Featherweight

Arnold Allen

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

21-4-0

UFC

12-3-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:28
Fight Completion Rate	85.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.89
% Fights Inside the Distance	26.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	91-41 (68.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	60-33 (64.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	31-8 (79.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	72.1%
% Time in Control	14.8%
% Time Controlled	13.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	52.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.35
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.93
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.42
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.4%
Distance Strike Defense	62.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.62
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.96
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.49
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.87
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.90

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Featherweight field

Arnold Allen League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Arnold Allen
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	60.0%
Takedown Defense	73.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	2:12
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	14:28
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Takedown Accuracy	87.5%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:13

Fight History

WIN

vs. Melquizael Costa

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa • May 2026Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Arnold Allen98/15264%TD 7/7Ctrl 9:28KD 1

Melquizael Costa100/25439%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	9/9	100%	2/2	1:44	1
	Melquizael Costa	10/14	71%	0/2	1:45	—

R2	Arnold Allen	23/38	61%	0/0	0:36	—
	Melquizael Costa	26/78	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Arnold Allen	32/52	62%	0/0	1:22	—
	Melquizael Costa	30/71	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Arnold Allen	23/36	64%	1/1	1:43	—
	Melquizael Costa	23/63	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Arnold Allen	11/17	65%	4/4	4:03	—
	Melquizael Costa	11/28	39%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jean Silva

UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett • Jan 2026Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen56/11648%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54

Jean Silva74/13654%TD 4/6Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jean Silva	16/31	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Arnold Allen	18/43	42%	0/0	0:12	—
	Jean Silva	32/60	53%	1/1	0:02	—

R3	Arnold Allen	16/28	57%	0/0	0:42	—
	Jean Silva	26/45	58%	3/5	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Giga Chikadze

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 • Jul 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen61/12250%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Giga Chikadze38/11134%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	13/22	59%	0/1	0:00	—
	Giga Chikadze	14/33	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Arnold Allen	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Giga Chikadze	13/40	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Arnold Allen	32/57	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Giga Chikadze	11/38	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Movsar Evloev

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis • Jan 2024Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen59/14042%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Movsar Evloev51/11843%TD 5/17Ctrl 3:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	12/40	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	13/28	46%	2/9	1:31	—

R2	Arnold Allen	18/42	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Movsar Evloev	21/47	45%	2/2	0:59	—

R3	Arnold Allen	29/58	50%	0/0	0:03	—
	Movsar Evloev	17/43	40%	1/6	1:01	—

LOSS

vs. Max Holloway

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Arnold Allen76/22534%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

Max Holloway147/26256%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	11/33	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	27/62	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Arnold Allen	19/42	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	25/49	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Arnold Allen	14/45	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	33/51	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Arnold Allen	12/39	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Max Holloway	29/52	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Arnold Allen	20/66	30%	0/0	0:42	—
	Max Holloway	33/48	69%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Calvin Kattar

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen • Oct 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 0:08

Arnold Allen28/6742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

Calvin Kattar14/5824%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	27/65	42%	0/0	0:23	—
	Calvin Kattar	14/57	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Arnold Allen	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Calvin Kattar	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dan Hooker

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall • Mar 2022Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:33

Arnold Allen49/8458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Dan Hooker14/4929%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	49/84	58%	0/0	0:02	—
	Dan Hooker	14/49	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Sodiq Yusuff

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland • Apr 2021Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen21/6134%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:09KD 1

Sodiq Yusuff47/11342%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	10/28	36%	2/2	2:37	1
	Sodiq Yusuff	13/30	43%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Arnold Allen	9/27	33%	0/0	1:01	—
	Sodiq Yusuff	18/53	34%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Arnold Allen	2/6	33%	0/3	1:31	—
	Sodiq Yusuff	16/30	53%	0/1	2:19	—

WIN

vs. Nik Lentz

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos • Jan 2020Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen63/13148%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:21

Nik Lentz49/17228%TD 0/9Ctrl 1:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	20/41	49%	0/1	0:07	—
	Nik Lentz	16/49	33%	0/4	0:56	—

R2	Arnold Allen	29/56	52%	0/0	0:17	—
	Nik Lentz	24/68	35%	0/2	0:17	—

R3	Arnold Allen	14/34	41%	0/0	0:57	—
	Nik Lentz	9/55	16%	0/3	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Gilbert Melendez

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen102/19054%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:54

Gilbert Melendez23/11320%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	37/75	49%	0/0	0:14	—
	Gilbert Melendez	8/40	20%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Arnold Allen	39/66	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Melendez	9/39	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Arnold Allen	26/49	53%	1/2	0:40	—
	Gilbert Melendez	6/34	18%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jordan Rinaldi

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen37/11133%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:59KD 1

Jordan Rinaldi30/10429%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	7/32	22%	0/0	0:57	—
	Jordan Rinaldi	8/31	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Arnold Allen	17/45	38%	0/0	0:02	1
	Jordan Rinaldi	12/37	32%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Arnold Allen	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jordan Rinaldi	10/36	28%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mads Burnell

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till • May 2018Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 2:41

Arnold Allen29/9032%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

Mads Burnell20/5636%TD 6/12Ctrl 7:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	27/71	38%	0/0	0:06	—
	Mads Burnell	14/37	38%	1/4	1:24	—

R2	Arnold Allen	0/13	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mads Burnell	4/13	31%	3/3	4:10	—

R3	Arnold Allen	2/6	33%	0/0	0:03	—
	Mads Burnell	2/6	33%	2/5	2:13	—

WIN

vs. Makwan Amirkhani

UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson • Mar 2017Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen32/7443%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:35

Makwan Amirkhani17/4637%TD 4/12Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	8/29	28%	1/2	1:58	—
	Makwan Amirkhani	6/13	46%	2/3	1:49	—

R2	Arnold Allen	10/17	59%	0/0	2:13	—
	Makwan Amirkhani	3/7	43%	1/2	2:24	—

R3	Arnold Allen	14/28	50%	2/4	1:24	—
	Makwan Amirkhani	8/26	31%	1/7	1:22	—

WIN

vs. Yaotzin Meza

UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping • Feb 2016Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Arnold Allen31/10131%TD 4/4Ctrl 4:12KD 1

Yaotzin Meza25/6141%TD 0/8Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	9/30	30%	1/1	1:40	—
	Yaotzin Meza	10/18	56%	0/2	0:44	—

R2	Arnold Allen	11/47	23%	2/2	0:53	—
	Yaotzin Meza	13/34	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Arnold Allen	11/24	46%	1/1	1:39	1
	Yaotzin Meza	2/9	22%	0/5	1:18	—

WIN

vs. Alan Omer

UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne • Jun 2015Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:41

Arnold Allen23/7531%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:12

Alan Omer35/6653%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Arnold Allen	16/54	30%	1/1	1:01	—
	Alan Omer	21/46	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Arnold Allen	7/18	39%	0/3	1:05	—
	Alan Omer	9/13	69%	1/2	2:32	—

R3	Arnold Allen	0/3	0%	0/0	0:06	—
	Alan Omer	5/7	71%	1/2	0:54	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com