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Andrei Arlovski "The Pitbull"

Active #25 heavyweight · age 47 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 240 lb 109 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 2 successful title defenses
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 39% of wins finished in round 1
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
Elo rating
1489
Global Elo 1535 ±36
Rank
#25
top 59% of division
UFC record
23-18-0
KO 9 · Sub 2 · Dec 12
Streak
-4
Δ90d +3 · Δ1y +3
Last fight
Jun 29, 2024
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
6h 35m
Avg fight time
9:38
Title fights
3-2
Bonuses
7
Fights per year
1.7
Since last fight
1y 12mo

Honest Elo history

41 fights · tap & drag
Nov 17, 2000 — W vs Aaron Brink Δ+33Jun 29, 2001 — L vs Ricco Rodriguez Δ-36Mar 22, 2002 — L vs Pedro Rizzo Δ-25Nov 22, 2002 — W vs Ian Freeman Δ+42Sep 26, 2003 — W vs Vladimir Matyushenko Δ+38Apr 2, 2004 — W vs Wesley Correira Δ+17Feb 5, 2005 — W vs Tim Sylvia Δ+24Jun 4, 2005 — W vs Justin Eilers Δ+17Oct 7, 2005 — W vs Paul Buentello Δ+20Apr 15, 2006 — L vs Tim Sylvia Δ-27Jul 8, 2006 — L vs Tim Sylvia Δ-21Dec 30, 2006 — W vs Marcio Cruz Δ+16Apr 21, 2007 — W vs Fabricio Werdum Δ+12Mar 1, 2008 — W vs Jake O'Brien Δ+17Jun 14, 2014 — W vs Brendan Schaub Δ+14Sep 13, 2014 — W vs Antonio Silva Δ+13May 23, 2015 — W vs Travis Browne Δ+18Sep 5, 2015 — W vs Frank Mir Δ+13Jan 2, 2016 — L vs Stipe Miocic Δ-21May 8, 2016 — L vs Alistair Overeem Δ-24Sep 3, 2016 — L vs Josh Barnett Δ-20Jan 28, 2017 — L vs Francis Ngannou Δ-19Jun 17, 2017 — L vs Marcin Tybura Δ-19Nov 11, 2017 — W vs Junior Albini Δ+14Mar 3, 2018 — W vs Stefan Struve Δ+15Jun 9, 2018 — L vs Tai Tuivasa Δ-18Sep 15, 2018 — L vs Shamil Abdurakhimov Δ-19Apr 27, 2019 — L vs Augusto Sakai Δ-18Jul 20, 2019 — W vs Ben Rothwell Δ+16Nov 2, 2019 — L vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik Δ-19May 13, 2020 — W vs Philipe Lins Δ+14Nov 7, 2020 — W vs Tanner Boser Δ+16Feb 20, 2021 — L vs Tom Aspinall Δ-19Apr 17, 2021 — W vs Chase Sherman Δ+11Oct 16, 2021 — W vs Carlos Felipe Δ+15Feb 12, 2022 — W vs Jared Vanderaa Δ+11Apr 30, 2022 — W vs Jake Collier Δ+11Oct 29, 2022 — L vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima Δ-22Jun 3, 2023 — L vs Don'Tale Mayes Δ-24Jan 13, 2024 — L vs Waldo Cortes Acosta Δ-17Jun 29, 2024 — L vs Martin Buday Δ-16 1400145015001550160016501700 200420082012201620202024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":314.2,"elo":1490,"date":"2000-11-17","opp":"Aaron Brink","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":108.7,"y":352.8,"elo":1454,"date":"2001-06-29","opp":"Ricco Rodriguez","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":2,"x":130.9,"y":379.4,"elo":1429,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Pedro Rizzo","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":3,"x":151.4,"y":334.4,"elo":1471,"date":"2002-11-22","opp":"Ian Freeman","result":"W","delta":42},{"i":4,"x":177.1,"y":293.6,"elo":1509,"date":"2003-09-26","opp":"Vladimir Matyushenko","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":5,"x":192.8,"y":275.3,"elo":1526,"date":"2004-04-02","opp":"Wesley Correira","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":218.6,"y":250,"elo":1550,"date":"2005-02-05","opp":"Tim Sylvia","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":7,"x":228.6,"y":232,"elo":1567,"date":"2005-06-04","opp":"Justin Eilers","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":239,"y":210.5,"elo":1587,"date":"2005-10-07","opp":"Paul Buentello","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":254.9,"y":239.7,"elo":1560,"date":"2006-04-15","opp":"Tim Sylvia","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":10,"x":261.9,"y":261.6,"elo":1539,"date":"2006-07-08","opp":"Tim Sylvia","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":11,"x":276.5,"y":244.3,"elo":1555,"date":"2006-12-30","opp":"Marcio Cruz","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":12,"x":285.8,"y":232.1,"elo":1567,"date":"2007-04-21","opp":"Fabricio Werdum","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":312.1,"y":213.9,"elo":1584,"date":"2008-03-01","opp":"Jake O'Brien","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":14,"x":503.8,"y":199.1,"elo":1598,"date":"2014-06-14","opp":"Brendan Schaub","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":15,"x":511.4,"y":185,"elo":1611,"date":"2014-09-13","opp":"Antonio Silva","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":16,"x":532.4,"y":165.9,"elo":1629,"date":"2015-05-23","opp":"Travis Browne","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":17,"x":541.2,"y":152.4,"elo":1642,"date":"2015-09-05","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":18,"x":551.1,"y":175.4,"elo":1620,"date":"2016-01-02","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":19,"x":561.7,"y":200.7,"elo":1596,"date":"2016-05-08","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":20,"x":571.6,"y":221.8,"elo":1576,"date":"2016-09-03","opp":"Josh Barnett","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":21,"x":583.9,"y":241.9,"elo":1558,"date":"2017-01-28","opp":"Francis Ngannou","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":22,"x":595.5,"y":261.9,"elo":1539,"date":"2017-06-17","opp":"Marcin Tybura","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":23,"x":607.8,"y":247.1,"elo":1553,"date":"2017-11-11","opp":"Junior Albini","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":24,"x":617.2,"y":230.7,"elo":1568,"date":"2018-03-03","opp":"Stefan Struve","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":25,"x":625.3,"y":250.3,"elo":1550,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Tai Tuivasa","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":26,"x":633.5,"y":270.5,"elo":1531,"date":"2018-09-15","opp":"Shamil Abdurakhimov","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":27,"x":652.2,"y":289.7,"elo":1513,"date":"2019-04-27","opp":"Augusto Sakai","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":28,"x":659.2,"y":273.1,"elo":1528,"date":"2019-07-20","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":29,"x":668,"y":293.5,"elo":1509,"date":"2019-11-02","opp":"Jairzinho Rozenstruik","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":30,"x":684.1,"y":279,"elo":1523,"date":"2020-05-13","opp":"Philipe Lins","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":31,"x":699,"y":262.2,"elo":1539,"date":"2020-11-07","opp":"Tanner Boser","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":32,"x":707.7,"y":283,"elo":1519,"date":"2021-02-20","opp":"Tom Aspinall","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":33,"x":712.4,"y":270.8,"elo":1531,"date":"2021-04-17","opp":"Chase Sherman","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":34,"x":727.6,"y":254.6,"elo":1546,"date":"2021-10-16","opp":"Carlos Felipe","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":35,"x":737.5,"y":243.1,"elo":1557,"date":"2022-02-12","opp":"Jared Vanderaa","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":36,"x":744,"y":231.2,"elo":1568,"date":"2022-04-30","opp":"Jake Collier","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":37,"x":759.2,"y":255,"elo":1545,"date":"2022-10-29","opp":"Marcos Rogerio de Lima","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":38,"x":777.3,"y":280.6,"elo":1521,"date":"2023-06-03","opp":"Don'Tale Mayes","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":39,"x":796,"y":298.7,"elo":1504,"date":"2024-01-13","opp":"Waldo Cortes Acosta","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":40,"x":810,"y":315.4,"elo":1489,"date":"2024-06-29","opp":"Martin Buday","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 29, 2024 Martin Buday L -16
Jan 13, 2024 Waldo Cortes Acosta L -17
Jun 3, 2023 Don'Tale Mayes L -24
Oct 29, 2022 Marcos Rogerio de Lima L -22
Apr 30, 2022 Jake Collier W +11

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.
48%
11 / 23
Finish rate
KO
9
39% of wins
SUB
2
9% of wins
DEC
12
52% of wins
KO: 9 (39%) 9 Sub: 2 (9%) 2 Dec: 12 (52%) 12
Finishes by round
11 total
R1
9 82%
R2
2 18%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1541 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
55% Head
  • Head 55%
  • Body 21%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
85% Distance
  • Distance 85%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 3%

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.
61%
of losses by finish
11 of 18 · usually R1
8 KO/TKO 3 Sub 7 Dec

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.
1521
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.
1
of 23 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Travis Browne
Elo 1645 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.
22.7
+0.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 41 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1557
Notable wins
Travis Browne 1645

Top heavyweight

See full rankings →
Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1691
Alexander Volkov
#2 · Elo 1656
Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Andrei Arlovski on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.