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Amir Sadollah

Inactive · age 45 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1484
Global Elo 1534 ±38
Rank
—
—
UFC record
6-5-0
KO 1 · Sub 1 · Dec 4
Streak
-2
Δ90d +9 · Δ1y +9
Last fight
Sep 20, 2014
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 12m
Avg fight time
12:00
Title fights
1-0
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
11y 9mo

Honest Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
Jun 21, 2008 — W vs CB Dollaway Δ+41Aug 8, 2009 — L vs Johny Hendricks Δ-37Nov 21, 2009 — W vs Phil Baroni Δ+27Jan 11, 2010 — W vs Brad Blackburn Δ+33May 29, 2010 — L vs Dong Hyun Kim Δ-27Nov 13, 2010 — W vs Peter Sobotta Δ+12Mar 26, 2011 — W vs DaMarques Johnson Δ+17Aug 14, 2011 — L vs Duane Ludwig Δ-18May 15, 2012 — W vs Jorge Lopez Δ+12Sep 29, 2012 — L vs Dan Hardy Δ-16Sep 20, 2014 — L vs Yoshihiro Akiyama Δ-21 1440146014801500152015401560 200920102011201220132014 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":248.1,"elo":1501,"date":"2008-06-21","opp":"CB Dollaway","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":1,"x":220.3,"y":346.8,"elo":1464,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Johny Hendricks","result":"L","delta":-37},{"i":2,"x":253.4,"y":273.7,"elo":1491,"date":"2009-11-21","opp":"Phil Baroni","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":269.5,"y":185.5,"elo":1524,"date":"2010-01-11","opp":"Brad Blackburn","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":313.1,"y":257.7,"elo":1497,"date":"2010-05-29","opp":"Dong Hyun Kim","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":5,"x":366.1,"y":226.3,"elo":1509,"date":"2010-11-13","opp":"Peter Sobotta","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":6,"x":408,"y":179.9,"elo":1526,"date":"2011-03-26","opp":"DaMarques Johnson","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":7,"x":452.5,"y":227.6,"elo":1508,"date":"2011-08-14","opp":"Duane Ludwig","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":8,"x":539.3,"y":194.5,"elo":1521,"date":"2012-05-15","opp":"Jorge Lopez","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":9,"x":582.5,"y":236.7,"elo":1505,"date":"2012-09-29","opp":"Dan Hardy","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":10,"x":810,"y":292.1,"elo":1484,"date":"2014-09-20","opp":"Yoshihiro Akiyama","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 20, 2014 Yoshihiro Akiyama L -21
Sep 29, 2012 Dan Hardy L -16
May 15, 2012 Jorge Lopez W +12
Aug 14, 2011 Duane Ludwig L -18
Mar 26, 2011 DaMarques Johnson W +17

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.
33%
2 / 6
Finish rate
KO
1
17% of wins
SUB
1
17% of wins
DEC
4
67% of wins
KO: 1 (17%) 1 Sub: 1 (17%) 1 Dec: 4 (67%) 4
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 621 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
46% Head
  • Head 46%
  • Body 26%
  • Leg 28%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 24%
  • Ground 8%

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.
20%
of losses by finish
1 of 5
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 4 Dec Never submitted

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.
1506
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 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Brad Blackburn
Elo 1584 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.
6.0
+0.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 11 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1437

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