Fabio Maldonado
5W · 6L
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Catch Weight
40% finish rate80% as favorite17% as underdog
1356
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1355.7Developing→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
No recent fights — out of active rankings
Age
46
Mar 17, 1980
Height
6'1" (185.42 cm)
Reach
190.5 cm
Win Rate
45.5%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.29
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.31
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.98
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
53%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
61%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.60
Sub_Avg
High-volume striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
77.9
Sig. Strikes
0.5
Takedowns
1.0
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO2 (40%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (33%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
80%
4W – 1L in 5 fights
As Underdog
17%
1W – 5L in 6 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Corey Anderson
0.01500
lost to Rampage Jackson
0.01500
def. Hans Stringer
0.01500
lost to Stipe Miocic
0.01500
def. Gian Villante
0.01500
def. Joey Beltran
0.01500
def. Roger Hollett
0.01500
lost to Glover Teixeira
0.01500
lost to Igor Pokrajac
0.01500
lost to Kyle Kingsbury
0.01500
def. James McSweeney
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Navajo Stirling
1567
Carlos Ulberg
1554
Billy Elekana
1545
Bogdan Guskov
1541
Alex Pereira
1541
Iwo Baraniewski
1541
Dustin Jacoby
1533
Jiri Prochazka
1521
Fight History (11 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · Nov 7, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · Apr 25, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · Oct 25, 2014
vs Stipe Miocic
UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · Mar 23, 2014
vs Joey Beltran
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Oct 9, 2013
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Oct 13, 2012
Loss
View Analysis →UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012
Loss
View Analysis →The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · Jun 4, 2011
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · Oct 16, 2010