Lightweight

Efrain Escudero

Last fought: Apr 2016

RECORD

Pro

28-12-0

UFC

5-7-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:24
Fight Completion Rate	82.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.48
% Fights Inside the Distance	33.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	23-17 (57.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	5-6 (45.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	18-11 (62.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	49.4%
% Time in Control	22.5%
% Time Controlled	28.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	44.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.71
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.17
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.54
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.7%
Distance Strike Defense	69.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.88
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.17
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.06
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.58
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.00

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

Efrain Escudero 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	Efrain Escudero
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.3
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	40.6%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	3:22
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	60.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	56.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.6
Takedown Accuracy	31.2%
Takedown Defense	62.5%
Control Time/Fight	2:55

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Kevin Lee

UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux • Apr 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero70/11461%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:14

Kevin Lee64/16040%TD 1/4Ctrl 4:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	21/44	48%	1/5	0:46	—
	Kevin Lee	28/64	44%	0/2	0:37	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	32/48	67%	0/2	0:50	—
	Kevin Lee	23/57	40%	0/1	0:35	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	17/22	77%	0/0	0:38	—
	Kevin Lee	13/39	33%	1/1	3:05	—

LOSS

vs. Leandro Silva

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum • Nov 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero24/6338%TD 2/7Ctrl 5:02

Leandro Silva35/8939%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	10/30	33%	0/1	1:04	—
	Leandro Silva	15/37	41%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	10/19	53%	2/2	3:56	—
	Leandro Silva	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	4/14	29%	0/4	0:02	—
	Leandro Silva	14/35	40%	0/0	3:02	—

WIN

vs. Drew Dober

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:54

Efrain Escudero1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

Drew Dober0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	1/1	100%	0/0	0:22	—
	Drew Dober	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rodrigo de Lima

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch • Feb 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero94/12973%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:11KD 1

Rodrigo de Lima24/7233%TD 3/8Ctrl 3:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	20/30	67%	1/1	0:15	1
	Rodrigo de Lima	11/28	39%	2/3	2:28	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	43/60	72%	0/0	2:24	—
	Rodrigo de Lima	8/28	29%	0/4	1:04	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	31/39	79%	1/1	3:32	—
	Rodrigo de Lima	5/16	31%	1/1	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Leonardo Santos

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski • Sep 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero43/10143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50KD 1

Leonardo Santos36/9837%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	8/17	47%	0/0	0:04	—
	Leonardo Santos	13/22	59%	1/1	3:49	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	30/62	48%	0/0	0:46	1
	Leonardo Santos	8/34	24%	0/2	0:02	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	5/22	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leonardo Santos	15/42	36%	1/1	3:04	—

LOSS

vs. Mac Danzig

UFC 145: Jones vs Evans • Apr 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero56/13342%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:00

Mac Danzig67/11956%TD 1/5Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	17/33	52%	0/1	0:47	—
	Mac Danzig	16/28	57%	1/3	2:13	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	15/44	34%	0/1	0:03	—
	Mac Danzig	21/40	52%	0/1	1:31	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	24/56	43%	0/0	0:10	—
	Mac Danzig	30/51	59%	0/1	1:51	—

LOSS

vs. Jacob Volkmann

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero7/1839%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

Jacob Volkmann17/3549%TD 3/9Ctrl 11:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacob Volkmann	7/17	41%	0/0	4:14	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jacob Volkmann	4/9	44%	2/5	4:13	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	6/11	55%	0/0	1:15	—
	Jacob Volkmann	6/9	67%	1/4	2:53	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Oliveira

UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares • Sep 2010Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:25

Efrain Escudero13/7617%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:48

Charles Oliveira35/9138%TD 2/9Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	8/24	33%	0/0	1:47	—
	Charles Oliveira	10/34	29%	0/5	0:21	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	1/29	3%	0/1	0:41	—
	Charles Oliveira	16/39	41%	1/3	0:14	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	4/23	17%	0/0	0:20	—
	Charles Oliveira	9/18	50%	1/1	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Dan Lauzon

UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans • May 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero64/18435%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:33KD 1

Dan Lauzon17/7323%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	14/45	31%	0/2	0:46	—
	Dan Lauzon	3/22	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	28/71	39%	0/1	0:23	1
	Dan Lauzon	4/13	31%	0/1	0:45	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	22/68	32%	0/0	0:24	—
	Dan Lauzon	10/38	26%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz • Jan 2010Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 1:59

Efrain Escudero26/7435%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:51KD 1

Evan Dunham22/8028%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	20/43	47%	0/1	2:06	1
	Evan Dunham	2/21	10%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	5/30	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Evan Dunham	20/59	34%	1/2	2:13	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	1/1	100%	0/0	0:45	—
	Evan Dunham	0/0	—	2/2	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Cole Miller

UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort • Sep 2009Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:36

Efrain Escudero10/3231%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Cole Miller6/5311%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	10/32	31%	1/1	0:05	1
	Cole Miller	6/53	11%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Phillipe Nover

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale • Dec 2008LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Efrain Escudero27/4560%TD 7/8Ctrl 9:18

Phillipe Nover20/5536%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Efrain Escudero	13/23	57%	2/2	3:44	—
	Phillipe Nover	3/13	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Efrain Escudero	12/15	80%	3/4	3:01	—
	Phillipe Nover	7/19	37%	0/0	0:43	—

R3	Efrain Escudero	2/7	29%	2/2	2:33	—
	Phillipe Nover	10/23	43%	0/0	0:34	—

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