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Chris Leben "The Crippler"

Inactive · age 46 · Southpaw · 5'11" 180 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • 4-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • 75% of wins by KO or submission
  • 42% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2005
Elo rating
1480
Global Elo 1530 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
12-10-0
KO 7 · Sub 2 · Dec 3
Streak
-4
Δ90d +5 · Δ1y +5
Last fight
Dec 28, 2013
Loss by KO · R1

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

22 fights · tap & drag
Apr 9, 2005 — W vs Jason Thacker Δ+33Aug 6, 2005 — W vs Patrick Cote Δ+22Oct 3, 2005 — W vs Edwin DeWees Δ+25Jan 16, 2006 — W vs Jorge Rivera Δ+26Apr 6, 2006 — W vs Luigi Fioravanti Δ+20Jun 28, 2006 — L vs Anderson Silva Δ-25Aug 17, 2006 — W vs Jorge Santiago Δ+15Dec 30, 2006 — L vs Jason MacDonald Δ-23May 26, 2007 — L vs Kalib Starnes Δ-20Sep 19, 2007 — W vs Terry Martin Δ+15Mar 1, 2008 — W vs Alessio Sakara Δ+13Oct 18, 2008 — L vs Michael Bisping Δ-15Aug 29, 2009 — L vs Jake Rosholt Δ-24Jan 11, 2010 — W vs Jay Silva Δ+12Jun 19, 2010 — W vs Aaron Simpson Δ+19Jul 3, 2010 — W vs Yoshihiro Akiyama Δ+15Jan 1, 2011 — L vs Brian Stann Δ-22Jul 2, 2011 — W vs Wanderlei Silva Δ+14Nov 5, 2011 — L vs Mark Munoz Δ-18Dec 29, 2012 — L vs Derek Brunson Δ-20Jul 6, 2013 — L vs Andrew Craig Δ-17Dec 28, 2013 — L vs Uriah Hall Δ-21 14501475150015251550157516001625 2007200920112013 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":339.4,"elo":1489,"date":"2005-04-09","opp":"Jason Thacker","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":116.9,"y":299.6,"elo":1510,"date":"2005-08-06","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":2,"x":130,"y":253.3,"elo":1536,"date":"2005-10-03","opp":"Edwin DeWees","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":3,"x":153.7,"y":206.8,"elo":1561,"date":"2006-01-16","opp":"Jorge Rivera","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":4,"x":171.8,"y":169.7,"elo":1581,"date":"2006-04-06","opp":"Luigi Fioravanti","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":5,"x":190.6,"y":214.9,"elo":1557,"date":"2006-06-28","opp":"Anderson Silva","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":6,"x":201.9,"y":188,"elo":1571,"date":"2006-08-17","opp":"Jorge Santiago","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":232.4,"y":229.9,"elo":1549,"date":"2006-12-30","opp":"Jason MacDonald","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":8,"x":265.6,"y":266.8,"elo":1528,"date":"2007-05-26","opp":"Kalib Starnes","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":9,"x":291.9,"y":238.7,"elo":1544,"date":"2007-09-19","opp":"Terry Martin","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":328.9,"y":215.1,"elo":1557,"date":"2008-03-01","opp":"Alessio Sakara","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":381.2,"y":242.3,"elo":1542,"date":"2008-10-18","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":12,"x":452.4,"y":286.8,"elo":1517,"date":"2009-08-29","opp":"Jake Rosholt","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":13,"x":482.9,"y":264.8,"elo":1529,"date":"2010-01-11","opp":"Jay Silva","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":14,"x":518.8,"y":229.3,"elo":1549,"date":"2010-06-19","opp":"Aaron Simpson","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":15,"x":522,"y":201.5,"elo":1564,"date":"2010-07-03","opp":"Yoshihiro Akiyama","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":16,"x":563.1,"y":242.3,"elo":1542,"date":"2011-01-01","opp":"Brian Stann","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":17,"x":604.3,"y":216.2,"elo":1556,"date":"2011-07-02","opp":"Wanderlei Silva","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":18,"x":632.8,"y":249.8,"elo":1538,"date":"2011-11-05","opp":"Mark Munoz","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":19,"x":727.7,"y":285.8,"elo":1518,"date":"2012-12-29","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":770.4,"y":317.3,"elo":1501,"date":"2013-07-06","opp":"Andrew Craig","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":21,"x":810,"y":355,"elo":1480,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Uriah Hall","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 28, 2013 Uriah Hall L -21
Jul 6, 2013 Andrew Craig L -17
Dec 29, 2012 Derek Brunson L -20
Nov 5, 2011 Mark Munoz L -18
Jul 2, 2011 Wanderlei Silva W +14
6 post-fight bonuses
  • Knockout of the Night ×4
  • Fight of the Night ×2

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Chris Leben has earned 6.

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%
9 / 12
Finish rate
KO
7
58% of wins
SUB
2
17% of wins
DEC
3
25% of wins
KO: 7 (58%) 7 Sub: 2 (17%) 2 Dec: 3 (25%) 3
Finishes by round
9 total
R1
5 56%
R2
2 22%
R3
2 22%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 572 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
50% Distance
  • Distance 50%
  • Clinch 28%
  • Ground 22%

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.
60%
of losses by finish
6 of 10 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 2 Sub 4 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.
1517
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 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Aaron Simpson
Elo 1593 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.
13.1
−1.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 22 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1441
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 19m
Avg fight time
9:02
Fights per year
2.5
Since last fight
12y 10mo
Bonuses
6
Ground control
53m
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Brendan Allen
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Sean Strickland C
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Chris Leben on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.