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Bryan Barberena "Bam Bam"

Inactive · age 37 · Southpaw · 6'0" 183 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 56% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1472
Global Elo 1522 ±39
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-10-0
KO 4 · Sub 1 · Dec 4
Streak
-4
Δ90d +5 · Δ1y +5
Last fight
Mar 16, 2024
Loss by Submission · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 43m
Avg fight time
11:43
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
2y 3mo

Honest Elo history

19 fights · tap & drag
Dec 13, 2014 — W vs Joe Ellenberger Δ+36Apr 25, 2015 — L vs Chad Laprise Δ-27Jan 30, 2016 — W vs Sage Northcutt Δ+38May 14, 2016 — W vs Warlley Alves Δ+36Dec 17, 2016 — L vs Colby Covington Δ-27Apr 22, 2017 — W vs Joe Proctor Δ+16Sep 2, 2017 — L vs Leon Edwards Δ-16Aug 25, 2018 — W vs Jake Ellenberger Δ+17Feb 17, 2019 — L vs Vicente Luque Δ-16Jun 22, 2019 — L vs Randy Brown Δ-20Sep 12, 2020 — W vs Anthony Ivy Δ+13Jul 31, 2021 — L vs Jason Witt Δ-20Dec 4, 2021 — W vs Darian Weeks Δ+15Mar 26, 2022 — W vs Matt Brown Δ+18Jul 2, 2022 — W vs Robbie Lawler Δ+21Dec 3, 2022 — L vs Rafael Dos Anjos Δ-15Mar 18, 2023 — L vs Gunnar Nelson Δ-16Jul 22, 2023 — L vs Makhmud Muradov Δ-17Mar 16, 2024 — L vs Gerald Meerschaert Δ-18 1425145014751500152515501575 20162018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":270.9,"elo":1490,"date":"2014-12-13","opp":"Joe Ellenberger","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":118.3,"y":327.9,"elo":1464,"date":"2015-04-25","opp":"Chad Laprise","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":2,"x":178,"y":246.4,"elo":1502,"date":"2016-01-30","opp":"Sage Northcutt","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":3,"x":200.3,"y":169.6,"elo":1538,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Warlley Alves","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":4,"x":246.5,"y":227.8,"elo":1510,"date":"2016-12-17","opp":"Colby Covington","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":5,"x":273.4,"y":192.6,"elo":1527,"date":"2017-04-22","opp":"Joe Proctor","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":301.7,"y":226.5,"elo":1511,"date":"2017-09-02","opp":"Leon Edwards","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":7,"x":377.7,"y":190.3,"elo":1528,"date":"2018-08-25","opp":"Jake Ellenberger","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":415.2,"y":223.5,"elo":1512,"date":"2019-02-17","opp":"Vicente Luque","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":9,"x":441.8,"y":266.2,"elo":1492,"date":"2019-06-22","opp":"Randy Brown","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":537.2,"y":239.1,"elo":1505,"date":"2020-09-12","opp":"Anthony Ivy","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":605.8,"y":280.9,"elo":1486,"date":"2021-07-31","opp":"Jason Witt","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":12,"x":632.6,"y":249.8,"elo":1500,"date":"2021-12-04","opp":"Darian Weeks","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":13,"x":656.5,"y":212,"elo":1518,"date":"2022-03-26","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":14,"x":677.3,"y":167,"elo":1539,"date":"2022-07-02","opp":"Robbie Lawler","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":15,"x":710.1,"y":199.2,"elo":1524,"date":"2022-12-03","opp":"Rafael Dos Anjos","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":16,"x":732.5,"y":234.4,"elo":1507,"date":"2023-03-18","opp":"Gunnar Nelson","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":17,"x":759.3,"y":271.3,"elo":1490,"date":"2023-07-22","opp":"Makhmud Muradov","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":18,"x":810,"y":309.1,"elo":1472,"date":"2024-03-16","opp":"Gerald Meerschaert","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 16, 2024 Gerald Meerschaert L -18
Jul 22, 2023 Makhmud Muradov L -17
Mar 18, 2023 Gunnar Nelson L -16
Dec 3, 2022 Rafael Dos Anjos L -15
Jul 2, 2022 Robbie Lawler W +21

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.
56%
5 / 9
Finish rate
KO
4
44% of wins
SUB
1
11% of wins
DEC
4
44% of wins
KO: 4 (44%) 4 Sub: 1 (11%) 1 Dec: 4 (44%) 4
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
2 40%
R2
2 40%
R3
1 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1191 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
70% Head
  • Head 70%
  • Body 13%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 17%
  • 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.
50%
of losses by finish
5 of 10 · usually R2
2 KO/TKO 3 Sub 5 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.
1588
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.
2
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Warlley Alves
Elo 1636 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.
9.3
−0.3 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 19 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1529
1548
Notable wins
Warlley Alves 1636 Robbie Lawler 1615

Top middleweight

See full rankings →
Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1690
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Bryan Barberena on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.