Middleweight

Bryan Barberena

Last fought: Mar 2024

RECORD

Pro

18-12-0

UFC

9-10-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:42
Fight Completion Rate	78.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.34
% Fights Inside the Distance	52.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	116-73 (61.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	50-35 (58.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	66-38 (63.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	62.3%
% Time in Control	7.8%
% Time Controlled	29.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	20.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.46
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.79
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.67
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.4%
Distance Strike Defense	48.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.67
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.58
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.32
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.47
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.46
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	2.03

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 Middleweight field

Bryan Barberena 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	Bryan Barberena
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	22.2%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:10
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	44.4%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	44.4%
Avg Fight Time	11:42
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	32.3%
Control Time/Fight	0:08

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Gerald Meerschaert

UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura • Mar 2024Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:23

Bryan Barberena12/3732%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Gerald Meerschaert11/1765%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	10/25	40%	0/0	0:03	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	7/13	54%	2/4	2:15	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gerald Meerschaert	4/4	100%	1/3	2:48	—

LOSS

vs. Makhmud Muradov

UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura • Jul 2023Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena28/8135%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Makhmud Muradov54/9756%TD 13/16Ctrl 5:10KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Makhmud Muradov	9/22	41%	3/4	2:34	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	8/22	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Makhmud Muradov	16/28	57%	6/6	1:53	1

R3	Bryan Barberena	14/37	38%	0/1	0:02	—
	Makhmud Muradov	29/47	62%	4/6	0:43	1

LOSS

vs. Gunnar Nelson

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023Welterweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:51

Bryan Barberena7/1258%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Gunnar Nelson10/1191%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gunnar Nelson	10/11	91%	1/2	3:13	—

LOSS

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland • Dec 2022Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:20

Bryan Barberena14/2948%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

Rafael Dos Anjos20/2580%TD 4/6Ctrl 6:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	9/19	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	16/20	80%	1/2	4:06	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	5/10	50%	0/0	0:35	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	4/5	80%	3/4	2:30	—

WIN

vs. Robbie Lawler

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:47

Bryan Barberena147/31647%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Robbie Lawler81/14157%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	67/171	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	39/65	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	80/145	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	42/76	55%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matt Brown

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus • Mar 2022Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena111/21153%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57

Matt Brown81/12963%TD 5/7Ctrl 5:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	23/51	45%	0/0	0:16	—
	Matt Brown	23/37	62%	1/3	1:39	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	35/60	58%	0/0	0:30	—
	Matt Brown	23/36	64%	2/2	1:45	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	53/100	53%	0/0	0:11	—
	Matt Brown	35/56	62%	2/2	1:37	—

WIN

vs. Darian Weeks

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena108/21750%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

Darian Weeks118/20956%TD 4/8Ctrl 3:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	21/40	52%	0/0	0:21	—
	Darian Weeks	26/45	58%	1/3	1:20	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	32/75	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darian Weeks	49/85	58%	2/2	1:00	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	55/102	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Darian Weeks	43/79	54%	1/3	0:58	—

LOSS

vs. Jason Witt

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland • Jul 2021Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena50/11344%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47

Jason Witt35/8342%TD 8/18Ctrl 5:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jason Witt	10/15	67%	2/3	2:30	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	12/37	32%	0/1	0:31	—
	Jason Witt	11/32	34%	2/6	1:19	1

R3	Bryan Barberena	33/58	57%	0/0	0:16	—
	Jason Witt	14/36	39%	4/9	1:49	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Ivy

UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill • Sep 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena63/12650%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:57

Anthony Ivy36/8443%TD 5/24Ctrl 5:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	16/29	55%	0/0	0:12	—
	Anthony Ivy	7/17	41%	2/7	2:41	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	30/62	48%	0/1	0:38	—
	Anthony Ivy	17/36	47%	0/6	1:08	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	17/35	49%	0/0	1:07	—
	Anthony Ivy	12/31	39%	3/11	2:01	—

LOSS

vs. Randy Brown

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie • Jun 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 2:54

Bryan Barberena47/10147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:58

Randy Brown89/15259%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:39KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	16/25	64%	0/0	0:07	—
	Randy Brown	29/50	58%	0/0	0:43	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	21/48	44%	0/0	0:51	—
	Randy Brown	22/38	58%	0/0	1:45	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	10/28	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Randy Brown	38/64	59%	0/0	0:11	1

LOSS

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez • Feb 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 4:54

Bryan Barberena169/35548%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:31KD 1

Vicente Luque163/24168%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	30/67	45%	0/1	0:31	1
	Vicente Luque	37/64	58%	0/0	0:35	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	73/140	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	55/83	66%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	66/148	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Vicente Luque	71/94	76%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Jake Ellenberger

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick • Aug 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:26

Bryan Barberena19/3554%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Jake Ellenberger12/1486%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	19/35	54%	0/0	0:00	2
	Jake Ellenberger	12/14	86%	0/0	0:22	—

LOSS

vs. Leon Edwards

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve • Sep 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena44/8751%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:25KD 1

Leon Edwards23/5145%TD 3/6Ctrl 8:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leon Edwards	4/13	31%	1/1	2:27	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	25/48	52%	0/0	1:25	1
	Leon Edwards	10/19	53%	1/2	2:07	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	14/23	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leon Edwards	9/19	47%	1/3	3:33	—

WIN

vs. Joe Proctor

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov • Apr 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:30

Bryan Barberena28/4562%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Joe Proctor8/2335%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	28/45	62%	0/0	0:07	1
	Joe Proctor	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Colby Covington

UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson • Dec 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena41/11137%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Colby Covington76/14154%TD 12/17Ctrl 9:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	8/26	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	15/32	47%	6/7	3:25	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	14/37	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	36/58	62%	3/5	2:59	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	19/48	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	25/51	49%	3/5	2:41	—

WIN

vs. Warlley Alves

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena120/23152%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:25

Warlley Alves79/13658%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	21/41	51%	0/0	0:52	—
	Warlley Alves	18/27	67%	0/0	1:26	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	37/69	54%	0/0	1:40	—
	Warlley Alves	27/45	60%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	62/121	51%	0/1	0:53	—
	Warlley Alves	34/64	53%	0/2	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Sage Northcutt

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:06

Bryan Barberena26/4854%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:15

Sage Northcutt18/4540%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	10/25	40%	1/1	0:38	—
	Sage Northcutt	16/39	41%	1/5	1:24	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	16/23	70%	0/0	2:37	—
	Sage Northcutt	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chad Laprise

UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi • Apr 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Bryan Barberena94/20247%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:33

Chad Laprise84/17249%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	22/64	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chad Laprise	34/70	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	32/60	53%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chad Laprise	28/57	49%	0/1	0:02	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	40/78	51%	1/2	0:33	—
	Chad Laprise	22/45	49%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Joe Ellenberger

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic • Dec 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:24

Bryan Barberena63/12252%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:23KD 1

Joe Ellenberger24/6040%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Bryan Barberena	6/22	27%	0/0	0:26	—
	Joe Ellenberger	12/22	55%	2/3	1:20	—

R2	Bryan Barberena	26/60	43%	0/0	0:06	—
	Joe Ellenberger	9/30	30%	0/1	0:14	—

R3	Bryan Barberena	31/40	78%	0/0	1:51	1
	Joe Ellenberger	3/8	38%	1/1	0:45	—

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