Lightweight

Dennis Bermudez

Last fought: Jan 2019

RECORD

Pro

17-9-0

UFC

10-7-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

66"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:34
Fight Completion Rate	74.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	70-43 (61.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	33-21 (61.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	37-22 (62.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	48.6%
% Time in Control	36.4%
% Time Controlled	15.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	70.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.82
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.30
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.52
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.9%
Distance Strike Defense	65.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.09
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.61
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	6.64
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.03
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.94
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.30

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

Dennis Bermudez 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	Dennis Bermudez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.2%
Takedown Defense	82.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.9
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	5:27
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	10.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	70.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:34
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	30.2%
Takedown Defense	69.6%
Control Time/Fight	2:14

Fight History

WIN

vs. Te Edwards

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw • Jan 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez63/12252%TD 5/9Ctrl 0:41

Te Edwards23/5641%TD 0/0Ctrl 8:40KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	19/55	35%	1/4	0:15	—
	Te Edwards	16/31	52%	0/0	1:50	1

R2	Dennis Bermudez	16/23	70%	2/2	0:03	—
	Te Edwards	2/10	20%	0/0	3:32	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	28/44	64%	2/3	0:23	—
	Te Edwards	5/15	33%	0/0	3:18	—

LOSS

vs. Ricky Glenn

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov • Jul 2018Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez42/11437%TD 6/14Ctrl 4:19

Ricky Glenn48/13735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	17/54	31%	0/4	0:00	—
	Ricky Glenn	23/67	34%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	11/33	33%	4/4	1:34	—
	Ricky Glenn	17/48	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	14/27	52%	2/6	2:45	—
	Ricky Glenn	8/22	36%	0/0	0:32	—

LOSS

vs. Andre Fili

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Brunson 2 • Jan 2018Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez103/19653%TD 1/11Ctrl 3:12

Andre Fili80/22935%TD 4/12Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	35/66	53%	0/4	1:17	—
	Andre Fili	28/70	40%	2/2	0:10	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	27/48	56%	0/6	1:23	—
	Andre Fili	23/59	39%	2/5	0:35	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	41/82	50%	1/1	0:32	—
	Andre Fili	29/100	29%	0/5	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Darren Elkins

UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum • Jul 2017Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez69/16043%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:38

Darren Elkins70/15445%TD 3/10Ctrl 4:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	16/41	39%	0/2	0:19	—
	Darren Elkins	15/36	42%	2/5	2:18	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	19/45	42%	1/3	1:30	—
	Darren Elkins	27/53	51%	1/4	1:19	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	34/74	46%	0/1	0:49	—
	Darren Elkins	28/65	43%	0/1	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Chan Sung Jung

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie • Feb 2017Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:29

Dennis Bermudez20/3459%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:20

Chan Sung Jung17/3549%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	20/34	59%	0/3	0:20	—
	Chan Sung Jung	17/35	49%	0/1	0:05	1

WIN

vs. Rony Jason

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres • Aug 2016Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez48/9551%TD 5/10Ctrl 7:06

Rony Jason9/4122%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	24/41	59%	1/1	3:19	—
	Rony Jason	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	7/19	37%	4/6	2:24	—
	Rony Jason	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	17/35	49%	0/3	1:23	—
	Rony Jason	4/17	24%	0/0	0:51	—

WIN

vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez61/8076%TD 4/5Ctrl 4:21

Tatsuya Kawajiri12/2646%TD 1/7Ctrl 7:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	7/9	78%	1/1	2:58	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	5/10	50%	1/3	0:34	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	40/47	85%	0/0	1:03	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	4/10	40%	0/3	3:13	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	14/24	58%	3/4	0:20	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	3/6	50%	0/1	3:42	—

LOSS

vs. Jeremy Stephens

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor • Jul 2015Featherweight

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 3, 0:32

Dennis Bermudez35/8243%TD 1/6Ctrl 4:55

Jeremy Stephens38/7352%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:20KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	18/32	56%	1/4	3:21	—
	Jeremy Stephens	7/17	41%	0/0	0:10	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	15/44	34%	0/2	1:34	—
	Jeremy Stephens	22/45	49%	0/2	0:06	1

R3	Dennis Bermudez	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jeremy Stephens	9/11	82%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Ricardo Lamas

UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt • Nov 2014Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:18

Dennis Bermudez8/3027%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:00

Ricardo Lamas14/2556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	8/30	27%	0/1	1:00	—
	Ricardo Lamas	14/25	56%	0/0	0:51	1

WIN

vs. Clay Guida

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014Featherweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:57

Dennis Bermudez47/11441%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:11

Clay Guida28/7935%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	30/64	47%	1/5	1:40	—
	Clay Guida	12/36	33%	0/1	0:08	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	17/50	34%	1/2	0:31	—
	Clay Guida	16/43	37%	0/2	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Jimy Hettes

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014Featherweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 3, 2:57

Dennis Bermudez55/12644%TD 6/15Ctrl 7:48KD 3

Jimy Hettes34/6453%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	23/51	45%	4/9	2:51	—
	Jimy Hettes	22/35	63%	0/3	0:09	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	18/43	42%	2/6	2:57	1
	Jimy Hettes	7/19	37%	0/0	1:16	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	14/32	44%	0/0	2:00	2
	Jimy Hettes	5/10	50%	0/1	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Steven Siler

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 • Nov 2013Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez44/10442%TD 6/10Ctrl 8:01

Steven Siler23/7730%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	17/32	53%	2/4	2:56	—
	Steven Siler	5/18	28%	0/0	0:28	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	7/21	33%	2/2	3:47	—
	Steven Siler	4/9	44%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	20/51	39%	2/4	1:18	—
	Steven Siler	14/50	28%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Max Holloway

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez73/22532%TD 4/9Ctrl 3:29

Max Holloway75/19339%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	19/58	33%	0/3	0:31	—
	Max Holloway	23/64	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	18/66	27%	1/3	0:44	—
	Max Holloway	28/73	38%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	36/101	36%	3/3	2:14	—
	Max Holloway	24/56	43%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matt Grice

UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche • Feb 2013Featherweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez120/20957%TD 0/9Ctrl 5:24KD 1

Matt Grice82/16251%TD 1/12Ctrl 2:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	41/66	62%	0/4	1:43	—
	Matt Grice	35/58	60%	0/4	0:49	1

R2	Dennis Bermudez	13/45	29%	0/3	1:13	—
	Matt Grice	24/48	50%	1/5	1:03	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	66/98	67%	0/2	2:28	1
	Matt Grice	23/56	41%	0/3	0:21	—

WIN

vs. Tommy Hayden

UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II • Aug 2012Featherweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:43

Dennis Bermudez12/2744%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:08

Tommy Hayden6/2722%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	12/27	44%	1/2	2:08	—
	Tommy Hayden	6/27	22%	0/3	0:28	1

WIN

vs. Pablo Garza

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller • May 2012Featherweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dennis Bermudez45/8553%TD 8/9Ctrl 12:57

Pablo Garza27/5946%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	12/24	50%	4/4	4:01	—
	Pablo Garza	13/27	48%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Dennis Bermudez	21/34	62%	3/4	4:32	—
	Pablo Garza	9/15	60%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Dennis Bermudez	12/27	44%	1/1	4:24	—
	Pablo Garza	5/17	29%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Brandao

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale • Dec 2011FeatherweightTITLE

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:51

Dennis Bermudez25/7832%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:02KD 1

Diego Brandao19/3949%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dennis Bermudez	25/78	32%	1/1	1:02	1
	Diego Brandao	19/39	49%	1/1	0:28	1

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