Middleweight

Chris Leben

Last fought: Dec 2013

RECORD

Pro

22-11-0

UFC

12-10-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:02
Fight Completion Rate	58.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.81
% Fights Inside the Distance	68.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	33-26 (55.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	15-16 (48.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	18-10 (64.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	44.1%
% Time in Control	26.4%
% Time Controlled	29.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	47.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.24
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.72
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.48
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.7%
Distance Strike Defense	58.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.59
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.46
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.11
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.05
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.85
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.83

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

Chris Leben 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	Chris Leben
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	0.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	45.9%
Takedown Defense	54.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	3:57
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	58.3%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	25.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	22.2%
Takedown Defense	56.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:17

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Uriah Hall

UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 • Dec 2013Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Chris Leben11/3333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Uriah Hall20/4643%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	11/33	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uriah Hall	20/46	43%	0/0	0:06	1

LOSS

vs. Andrew Craig

UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman • Jul 2013Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben30/6645%TD 0/7Ctrl 5:00

Andrew Craig64/10163%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	13/22	59%	0/4	2:46	—
	Andrew Craig	15/23	65%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Chris Leben	8/25	32%	0/2	1:45	—
	Andrew Craig	27/43	63%	0/0	0:24	—

R3	Chris Leben	9/19	47%	0/1	0:29	—
	Andrew Craig	22/35	63%	2/2	2:40	—

LOSS

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II • Dec 2012Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben40/9443%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Derek Brunson41/13032%TD 4/13Ctrl 7:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	10/22	45%	1/1	4:28	—

R2	Chris Leben	16/38	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	14/51	27%	1/6	1:42	—

R3	Chris Leben	23/54	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	17/57	30%	2/6	1:12	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Munoz

UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz • Nov 2011Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Chris Leben12/3534%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:26

Mark Munoz39/7453%TD 5/9Ctrl 6:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	8/22	36%	2/2	0:47	—
	Mark Munoz	20/33	61%	2/4	2:54	—

R2	Chris Leben	4/13	31%	0/0	0:39	—
	Mark Munoz	19/41	46%	3/5	3:23	—

WIN

vs. Wanderlei Silva

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:27

Chris Leben9/1090%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Wanderlei Silva3/838%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	9/10	90%	0/0	0:02	1
	Wanderlei Silva	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Brian Stann

UFC 125: Resolution • Jan 2011Middleweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 3:37

Chris Leben7/2528%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:08

Brian Stann30/5060%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:45KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	7/25	28%	0/2	0:08	—
	Brian Stann	30/50	60%	0/0	1:45	3

WIN

vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama

UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin • Jul 2010Middleweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 4:40

Chris Leben46/10544%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:23

Yoshihiro Akiyama27/6840%TD 5/5Ctrl 8:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	11/29	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoshihiro Akiyama	3/15	20%	3/3	2:54	—

R2	Chris Leben	23/54	43%	0/0	0:23	—
	Yoshihiro Akiyama	19/38	50%	1/1	1:57	—

R3	Chris Leben	12/22	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoshihiro Akiyama	5/15	33%	1/1	3:42	—

WIN

vs. Aaron Simpson

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale • Jun 2010Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:17

Chris Leben42/9246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

Aaron Simpson43/7855%TD 2/10Ctrl 3:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	12/25	48%	0/0	0:40	—
	Aaron Simpson	26/40	65%	2/5	2:44	—

R2	Chris Leben	30/67	45%	0/0	0:05	—
	Aaron Simpson	17/38	45%	0/5	1:00	—

WIN

vs. Jay Silva

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz • Jan 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben60/9961%TD 2/3Ctrl 10:36

Jay Silva15/5428%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	16/24	67%	1/1	4:25	—
	Jay Silva	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Chris Leben	29/48	60%	1/1	3:41	—
	Jay Silva	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Leben	15/27	56%	0/1	2:30	—
	Jay Silva	8/31	26%	0/1	0:47	—

LOSS

vs. Jake Rosholt

UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira • Aug 2009Middleweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 1:30

Chris Leben14/4333%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:27

Jake Rosholt21/4250%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	7/22	32%	1/1	0:52	—
	Jake Rosholt	9/20	45%	1/2	0:26	—

R2	Chris Leben	6/19	32%	0/0	2:35	—
	Jake Rosholt	7/16	44%	1/1	0:55	—

R3	Chris Leben	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jake Rosholt	5/6	83%	1/1	1:03	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Bisping

UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben • Oct 2008Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben51/16431%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:47

Michael Bisping70/16044%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	23/57	40%	0/0	0:07	—
	Michael Bisping	20/51	39%	1/3	0:19	—

R2	Chris Leben	14/58	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	Michael Bisping	20/49	41%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Chris Leben	14/49	29%	1/1	0:40	—
	Michael Bisping	30/60	50%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Alessio Sakara

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion • Mar 2008Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:16

Chris Leben24/5048%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27KD 1

Alessio Sakara13/3339%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	24/50	48%	0/1	0:27	1
	Alessio Sakara	13/33	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Terry Martin

UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian • Sep 2007Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 3:56

Chris Leben53/10152%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:29KD 1

Terry Martin45/10443%TD 4/6Ctrl 6:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	23/39	59%	0/0	0:32	—
	Terry Martin	13/37	35%	2/3	2:27	—

R2	Chris Leben	20/30	67%	0/0	0:55	—
	Terry Martin	7/19	37%	1/2	2:41	—

R3	Chris Leben	10/32	31%	0/1	0:02	1
	Terry Martin	25/48	52%	1/1	1:51	—

LOSS

vs. Kalib Starnes

UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson • May 2007Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben44/13533%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:18

Kalib Starnes47/7959%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	16/50	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kalib Starnes	19/27	70%	1/1	1:29	—

R2	Chris Leben	17/61	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kalib Starnes	15/32	47%	1/1	1:13	—

R3	Chris Leben	11/24	46%	0/0	1:18	—
	Kalib Starnes	13/20	65%	0/1	2:25	—

LOSS

vs. Jason MacDonald

UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 • Dec 2006Middleweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 4:03

Chris Leben15/3444%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:49

Jason MacDonald9/2733%TD 1/5Ctrl 4:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	10/26	38%	1/1	0:50	—
	Jason MacDonald	6/19	32%	0/3	2:16	—

R2	Chris Leben	5/8	62%	1/1	0:59	—
	Jason MacDonald	3/8	38%	1/2	2:31	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Santiago

UFC Fight Night 6 • Aug 2006Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:35

Chris Leben9/2241%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:15KD 1

Jorge Santiago6/1250%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	6/16	38%	1/2	2:13	—
	Jorge Santiago	4/10	40%	1/1	1:02	—

R2	Chris Leben	3/6	50%	0/0	0:02	1
	Jorge Santiago	2/2	100%	0/0	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC Fight Night 5 • Jun 2006Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:49

Chris Leben1/812%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva17/2085%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	17/20	85%	0/0	0:09	2

WIN

vs. Luigi Fioravanti

UFC Fight Night 4 • Apr 2006Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben36/9040%TD 5/7Ctrl 9:34

Luigi Fioravanti20/3951%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	17/43	40%	0/0	0:54	—
	Luigi Fioravanti	12/19	63%	0/4	2:02	—

R2	Chris Leben	10/22	45%	2/3	4:26	—
	Luigi Fioravanti	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Chris Leben	9/25	36%	3/4	4:14	—
	Luigi Fioravanti	7/12	58%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Rivera

UFC Fight Night 3 • Jan 2006Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:44

Chris Leben10/1759%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:44KD 1

Jorge Rivera5/1050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	10/17	59%	1/1	0:44	1
	Jorge Rivera	5/10	50%	0/0	0:27	—

WIN

vs. Edwin DeWees

UFC Fight Night 2 • Oct 2005Middleweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:26

Chris Leben5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:52

Edwin DeWees5/771%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	5/7	71%	0/0	1:52	—
	Edwin DeWees	5/7	71%	1/1	1:07	—

WIN

vs. Patrick Cote

UFC Fight Night 1 • Aug 2005Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben26/6341%TD 1/5Ctrl 9:08

Patrick Cote26/6341%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	8/22	36%	0/2	2:18	—
	Patrick Cote	11/26	42%	0/0	1:00	—

R2	Chris Leben	11/24	46%	1/2	2:35	—
	Patrick Cote	11/26	42%	1/1	1:02	—

R3	Chris Leben	7/17	41%	0/1	4:15	—
	Patrick Cote	4/11	36%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Thacker

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale • Apr 2005Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:35

Chris Leben27/4068%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:26

Jason Thacker1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	27/40	68%	1/1	1:26	—
	Jason Thacker	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Joe Doerksen

FFC 9 • May 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Chris Leben40/11634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joe Doerksen37/7649%TD 3/8Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joe Doerksen	5/10	50%	2/2	0:00	—

R2	Chris Leben	16/47	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joe Doerksen	8/22	36%	0/4	0:00	—

R3	Chris Leben	21/56	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joe Doerksen	24/44	55%	1/2	0:00	—

WEC (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Mike Swick

WEC 9: Cold Blooded • Jan 2004

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:45

Chris Leben22/2685%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Mike Swick22/3073%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	17/21	81%	0/3	0:00	1
	Mike Swick	18/20	90%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Chris Leben	5/5	100%	0/0	0:00	1
	Mike Swick	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brian Sleeman

WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2 • Oct 2003

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:15

Chris Leben6/2030%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Brian Sleeman13/2748%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Chris Leben	6/20	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brian Sleeman	13/27	48%	2/2	0:00	—

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