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Welterweight Analytics

How Three-Round Welterweight Fights End (2022–present)

DivisionFightsFinish %Decision %KO/TKO %SUB %R1 Finish %1st-Min Finish %
Welterweight25256.0%44.0%37.3%18.7%28.2%4.8%
All Divisions210450.5%49.5%31.7%18.8%26.6%3.3%
Three-round UFC bouts with a KO/TKO, submission, or decision result; no-contests, DQs and draws excluded. Divisions under 20 qualifying fights omitted. Methodology →

Welterweight Stat Leaders

Only fights contested at Welterweight count — a fighter who has competed in multiple divisions appears on each division’s boards with the numbers they posted there. Minimum 3 Welterweight fights, active since 2024.
Sig. Strikes Landed / MinValue
1. Pete Rodriguez (3 fights)9.28
2. Carlos Leal (4 fights)8.75
3. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)8.08
4. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)8.07
5. Chidi Njokuani (6 fights)7.23
6. Daniel Rodriguez (13 fights)7.19
7. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)6.85
8. Conor McGregor (4 fights)6.77
9. Kevin Jousset (4 fights)6.61
10. Trey Waters (3 fights)6.60
Sig. Strike Differential / MinValue
1. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)5.26
2. Punahele Soriano (4 fights)3.95
3. Chidi Njokuani (6 fights)3.45
4. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)3.24
5. Michael Morales (7 fights)3.04
6. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)2.52
7. Daniel Rodriguez (13 fights)2.05
8. Ismail Naurdiev (4 fights)1.87
9. Ian Machado Garry (12 fights)1.70
10. Danny Barlow (3 fights)1.70
Sig. Strike Accuracy %Value
1. Punahele Soriano (4 fights)69.8%
2. Kiefer Crosbie (3 fights)64.1%
3. Chidi Njokuani (6 fights)63.7%
4. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)63.2%
5. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)62.3%
6. Gunnar Nelson (15 fights)60.6%
7. Shavkat Rakhmonov (7 fights)60.1%
8. Myktybek Orolbai (4 fights)59.5%
9. Michael Page (3 fights)57.4%
10. Themba Gorimbo (8 fights)56.7%
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / MinValue
1. Carlos Leal (4 fights)9.23
2. Rinat Fakhretdinov (7 fights)8.73
3. Chidi Njokuani (6 fights)8.33
4. Daniel Rodriguez (13 fights)8.27
5. Pete Rodriguez (3 fights)8.06
6. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)7.98
7. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)7.95
8. Kiefer Crosbie (3 fights)7.90
9. Gabe Green (5 fights)7.84
10. Trey Waters (3 fights)7.76
Distance Strike Defense %Value
1. Ismail Naurdiev (4 fights)73.2%
2. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)72.6%
3. Michael Page (3 fights)72.0%
4. Robert Whittaker (5 fights)70.0%
5. Michael Chiesa (11 fights)69.0%
6. Kelvin Gastelum (8 fights)68.6%
7. Seokhyeon Ko (3 fights)68.0%
8. Muslim Salikhov (14 fights)67.0%
9. Gabriel Bonfim (8 fights)66.8%
10. Joaquin Buckley (8 fights)66.8%
KDs per 100 Power StrikesValue
1. Uros Medic (8 fights)5.83
2. Gilbert Urbina (3 fights)5.41
3. Carlos Prates (8 fights)5.11
4. Myktybek Orolbai (4 fights)4.55
5. Abdul Razak Alhassan (7 fights)3.92
6. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)3.23
7. Matthew Semelsberger (11 fights)3.21
8. Pete Rodriguez (3 fights)2.86
9. Michael Morales (7 fights)2.80
10. Sam Patterson (6 fights)2.56
Takedown Accuracy % (min 10 att)Value
1. Myktybek Orolbai (4 fights)75.0%
2. Sean Strickland (8 fights)64.3%
3. Joaquin Buckley (8 fights)63.2%
4. Themba Gorimbo (8 fights)62.5%
5. Seokhyeon Ko (3 fights)58.8%
6. Mike Malott (8 fights)57.1%
7. Punahele Soriano (4 fights)57.1%
8. Matthew Semelsberger (11 fights)57.1%
9. Michael Chiesa (11 fights)55.6%
10. Michel Pereira (8 fights)55.0%
Takedown Defense % (min 10 faced)Value
1. Kamaru Usman (18 fights)97.3%
2. Michel Pereira (8 fights)94.4%
3. Rinat Fakhretdinov (7 fights)91.7%
4. Carlos Leal (4 fights)90.9%
5. Belal Muhammad (22 fights)90.6%
6. Robert Whittaker (5 fights)90.5%
7. Trey Waters (3 fights)90.0%
8. Geoff Neal (14 fights)89.7%
9. Michael Morales (7 fights)88.5%
10. Sean Brady (11 fights)86.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time %Value
1. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)99.7%
2. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)98.8%
3. Myktybek Orolbai (4 fights)98.1%
4. Kamaru Usman (18 fights)94.9%
5. Colby Covington (17 fights)93.3%
6. Gilbert Urbina (3 fights)93.2%
7. Charles Radtke (7 fights)92.8%
8. Sean Brady (11 fights)92.1%
9. Danny Barlow (3 fights)88.1%
10. Rinat Fakhretdinov (7 fights)87.0%
Sub Attempts per 15 Control MinValue
1. Miguel Baeza (7 fights)46.82
2. Trey Waters (3 fights)33.33
3. Mickey Gall (13 fights)9.20
4. Nikolay Veretennikov (5 fights)7.89
5. Yohan Lainesse (4 fights)7.56
6. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)7.16
7. Preston Parsons (6 fights)6.91
8. Michel Pereira (8 fights)6.68
9. Sam Patterson (6 fights)6.55
10. Kevin Jousset (4 fights)6.29
Strength of Schedule (Opp UFC Win %)Value
1. Gabe Green (5 fights)85.7%
2. Trey Waters (3 fights)83.3%
3. Ian Machado Garry (12 fights)77.1%
4. Gilbert Burns (15 fights)76.4%
5. Jack Della Maddalena (10 fights)75.4%
6. Kamaru Usman (18 fights)75.4%
7. Belal Muhammad (22 fights)74.9%
8. Colby Covington (17 fights)74.7%
9. Michael Page (3 fights)74.2%
10. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)74.2%
Finish Rate (% of Wins)Value
1. Sam Patterson (6 fights)100.0%
2. Carlos Prates (8 fights)100.0%
3. Uros Medic (8 fights)100.0%
4. Phil Rowe (9 fights)100.0%
5. Ramiz Brahimaj (10 fights)100.0%
6. Abdul Razak Alhassan (7 fights)100.0%
7. Vicente Luque (24 fights)87.5%
8. Shavkat Rakhmonov (7 fights)85.7%
9. Mickey Gall (13 fights)83.3%
10. Bryan Battle (7 fights)80.0%
Data source: UFCStats.com · UFC Fights Only