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Abel Trujillo "Killa"

Inactive · age 42 · Orthodox · 5'8" 173 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • 80% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2012
Elo rating
1493
Global Elo 1539 ±35
Rank
—
—
UFC record
5-4-0
KO 3 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y 0
Last fight
Dec 16, 2017
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 31m
Avg fight time
10:10
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
8y 6mo

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
Dec 8, 2012 — W vs Marcus LeVesseur Δ+33May 25, 2013 — L vs Khabib Nurmagomedov Δ-23Dec 14, 2013 — W vs Roger Bowling Δ+29Feb 1, 2014 — W vs Jamie Varner Δ+33Dec 6, 2014 — L vs Tony Ferguson Δ-29Jan 2, 2016 — W vs Tony Sims Δ+16May 29, 2016 — W vs Jordan Rinaldi Δ+13Feb 4, 2017 — L vs James Vick Δ-16Dec 16, 2017 — L vs John Makdessi Δ-18 1440146014801500152015401560 20132014201520162017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":283.6,"elo":1487,"date":"2012-12-08","opp":"Marcus LeVesseur","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":156,"y":346.3,"elo":1464,"date":"2013-05-25","opp":"Khabib Nurmagomedov","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":2,"x":235.6,"y":268.9,"elo":1493,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Roger Bowling","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":254.9,"y":180.4,"elo":1526,"date":"2014-02-01","opp":"Jamie Varner","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":375.8,"y":257.2,"elo":1497,"date":"2014-12-06","opp":"Tony Ferguson","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":5,"x":529.7,"y":213.5,"elo":1514,"date":"2016-01-02","opp":"Tony Sims","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":587.8,"y":178,"elo":1527,"date":"2016-05-29","opp":"Jordan Rinaldi","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":686.3,"y":220.1,"elo":1511,"date":"2017-02-04","opp":"James Vick","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":267.9,"elo":1493,"date":"2017-12-16","opp":"John Makdessi","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 16, 2017 John Makdessi L -18
Feb 4, 2017 James Vick L -16
May 29, 2016 Jordan Rinaldi W +13
Jan 2, 2016 Tony Sims W +16
Dec 6, 2014 Tony Ferguson L -29

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
80%
4 / 5
Finish rate
KO
3
60% of wins
SUB
1
20% of wins
DEC
1
20% of wins
KO: 3 (60%) 3 Sub: 1 (20%) 1 Dec: 1 (20%) 1
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
1 25%
R2
3 75%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 223 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
69% Head
  • Head 69%
  • Body 25%
  • Leg 6%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
49% Distance
  • Distance 49%
  • Clinch 25%
  • Ground 26%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
2 of 4
0 KO/TKO 2 Sub 2 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1551
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jamie Varner
Elo 1539 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
4.5
+0.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1493
1516

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Abel Trujillo on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.