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Welterweight Analytics

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

DivisionFightsFinish %Decision %KO/TKO %SUB %R1 Finish %1st-Min Finish %
Welterweight24356.0%44.0%37.0%18.9%28.8%4.9%
All Divisions203349.9%50.1%31.2%18.7%26.1%3.2%
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. Daniel Rodriguez (12 fights)7.21
6. Billy Ray Goff (3 fights)7.11
7. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)6.85
8. Kevin Jousset (4 fights)6.61
9. Trey Waters (3 fights)6.60
10. Chidi Njokuani (5 fights)6.36
Sig. Strike Differential / MinValue
1. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)5.26
2. Punahele Soriano (4 fights)3.95
3. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)3.24
4. Michael Morales (7 fights)3.04
5. Chidi Njokuani (5 fights)2.90
6. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)2.52
7. Daniel Rodriguez (12 fights)2.13
8. Billy Ray Goff (3 fights)1.95
9. Ian Machado Garry (11 fights)1.92
10. Ismail Naurdiev (4 fights)1.87
Sig. Strike Accuracy %Value
1. Punahele Soriano (4 fights)69.8%
2. Kiefer Crosbie (3 fights)64.1%
3. Jacobe Smith (3 fights)63.2%
4. Daniil Donchenko (3 fights)62.3%
5. Chidi Njokuani (5 fights)62.0%
6. Gunnar Nelson (15 fights)60.6%
7. Shavkat Rakhmonov (7 fights)60.1%
8. Michael Page (3 fights)57.4%
9. Themba Gorimbo (8 fights)56.7%
10. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)55.8%
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / MinValue
1. Billy Ray Goff (3 fights)9.46
2. Carlos Leal (4 fights)9.23
3. Rinat Fakhretdinov (7 fights)8.73
4. Daniel Rodriguez (12 fights)8.29
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. Muslim Salikhov (14 fights)67.0%
8. Gabriel Bonfim (8 fights)66.8%
9. Joaquin Buckley (8 fights)66.8%
10. Jake Matthews (17 fights)66.4%
KDs per 100 Power StrikesValue
1. Myktybek Orolbai (3 fights)6.67
2. Gilbert Urbina (3 fights)5.41
3. Carlos Prates (8 fights)5.11
4. Uros Medic (7 fights)5.05
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. Mike Malott (8 fights)2.51
Takedown Accuracy % (min 10 att)Value
1. Myktybek Orolbai (3 fights)76.5%
2. Sean Strickland (8 fights)64.3%
3. Joaquin Buckley (8 fights)63.2%
4. Themba Gorimbo (8 fights)62.5%
5. Mike Malott (8 fights)57.1%
6. Punahele Soriano (4 fights)57.1%
7. Matthew Semelsberger (11 fights)57.1%
8. Michael Chiesa (11 fights)55.6%
9. Michel Pereira (8 fights)55.0%
10. Gabriel Bonfim (8 fights)51.9%
Takedown Defense % (min 10 faced)Value
1. Kamaru Usman (16 fights)97.2%
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. Myktybek Orolbai (3 fights)99.3%
3. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)98.8%
4. Kamaru Usman (16 fights)94.2%
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. Ramiz Brahimaj (9 fights)8.35
5. Nikolay Veretennikov (5 fights)7.89
6. Yohan Lainesse (4 fights)7.56
7. Khamzat Chimaev (3 fights)7.16
8. Preston Parsons (6 fights)6.91
9. Sam Patterson (5 fights)6.74
10. Michel Pereira (8 fights)6.68
Strength of Schedule (Opp UFC Win %)Value
1. Gabe Green (5 fights)85.7%
2. Trey Waters (3 fights)83.3%
3. Belal Muhammad (22 fights)76.2%
4. Kamaru Usman (16 fights)75.7%
5. Gilbert Burns (15 fights)75.6%
6. Jack Della Maddalena (10 fights)75.4%
7. Leon Edwards (20 fights)74.6%
8. Kelvin Gastelum (8 fights)74.2%
9. Michael Page (3 fights)74.2%
10. Shavkat Rakhmonov (7 fights)73.9%
Finish Rate (% of Wins)Value
1. Sam Patterson (5 fights)100.0%
2. Carlos Prates (8 fights)100.0%
3. Uros Medic (7 fights)100.0%
4. Phil Rowe (9 fights)100.0%
5. Ramiz Brahimaj (9 fights)100.0%
6. Abdul Razak Alhassan (7 fights)100.0%
7. Vicente Luque (23 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