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Cody Gibson "The Renegade"

Active #78 bantamweight · age 38 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • 67% of wins by KO or submission
  • 67% of wins finished in round 1
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
Elo rating
1375
Global Elo 1420 ±35
Rank
#78
top 97% of division
UFC record
3-7-0
KO 1 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -16
Last fight
Oct 18, 2025
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 39m
Avg fight time
9:54
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
0.9
Ground control
26m
Since last fight
8mo

Honest Elo history

10 fights · tap & drag
Feb 22, 2014 — L vs Aljamain Sterling Δ-29Jun 28, 2014 — W vs Johnny Bedford Δ+39Sep 27, 2014 — L vs Manvel Gamburyan Δ-37Feb 22, 2015 — L vs Douglas Silva de Andrade Δ-29Aug 19, 2023 — L vs Brad Katona Δ-25Mar 23, 2024 — L vs Miles Johns Δ-11Jul 20, 2024 — W vs Brian Kelleher Δ+24Nov 2, 2024 — W vs Chad Anheliger Δ+19Mar 15, 2025 — L vs Da'Mon Blackshear Δ-15Oct 18, 2025 — L vs Aoriqileng Δ-16 13251350137514001425145014751500 20162018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":226,"elo":1426,"date":"2014-02-22","opp":"Aljamain Sterling","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":111.3,"y":155.3,"elo":1464,"date":"2014-06-28","opp":"Johnny Bedford","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":2,"x":126.7,"y":223.7,"elo":1427,"date":"2014-09-27","opp":"Manvel Gamburyan","result":"L","delta":-37},{"i":3,"x":151.7,"y":276.5,"elo":1398,"date":"2015-02-22","opp":"Douglas Silva de Andrade","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":4,"x":676.2,"y":321.5,"elo":1373,"date":"2023-08-19","opp":"Brad Katona","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":5,"x":712.9,"y":341.4,"elo":1363,"date":"2024-03-23","opp":"Miles Johns","result":"L","delta":-11},{"i":6,"x":733,"y":297.5,"elo":1387,"date":"2024-07-20","opp":"Brian Kelleher","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":7,"x":750.8,"y":262.8,"elo":1406,"date":"2024-11-02","opp":"Chad Anheliger","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":773.3,"y":289.9,"elo":1391,"date":"2025-03-15","opp":"Da'Mon Blackshear","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":9,"x":810,"y":319.5,"elo":1375,"date":"2025-10-18","opp":"Aoriqileng","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 18, 2025 Aoriqileng L -16
Mar 15, 2025 Da'Mon Blackshear L -15
Nov 2, 2024 Chad Anheliger W +19
Jul 20, 2024 Brian Kelleher W +24
Mar 23, 2024 Miles Johns L -11

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.
67%
2 / 3
Finish rate
KO
1
33% of wins
SUB
1
33% of wins
DEC
1
33% of wins
KO: 1 (33%) 1 Sub: 1 (33%) 1 Dec: 1 (33%) 1
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
2 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 359 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
71% Head
  • Head 71%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 11%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
73% Distance
  • Distance 73%
  • Clinch 23%
  • Ground 4%

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.
43%
of losses by finish
3 of 7 · usually R2
1 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.
1510
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 3 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Johnny Bedford
Elo 1530 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.
4.3
−1.4 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 10 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1479

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