Welterweight

Duane Ludwig

Last fought: Sep 2012

RECORD

Pro

21-14-0

UFC

4-5-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	6:24
Fight Completion Rate	42.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.28
% Fights Inside the Distance	66.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	23-16 (59.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	9-4 (69.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	14-12 (53.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	58.1%
% Time in Control	12.7%
% Time Controlled	29.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	30.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.26
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.95
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.31
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.7%
Distance Strike Defense	60.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.38
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	3.28
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.89
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.17
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.33

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 Welterweight field

Duane Ludwig 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	Duane Ludwig
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	1.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	16.7%
Takedown Defense	67.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:54
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	6:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	16.7%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:33

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Che Mills

UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic • Sep 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 2:28

Duane Ludwig2/1020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Che Mills8/1362%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	2/10	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Che Mills	8/13	62%	2/2	2:05	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Hardy

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:51

Duane Ludwig17/3845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dan Hardy18/2962%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:28KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dan Hardy	18/29	62%	0/2	1:28	1

LOSS

vs. Josh Neer

UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller • Jan 2012Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:04

Duane Ludwig24/4652%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

Josh Neer5/2025%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	24/46	52%	0/0	0:10	—
	Josh Neer	5/20	25%	1/3	1:09	—

WIN

vs. Amir Sadollah

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Duane Ludwig123/32838%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:37

Amir Sadollah95/25637%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	57/119	48%	0/0	0:56	—
	Amir Sadollah	26/83	31%	0/3	0:45	—

R2	Duane Ludwig	37/102	36%	0/1	0:20	—
	Amir Sadollah	32/78	41%	0/2	0:12	—

R3	Duane Ludwig	29/107	27%	1/1	0:21	—
	Amir Sadollah	37/95	39%	0/3	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Nick Osipczak

UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami • Nov 2010Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Duane Ludwig99/23143%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:01

Nick Osipczak60/11055%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:57KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	25/60	42%	0/0	0:02	—
	Nick Osipczak	27/44	61%	1/3	2:14	2

R2	Duane Ludwig	21/54	39%	0/1	0:06	—
	Nick Osipczak	17/35	49%	1/1	1:25	—

R3	Duane Ludwig	53/117	45%	0/3	0:53	—
	Nick Osipczak	16/31	52%	0/1	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Darren Elkins

UFC Live: Vera vs Jones • Mar 2010Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:44

Duane Ludwig1/520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Darren Elkins0/20%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	1/5	20%	0/0	0:03	—
	Darren Elkins	0/2	0%	1/2	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC 108: Evans vs Silva • Jan 2010Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:31

Duane Ludwig2/277%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

Jim Miller6/2326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	2/27	7%	0/0	0:21	—
	Jim Miller	6/23	26%	0/0	0:15	1

WIN

vs. Jonathan Goulet

UFC Fight Night 3 • Jan 2006Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:06

Duane Ludwig1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Jonathan Goulet0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	1/1	100%	0/0	0:01	1
	Jonathan Goulet	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Genki Sudo

UFC 42: Sudden Impact • Apr 2003Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Duane Ludwig38/5767%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:08

Genki Sudo24/6338%TD 3/6Ctrl 6:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	9/10	90%	0/0	0:49	—
	Genki Sudo	4/15	27%	1/1	3:14	—

R2	Duane Ludwig	12/20	60%	0/0	1:39	—
	Genki Sudo	6/16	38%	1/2	1:00	—

R3	Duane Ludwig	17/27	63%	0/0	1:40	—
	Genki Sudo	14/32	44%	1/3	2:33	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (7 fights)

LOSS

vs. Lyle Beerbohm

Strikeforce Challengers 2 • Jun 2009

Submission (Other - Choke) • Rd 1, 4:27

Duane Ludwig0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

WIN

vs. Yves Edwards

Strikeforce - Destruction • Nov 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Duane Ludwig48/10247%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:39

Yves Edwards15/4236%TD 5/8Ctrl 8:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yves Edwards	5/12	42%	1/2	4:47	—

R2	Duane Ludwig	22/40	55%	0/3	0:42	—
	Yves Edwards	7/20	35%	2/3	2:39	—

R3	Duane Ludwig	26/58	45%	1/1	1:57	—
	Yves Edwards	3/10	30%	2/3	1:08	—

WIN

vs. Sammy Morgan

Strikeforce - Payback • Oct 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:01

Duane Ludwig15/2560%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:51

Sammy Morgan2/1020%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:24KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	15/25	60%	1/1	0:51	—
	Sammy Morgan	2/10	20%	1/1	0:24	1

LOSS

vs. Paul Daley

Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Baroni • Jun 2007

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:42

Duane Ludwig17/4637%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Paul Daley21/4151%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	14/36	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paul Daley	10/27	37%	1/4	0:00	—

R2	Duane Ludwig	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paul Daley	11/14	79%	0/0	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Tony Fryklund

Strikeforce - Triple Threat • Dec 2006

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:37

Duane Ludwig92/14763%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 2

Tony Fryklund24/6139%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	64/95	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tony Fryklund	14/37	38%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Duane Ludwig	28/52	54%	0/0	0:00	2
	Tony Fryklund	10/24	42%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Thomson

Strikeforce - Tank vs. Buentello • Oct 2006

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 4:36

Duane Ludwig3/1030%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Josh Thomson22/3563%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	2/5	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Josh Thomson	15/21	71%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Duane Ludwig	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Thomson	7/14	50%	1/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Tyson Griffin

Strikeforce - Revenge • Jun 2006

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 3:57

Duane Ludwig0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Tyson Griffin12/3336%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyson Griffin	12/33	36%	1/1	0:00	—

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. BJ Penn

K-1 ROMANEX • May 2004

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 1:45

Duane Ludwig0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

BJ Penn6/1060%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Duane Ludwig	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	6/10	60%	1/1	0:00	—

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