Welterweight

Carlos Newton

Last fought: Oct 2004

RECORD

Pro

16-14-0

UFC

3-4-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

—

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:04
Fight Completion Rate	—
Avg Rounds per Fight	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	71.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	14-2 (87.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	8-0 (100.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	6-2 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	22.6%
% Time in Control	21.5%
% Time Controlled	55.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	27.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	0.92
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.51
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.59
Distance Strike Accuracy	20.0%
Distance Strike Defense	65.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	6.90
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.03
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	5.87
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	5.11
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.61

All metrics are UFC fights only. Data coverage: control-time metrics use 5 of 7 fights; rounds-based metrics use 5 of 7 fights with known round format. 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 Welterweight field

Carlos Newton 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	Carlos Newton
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	0.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.3
Strike Differential	-1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	58.8%
Takedown Defense	17.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.4
Submission Attempts/15min	1.9
Control Time/15min	2:46
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	100.0%
Decision % of Wins	0.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:04
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.7

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	29.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	0.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Takedown Accuracy	53.8%
Takedown Defense	21.4%
Control Time/Fight	2:20

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Renato Verissimo

UFC 46: Supernatural • Jan 2004Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carlos Newton4/944%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:31

Renato Verissimo22/3661%TD 3/4Ctrl 9:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	0/0	—	1/2	2:26	—
	Renato Verissimo	9/16	56%	0/0	2:17	—

R2	Carlos Newton	3/6	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Renato Verissimo	5/11	45%	1/1	4:10	—

R3	Carlos Newton	1/3	33%	1/2	1:05	—
	Renato Verissimo	8/9	89%	2/3	3:01	—

WIN

vs. Pete Spratt

UFC 40: Vendetta • Nov 2002Welterweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 1:45

Carlos Newton0/0—TD 1/1Ctrl 1:18

Pete Spratt1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	0/0	—	1/1	1:18	—
	Pete Spratt	1/2	50%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Hughes

UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall • Jul 2002WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 4, 3:37

Carlos Newton3/933%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:51

Matt Hughes58/7775%TD 4/6Ctrl 16:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	0/2	0%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	7/10	70%	0/0	4:13	—

R2	Carlos Newton	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	18/22	82%	2/4	4:47	—

R3	Carlos Newton	3/5	60%	0/0	0:51	—
	Matt Hughes	22/27	81%	1/1	3:53	—

R4	Carlos Newton	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	11/18	61%	1/1	3:22	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Hughes

UFC 34: High Voltage • Nov 2001WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Slam) • Rd 2, 1:27

Carlos Newton2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:33

Matt Hughes8/1457%TD 4/4Ctrl 4:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	2/5	40%	0/0	1:33	—
	Matt Hughes	7/10	70%	2/2	2:59	—

R2	Carlos Newton	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	1/4	25%	2/2	1:06	—

WIN

vs. Pat Miletich

UFC 31: Locked and Loaded • May 2001WelterweightTITLE

Submission (Bulldog Choke) • Rd 3, 2:50

Carlos Newton14/5227%TD 4/6Ctrl 4:31

Pat Miletich28/7637%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	8/29	28%	1/3	0:26	—
	Pat Miletich	14/43	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	4/16	25%	2/2	2:42	—
	Pat Miletich	6/22	27%	0/0	0:44	—

R3	Carlos Newton	2/7	29%	1/1	1:23	—
	Pat Miletich	8/11	73%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bob Gilstrap

UFC 17: Redemption • May 1998

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 0:52

Carlos Newton1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Bob Gilstrap0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	1/1	100%	1/1	0:00	—
	Bob Gilstrap	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Henderson

UFC 17: Redemption • May 1998TITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 3:00

Carlos Newton20/3262%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Dan Henderson28/4267%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	10/16	62%	2/3	0:00	2
	Dan Henderson	25/33	76%	2/2	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	10/16	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Henderson	3/9	33%	1/1	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

PRIDE (9 fights)

LOSS

vs. Ryo Chonan

PRIDE Bushido 5 • Oct 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Carlos Newton6/1060%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Ryo Chonan51/8064%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	5/9	56%	1/2	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	13/26	50%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	38/54	70%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Daiju Takase

PRIDE Bushido 3 • May 2004

Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00

Carlos Newton12/2744%TD 5/6Ctrl 0:00

Daiju Takase5/1050%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	7/11	64%	2/2	0:00	—
	Daiju Takase	0/1	0%	1/3	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	5/16	31%	3/4	0:00	—
	Daiju Takase	5/9	56%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Renzo Gracie

PRIDE Bushido 1 • Oct 2003

Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00

Carlos Newton16/4040%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Renzo Gracie7/1450%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	12/22	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Renzo Gracie	4/5	80%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	4/18	22%	2/2	0:00	—
	Renzo Gracie	3/9	33%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

PRIDE 25: Body Blow • Mar 2003

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 1, 6:27

Carlos Newton10/1471%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva10/1283%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	10/14	71%	1/1	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	10/12	83%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Jose Landi-Jons

PRIDE 19: Bad Blood • Feb 2002

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 7:16

Carlos Newton6/967%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Jose Landi-Jons8/2138%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	6/9	67%	3/4	0:00	—
	Jose Landi-Jons	8/21	38%	2/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Johil de Oliveira

PRIDE 12: Cold Fury • Dec 2000

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 10:00

Carlos Newton14/3441%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

Johil de Oliveira9/3228%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	10/19	53%	1/1	0:00	—
	Johil de Oliveira	5/13	38%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	4/15	27%	2/2	0:00	—
	Johil de Oliveira	4/19	21%	1/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yuhi Sano

PRIDE 9: New Blood • Jun 2000

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 0:40

Carlos Newton4/4100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Yuhi Sano1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	4/4	100%	1/1	0:00	—
	Yuhi Sano	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Daijiro Matsui

PRIDE 6 • Jul 1999

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Carlos Newton23/5840%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Daijiro Matsui28/8234%TD 5/12Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	13/17	76%	2/2	0:00	—
	Daijiro Matsui	12/32	38%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daijiro Matsui	8/20	40%	3/5	0:00	—

R3	Carlos Newton	7/29	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daijiro Matsui	8/30	27%	2/5	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kazushi Sakuraba

PRIDE 3 • Jun 1998

Submission (Kneebar) • Rd 2, 5:19

Carlos Newton7/978%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

Kazushi Sakuraba5/1242%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Carlos Newton	1/3	33%	0/2	0:00	—
	Kazushi Sakuraba	3/10	30%	3/3	0:00	—

R2	Carlos Newton	6/6	100%	1/1	0:00	—
	Kazushi Sakuraba	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—

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