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Christian Wellisch "The Hungarian Nightmare"

Inactive · age 50 · Orthodox · 6'2" 188 cm · 234 lb 106 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 50% of wins by submission
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2006
Elo rating
1433
Global Elo 1486 ±40
Rank
—
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UFC record
2-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d +17 · Δ1y +17
Last fight
Jan 31, 2009
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
37m
Avg fight time
7:23
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
17y 5mo

Honest Elo history

5 fights · tap & drag
Aug 26, 2006 — L vs Cheick Kongo Δ-31Dec 30, 2006 — W vs Anthony Perosh Δ+29Sep 22, 2007 — W vs Scott Junk Δ+33May 24, 2008 — L vs Shane Carwin Δ-36Jan 31, 2009 — L vs Jake O'Brien Δ-27 1400142014401460148015001520 200720082009 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":318.5,"elo":1434,"date":"2006-08-26","opp":"Cheick Kongo","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":1,"x":192,"y":241.5,"elo":1463,"date":"2006-12-30","opp":"Anthony Perosh","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":407.5,"y":152.7,"elo":1497,"date":"2007-09-22","opp":"Scott Junk","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":605.9,"y":248.9,"elo":1460,"date":"2008-05-24","opp":"Shane Carwin","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":4,"x":810,"y":320.9,"elo":1433,"date":"2009-01-31","opp":"Jake O'Brien","result":"L","delta":-27}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 31, 2009 Jake O'Brien L -27
May 24, 2008 Shane Carwin L -36
Sep 22, 2007 Scott Junk W +33
Dec 30, 2006 Anthony Perosh W +29
Aug 26, 2006 Cheick Kongo L -31

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.
50%
1 / 2
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
50% of wins
DEC
1
50% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (50%) 1 Dec: 1 (50%) 1
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 115 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
77% Head
  • Head 77%
  • Body 7%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
72% Distance
  • Distance 72%
  • Clinch 21%
  • Ground 7%

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.
67%
of losses by finish
2 of 3 · usually R1
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

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.
1503
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 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Scott Junk
Elo 1500 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.
2.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 5 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1526
1518

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Christian Wellisch on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.