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Christos Giagos "The Spartan"

Inactive · age 36 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 5 of last 5 fights
  • 50% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1444
Global Elo 1487 ±33
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-8-0
KO 1 · Sub 2 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d +12 · Δ1y +12
Last fight
Apr 6, 2024
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 56m
Avg fight time
8:18
Bonuses
8
Fights per year
1.5
Ground control
35m
Since last fight
2y 3mo

Honest Elo history

14 fights · tap & drag
Oct 25, 2014 — L vs Gilbert Burns Δ-30Mar 21, 2015 — W vs Jorge de Oliveira Δ+33Jun 6, 2015 — L vs Chris Wade Δ-24Sep 22, 2018 — L vs Charles Oliveira Δ-23Dec 1, 2018 — W vs Mizuto Hirota Δ+28Jun 1, 2019 — W vs Damir Hadzovic Δ+19Aug 17, 2019 — L vs Drakkar Klose Δ-12Dec 19, 2020 — W vs Carlton Minus Δ+15May 15, 2021 — W vs Sean Soriano Δ+14Sep 18, 2021 — L vs Arman Tsarukyan Δ-15Jun 25, 2022 — L vs Thiago Moises Δ-17Apr 22, 2023 — W vs Ricky Glenn Δ+22Sep 16, 2023 — L vs Daniel Zellhuber Δ-19Apr 6, 2024 — L vs Ignacio Bahamondes Δ-16 1400142014401460148015001520 20162018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":306.3,"elo":1439,"date":"2014-10-25","opp":"Gilbert Burns","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":1,"x":120.7,"y":218.3,"elo":1472,"date":"2015-03-21","opp":"Jorge de Oliveira","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":136.7,"y":281.7,"elo":1448,"date":"2015-06-06","opp":"Chris Wade","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":3,"x":387.9,"y":344.4,"elo":1425,"date":"2018-09-22","opp":"Charles Oliveira","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":4,"x":402.5,"y":268.9,"elo":1453,"date":"2018-12-01","opp":"Mizuto Hirota","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":440.5,"y":217.2,"elo":1472,"date":"2019-06-01","opp":"Damir Hadzovic","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":6,"x":456.6,"y":249.5,"elo":1460,"date":"2019-08-17","opp":"Drakkar Klose","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":7,"x":558.8,"y":209.2,"elo":1475,"date":"2020-12-19","opp":"Carlton Minus","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":589.5,"y":172.9,"elo":1489,"date":"2021-05-15","opp":"Sean Soriano","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":9,"x":615.8,"y":213.7,"elo":1474,"date":"2021-09-18","opp":"Arman Tsarukyan","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":10,"x":674.2,"y":258,"elo":1457,"date":"2022-06-25","opp":"Thiago Moises","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":11,"x":737,"y":200.1,"elo":1479,"date":"2023-04-22","opp":"Ricky Glenn","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":12,"x":767.6,"y":250.5,"elo":1460,"date":"2023-09-16","opp":"Daniel Zellhuber","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":13,"x":810,"y":292.4,"elo":1444,"date":"2024-04-06","opp":"Ignacio Bahamondes","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 6, 2024 Ignacio Bahamondes L -16
Sep 16, 2023 Daniel Zellhuber L -19
Apr 22, 2023 Ricky Glenn W +22
Jun 25, 2022 Thiago Moises L -17
Sep 18, 2021 Arman Tsarukyan L -15

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%
3 / 6
Finish rate
KO
1
17% of wins
SUB
2
33% of wins
DEC
3
50% of wins
KO: 1 (17%) 1 Sub: 2 (33%) 2 Dec: 3 (50%) 3
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
2 67%
R2
1 33%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 353 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
66% Head
  • Head 66%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
74% Distance
  • Distance 74%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 14%

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.
75%
of losses by finish
6 of 8 · usually R1
2 KO/TKO 4 Sub 2 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.
1542
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 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Damir Hadzovic
Elo 1559 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.
6.4
−0.4 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 14 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1529
1542

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