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Karl Roberson

4W · 6L
Southpaw
Light Heavyweight
Middleweight
50% finish rate60% as favorite20% as underdog
40%wins
1427
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

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 →

1426.5Developing

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

35
Oct 4, 1990

Height

6'1" (185.42 cm)

Reach

187.96 cm

Win Rate

40.0%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
2.57
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.42
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.15
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
57%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.72
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
40%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
Sub_Avg

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

7.5
Sig. Strikes
0.9
Takedowns
0.9
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission2 (50%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO2 (33%)
Submission4 (67%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

60%

3W – 2L in 5 fights

As Underdog

20%

1W – 4L in 5 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid141014351460148515101427Nov 17Nov 18Jul 19Jun 20Mar 22Jul 22
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO10 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Kennedy Nzechukwu
Jul 9, 2022
-1.71497
lost to Khalil Rountree Jr.
Mar 12, 2022
-1.31498
lost to Brendan Allen
Apr 24, 2021
-0.51500
lost to Marvin Vettori
Jun 13, 2020
-0.31500
def. Roman Kopylov
Nov 9, 2019
+0.21500
def. Wellington Turman
Jul 13, 2019
+0.21500
lost to Glover Teixeira
Jan 19, 2019
-0.21500
def. Jack Marshman
Nov 3, 2018
+0.21500
lost to Cezar Ferreira
May 12, 2018
-0.11500
def. Darren Stewart
Nov 11, 2017
+0.11500

Division ELO Rankings

Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#2Carlos Ulberg
1570
#5Billy Elekana
1542

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Professional fight history

Fight History (10 fights)

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2 · Apr 24, 2021
Middleweight
UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo · Jun 13, 2020
Middleweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · Nov 9, 2019
Middleweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd · Jul 13, 2019
Middleweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw · Jan 19, 2019
Light Heavyweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · Nov 3, 2018
Middleweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018
Middleweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 11, 2017
Middleweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →