Daniel Zellhuber UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:20
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	88.9%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.67
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	42-40 (51.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	11-13 (45.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	31-27 (53.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	93.3%
% Time in Control	2.7%
% Time Controlled	4.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	39.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.02
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.27
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.25
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.8%
Distance Strike Defense	55.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.49
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.51
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.12
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.26
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	12.08
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.41

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 Lightweight field

Daniel Zellhuber 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	Daniel Zellhuber
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.1
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	81.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	0:23
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:20
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	7.1
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	70.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:09

Fight History

LOSS

vs. King Green

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh • Feb 2026

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:55

Daniel Zellhuber17/7822%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

King Green86/13464%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	11/46	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	King Green	41/64	64%	2/2	0:04	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	6/32	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	King Green	45/70	64%	1/1	2:01	1

LOSS

vs. Michael Johnson

UFC 318: Holloway vs. Poirier 3 • Jul 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Zellhuber52/18229%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

Michael Johnson80/19541%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	12/46	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	24/56	43%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	17/66	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	30/77	39%	0/0	0:16	1

R3	Daniel Zellhuber	23/70	33%	0/0	0:08	—
	Michael Johnson	26/62	42%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Esteban Ribovics

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Zellhuber121/30839%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:15

Esteban Ribovics156/34545%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	27/76	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Esteban Ribovics	24/65	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	51/116	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Esteban Ribovics	40/89	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Zellhuber	43/116	37%	0/1	0:15	1
	Esteban Ribovics	92/191	48%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Francisco Prado

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Zellhuber120/27244%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Francisco Prado90/24637%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	27/60	45%	0/0	0:05	—
	Francisco Prado	29/73	40%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	50/110	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Prado	32/88	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Daniel Zellhuber	43/102	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Francisco Prado	29/85	34%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Christos Giagos

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 • Sep 2023

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 2, 3:26

Daniel Zellhuber36/10136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

Christos Giagos38/8246%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	12/50	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Christos Giagos	26/52	50%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	24/51	47%	0/0	0:17	—
	Christos Giagos	12/30	40%	0/4	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Lando Vannata

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Zellhuber78/20738%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:44

Lando Vannata51/9156%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	40/91	44%	0/0	1:30	1
	Lando Vannata	17/23	74%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	22/55	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lando Vannata	22/36	61%	0/2	0:06	—

R3	Daniel Zellhuber	16/61	26%	0/1	0:14	—
	Lando Vannata	12/32	38%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Trey Ogden

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Song • Sep 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Zellhuber52/17829%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Trey Ogden71/16842%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Trey Ogden	20/47	43%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	23/64	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Trey Ogden	26/57	46%	1/4	0:38	—

R3	Daniel Zellhuber	17/78	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Trey Ogden	25/64	39%	0/4	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Lucas Almeida

DWCS 5.5 • Sep 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Daniel Zellhuber115/21953%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:51

Lucas Almeida96/20746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Daniel Zellhuber	38/66	58%	0/0	1:16	—
	Lucas Almeida	52/95	55%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Daniel Zellhuber	36/68	53%	1/2	1:35	—
	Lucas Almeida	21/47	45%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Daniel Zellhuber	41/85	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lucas Almeida	23/65	35%	0/0	0:13	—