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Bryan Battle "The Butcher"

Active #18 welterweight · age 31 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight UFC win streak
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 71% of wins by KO or submission
Elo rating
1589
Global Elo 1622 ±25
Rank
#18
top 22% of division
UFC record
7-1-0 (1 NC)
KO 3 · Sub 2 · Dec 2
Streak
+4
Δ90d -7 · Δ1y -7
Last fight
Dec 7, 2024
Win by Decision

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

9 fights · tap & drag
Aug 28, 2021 — W vs Gilbert Urbina Δ+33Feb 5, 2022 — W vs Tresean Gore Δ+26Aug 6, 2022 — W vs Takashi Sato Δ+26Dec 17, 2022 — L vs Rinat Fakhretdinov Δ-34May 13, 2023 — W vs Gabe Green Δ+29Sep 23, 2023 — W vs Aj Fletcher Δ+13Mar 16, 2024 — NC vs Ange Loosa Δ0Sep 28, 2024 — W vs Kevin Jousset Δ+17Dec 7, 2024 — W vs Randy Brown Δ+18 14501475150015251550157516001625 202220232024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":331,"elo":1493,"date":"2021-08-28","opp":"Gilbert Urbina","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":186.8,"y":283.3,"elo":1519,"date":"2022-02-05","opp":"Tresean Gore","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":296.3,"y":235,"elo":1546,"date":"2022-08-06","opp":"Takashi Sato","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":376.3,"y":296.6,"elo":1512,"date":"2022-12-17","opp":"Rinat Fakhretdinov","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":4,"x":464.7,"y":243.4,"elo":1541,"date":"2023-05-13","opp":"Gabe Green","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":544.7,"y":218.7,"elo":1555,"date":"2023-09-23","opp":"Aj Fletcher","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":6,"x":650,"y":218.7,"elo":1555,"date":"2024-03-16","opp":"Ange Loosa","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":7,"x":767.9,"y":188.2,"elo":1571,"date":"2024-09-28","opp":"Kevin Jousset","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":155.8,"elo":1589,"date":"2024-12-07","opp":"Randy Brown","result":"W","delta":18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 7, 2024 Randy Brown W +18
Sep 28, 2024 Kevin Jousset W +17
Mar 16, 2024 Ange Loosa NC 0
Sep 23, 2023 Aj Fletcher W +13
May 13, 2023 Gabe Green W +29
2 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$100,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Bryan Battle has earned 2. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

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.
71%
5 / 7
Finish rate
KO
3
43% of wins
SUB
2
29% of wins
DEC
2
29% of wins
KO: 3 (43%) 3 Sub: 2 (29%) 2 Dec: 2 (29%) 2
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
2 40%
R2
3 60%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 397 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
50% Head
  • Head 50%
  • Body 41%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
77% Distance
  • Distance 77%
  • Clinch 22%
  • Ground 1%

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.
Never been finished
All 1 loss went to the scorecards

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.
1546
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 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Randy Brown
Elo 1647 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.
4.4
+2.6 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1647
Notable wins
Randy Brown 1647
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 18m
Avg fight time
8:37
Fights per year
2.7
Since last fight
1y 8mo
Bonuses
2
Ground control
21m
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Bryan Battle on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.