 3%
Position
Distance 45%Clinch 53%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
LFrankie EdgarMay 2015U-DEC0:00 ctrl48 str0 td
Significant strikes
48 of 147 · 33%
Total strikes
50 of 149 · 34%
Takedowns
0 of 3 · 0%
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 71%Body 23%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 94%Clinch 6%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WFrancisco RiveraDec 2014SUB R20:14 ctrl19 str0 td
Significant strikes
19 of 52 · 37%
Total strikes
19 of 52 · 37%
Takedowns
0 of 3 · 0%
Control
0:14
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 1:34
Bulldog Choke On Ground
Target
Head 79%Body 16%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 84%Clinch 5%Ground 11%
This fight on UFCStats
WAlex CaceresJul 2014SUB R36:46 ctrl20 str5 td
Significant strikes
20 of 38 · 53%
Total strikes
41 of 62 · 66%
Takedowns
5 of 12 · 42%
Control
6:46
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 1:09
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 80%Body 15%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 30%Clinch 30%Ground 40%
This fight on UFCStats
LRenan BaraoFeb 2014KO R10:00 ctrl8 str0 td
Significant strikes
8 of 31 · 26%
Total strikes
9 of 32 · 28%
Takedowns
0 of 2 · 0%
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 3:42
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 38%Body 38%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 63%Clinch 38%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WMichael McDonaldDec 2013SUB R22:55 ctrl29 str1 td
Significant strikes
29 of 46 · 63%
Total strikes
59 of 79 · 75%
Takedowns
1 of 2 · 50%
Control
2:55
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 3:22
Guillotine Choke On Ground
Target
Head 69%Body 17%Legs 14%
Position
Distance 76%Clinch 0%Ground 24%
This fight on UFCStats
WIuri AlcantaraAug 2013U-DEC10:06 ctrl54 str4 td
Significant strikes
54 of 79 · 68%
Total strikes
127 of 155 · 82%
Takedowns
4 of 5 · 80%
Control
10:06
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 98%Body 2%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 6%Clinch 0%Ground 94%
This fight on UFCStats
WScott JorgensenApr 2013SUB R45:07 ctrl93 str4 td
Significant strikes
93 of 163 · 57%
Total strikes
119 of 200 · 60%
Takedowns
4 of 6 · 67%
Control
5:07
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R4 3:16
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 61%Body 34%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 94%Clinch 5%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
WIvan MenjivarFeb 2013SUB R14:03 ctrl17 str0 td
Significant strikes
17 of 24 · 71%
Total strikes
29 of 36 · 81%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
4:03
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
1
Ended
Submission, R1 4:34
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 94%Body 6%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 6%Clinch 6%Ground 88%
This fight on UFCStats
LRenan BaraoJul 2012U-DEC0:08 ctrl60 str0 td
Significant strikes
60 of 178 · 34%
Total strikes
62 of 180 · 34%
Takedowns
0 of 6 · 0%
Control
0:08
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 63%Body 20%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 95%Clinch 5%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WBrian BowlesNov 2011SUB R22:21 ctrl36 str1 td
Significant strikes
36 of 61 · 59%
Total strikes
44 of 69 · 64%
Takedowns
1 of 1 · 100%
Control
2:21
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
1
Ended
Submission, R2 1:27
Guillotine Choke From Mount
Target
Head 86%Body 8%Legs 6%
Position
Distance 47%Clinch 3%Ground 50%
This fight on UFCStats
LDominick CruzJul 2011U-DEC0:45 ctrl50 str1 td
Significant strikes
50 of 170 · 29%
Total strikes
58 of 181 · 32%
Takedowns
1 of 5 · 20%
Control
0:45
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 62%Body 24%Legs 14%
Position
Distance 72%Clinch 28%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WEddie WinelandMar 2011U-DEC5:06 ctrl49 str2 td
Significant strikes
49 of 110 · 45%
Total strikes
61 of 122 · 50%
Takedowns
2 of 11 · 18%
Control
5:06
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 73%Body 24%Legs 2%
Position
Distance 49%Clinch 12%Ground 39%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.