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Brock Lesnar

Inactive Retired · age 49 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 265 lb 120 kg · reach 81" 206 cm
Retired. Ratings shown are a historical snapshot at the time of the last fight.
At a glance
  • 2 successful title defenses
  • 75% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1536
Global Elo 1599 ±49
Rank
—
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UFC record
4-3-0 (1 NC)
KO 2 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d -16 · Δ1y -16
Last fight
Jul 9, 2016
NC Overturned

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

8 fights · tap & drag
Feb 2, 2008 — L vs Frank Mir Δ-23Aug 9, 2008 — W vs Heath Herring Δ+32Nov 15, 2008 — W vs Randy Couture Δ+61Jul 11, 2009 — W vs Frank Mir Δ+50Jul 3, 2010 — W vs Shane Carwin Δ+45Oct 23, 2010 — L vs Cain Velasquez Δ-23Dec 30, 2011 — L vs Alistair Overeem Δ-25Jul 9, 2016 — NC vs Mark Hunt Δ0 1350140014501500155016001650 2010201220142016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":359,"elo":1398,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":1,"x":134.2,"y":325.4,"elo":1429,"date":"2008-08-09","opp":"Heath Herring","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":2,"x":157.1,"y":260.1,"elo":1490,"date":"2008-11-15","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"W","delta":61},{"i":3,"x":212.7,"y":207.2,"elo":1540,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"Frank Mir","result":"W","delta":50},{"i":4,"x":296.2,"y":159.7,"elo":1585,"date":"2010-07-03","opp":"Shane Carwin","result":"W","delta":45},{"i":5,"x":322.4,"y":184.4,"elo":1561,"date":"2010-10-23","opp":"Cain Velasquez","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":6,"x":423.6,"y":211.5,"elo":1536,"date":"2011-12-30","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":7,"x":810,"y":211.5,"elo":1536,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"NC","delta":0}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 9, 2016 Mark Hunt NC 0
Dec 30, 2011 Alistair Overeem L -25
Oct 23, 2010 Cain Velasquez L -23
Jul 3, 2010 Shane Carwin W +45
Jul 11, 2009 Frank Mir W +50
1 post-fight bonus
  • Submission of the Night ×1

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Brock Lesnar has earned 1.

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.
75%
3 / 4
Finish rate
KO
2
50% of wins
SUB
1
25% of wins
DEC
1
25% of wins
KO: 2 (50%) 2 Sub: 1 (25%) 1 Dec: 1 (25%) 1
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
R2
3 100%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 213 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
71% Head
  • Head 71%
  • Body 22%
  • Leg 7%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Ground
  • Distance 15%
  • Clinch 13%
  • Ground 72%

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.
100%
of losses by finish
3 of 3 · usually R1
2 KO/TKO 1 Sub 0 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.
1610
Contender 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.
3
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Randy Couture
Elo 1689 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.
3.1
+0.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 8 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1606
1604
Notable wins
Randy Couture 1689 Shane Carwin 1646 Frank Mir 1639
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 0m
Avg fight time
7:33
Fights per year
0.9
Since last fight
10y 1mo
Title fights
3-1
Bonuses
1
Ground control
33m
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Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1690
Tom Aspinall C
#2 · Elo 1674
Alexander Volkov
#3 · Elo 1655
Alex Pereira
#4 · Elo 1655
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Brock Lesnar on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.