Heavyweight

Ilir Latifi

Last fought: May 2023

RECORD

Pro

17-9-0 (1 NC)

UFC

9-7-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

230 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:18
Fight Completion Rate	62.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.86
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	74-41 (64.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	35-23 (60.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	39-18 (68.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	68.1%
% Time in Control	30.1%
% Time Controlled	1.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	94.4%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.13
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.60
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.47
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.1%
Distance Strike Defense	59.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.97
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.88
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.89
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.35
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.95

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 Heavyweight field

Ilir Latifi 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	Ilir Latifi
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.6%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	4:30
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	22.2%
Decision % of Wins	44.4%
Avg Fight Time	9:18
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Takedown Accuracy	39.3%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	5:46

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Rodrigo Nascimento

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill • May 2023Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi49/7764%TD 2/7Ctrl 3:50

Rodrigo Nascimento68/15245%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	28/44	64%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rodrigo Nascimento	34/73	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	11/17	65%	1/1	2:12	—
	Rodrigo Nascimento	15/36	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	10/16	62%	1/5	1:38	—
	Rodrigo Nascimento	19/43	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Aleksei Oleinik

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan • Oct 2022Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi38/4879%TD 3/6Ctrl 8:29

Aleksei Oleinik28/7040%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	11/14	79%	1/1	4:16	—
	Aleksei Oleinik	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	17/21	81%	1/2	1:45	—
	Aleksei Oleinik	17/30	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	10/13	77%	1/3	2:28	—
	Aleksei Oleinik	7/28	25%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Tanner Boser

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai • Jun 2021Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi10/3826%TD 2/3Ctrl 6:38

Tanner Boser45/10543%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	1/12	8%	1/1	2:03	—
	Tanner Boser	8/28	29%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	6/21	29%	0/1	0:21	—
	Tanner Boser	34/71	48%	0/0	0:22	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	3/5	60%	1/1	4:14	—
	Tanner Boser	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Derrick Lewis

UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes • Feb 2020Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi5/1242%TD 3/7Ctrl 8:49

Derrick Lewis20/5040%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	2/6	33%	0/3	2:25	—
	Derrick Lewis	7/13	54%	0/1	0:29	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	2/5	40%	2/2	3:17	—
	Derrick Lewis	2/13	15%	0/0	0:08	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	1/1	100%	1/2	3:07	—
	Derrick Lewis	11/24	46%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Volkan Oezdemir

UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:31

Ilir Latifi18/6030%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:07

Volkan Oezdemir64/13747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	5/19	26%	1/5	1:07	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	22/45	49%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	13/41	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Volkan Oezdemir	42/92	46%	0/0	0:13	2

LOSS

vs. Corey Anderson

UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 • Dec 2018Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi33/7842%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:46

Corey Anderson40/12133%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	12/30	40%	0/2	0:13	—
	Corey Anderson	7/29	24%	0/1	0:04	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	11/23	48%	0/2	0:33	—
	Corey Anderson	16/43	37%	0/2	0:18	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	10/25	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Corey Anderson	17/49	35%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Ovince Saint Preux

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens • Feb 2018Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:48

Ilir Latifi25/4161%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Ovince Saint Preux7/2429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	25/41	61%	0/0	0:19	1
	Ovince Saint Preux	7/24	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tyson Pedro

UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 • Sep 2017Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi44/7956%TD 4/5Ctrl 7:23

Tyson Pedro31/5457%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	3/7	43%	2/3	2:17	—
	Tyson Pedro	8/17	47%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	12/24	50%	1/1	2:34	—
	Tyson Pedro	11/19	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	29/48	60%	1/1	2:32	—
	Tyson Pedro	12/18	67%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ryan Bader

UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett • Sep 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 2:06

Ilir Latifi9/3030%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:26KD 1

Ryan Bader13/3438%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	5/21	24%	0/4	0:03	1
	Ryan Bader	9/24	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	4/9	44%	0/1	0:23	—
	Ryan Bader	4/10	40%	0/1	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Gian Villante

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz • Mar 2016Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi30/5357%TD 3/12Ctrl 4:37

Gian Villante23/6834%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	10/18	56%	0/5	2:05	—
	Gian Villante	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	10/19	53%	2/4	1:33	—
	Gian Villante	9/26	35%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	10/16	62%	1/3	0:59	—
	Gian Villante	8/21	38%	0/1	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Sean O'Connell

UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz • Jan 2016Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:30

Ilir Latifi2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Sean O'Connell1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	2/3	67%	0/0	0:01	1
	Sean O'Connell	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Hans Stringer

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites • Jul 2015Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:56

Ilir Latifi7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Hans Stringer2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	7/9	78%	0/0	0:02	1
	Hans Stringer	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story • Oct 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 1:58

Ilir Latifi2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jan Blachowicz13/2065%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	13/20	65%	0/0	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Chris Dempsey

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao • Jul 2014Light Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:07

Ilir Latifi16/3152%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:02

Chris Dempsey1/520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	16/31	52%	1/1	0:02	—
	Chris Dempsey	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Cyrille Diabate

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa • Mar 2014Light Heavyweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:02

Ilir Latifi0/0—TD 1/1Ctrl 1:50

Cyrille Diabate0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	0/0	—	1/1	1:50	—
	Cyrille Diabate	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Gegard Mousasi

UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi • Apr 2013Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Ilir Latifi18/11216%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:31

Gegard Mousasi80/15053%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Ilir Latifi	4/34	12%	0/1	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	20/41	49%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Ilir Latifi	6/39	15%	0/1	0:00	—
	Gegard Mousasi	24/52	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Ilir Latifi	8/39	21%	1/1	0:31	—
	Gegard Mousasi	36/57	63%	0/0	0:00	—

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