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Dan Severn "The Beast"

Inactive · age 68 · Southpaw · 6'2" 188 cm · 250 lb 113 kg
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • 67% of wins by submission
  • 67% of wins finished in round 1
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
Elo rating
1546
Global Elo 1595 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 5 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d -13 · Δ1y -13
Last fight
Sep 22, 2000
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 14m
Avg fight time
5:42
Title fights
2-2
Fights per year
2.3
Since last fight
25y 9mo

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Dec 16, 1994 — W vs Marcus Bossett Δ+33Dec 16, 1994 — W vs Anthony Macias Δ+30Dec 16, 1994 — L vs Royce Gracie Δ-28Apr 7, 1995 — W vs Joe Charles Δ+30Apr 7, 1995 — W vs Dave Beneteau Δ+34Apr 7, 1995 — W vs Oleg Taktarov Δ+12Jul 14, 1995 — L vs Ken Shamrock Δ-20Dec 16, 1995 — W vs Oleg Taktarov Δ+21Dec 16, 1995 — W vs David Abbott Δ+12Dec 16, 1995 — W vs Paul Varelans Δ+13May 17, 1996 — W vs Ken Shamrock Δ+15Feb 7, 1997 — L vs Mark Coleman Δ-22Sep 22, 2000 — L vs Pedro Rizzo Δ-21 14501475150015251550157516001625 199519961997199819992000 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":373.2,"elo":1470,"date":"1994-12-16","opp":"Marcus Bossett","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":318.4,"elo":1500,"date":"1994-12-16","opp":"Anthony Macias","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":90,"y":369.6,"elo":1472,"date":"1994-12-16","opp":"Royce Gracie","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":3,"x":128.3,"y":315.1,"elo":1502,"date":"1995-04-07","opp":"Joe Charles","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":4,"x":128.3,"y":253.5,"elo":1536,"date":"1995-04-07","opp":"Dave Beneteau","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":5,"x":128.3,"y":232.3,"elo":1547,"date":"1995-04-07","opp":"Oleg Taktarov","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":6,"x":161.8,"y":269.4,"elo":1527,"date":"1995-07-14","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":7,"x":214.7,"y":231,"elo":1548,"date":"1995-12-16","opp":"Oleg Taktarov","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":8,"x":214.7,"y":208.3,"elo":1560,"date":"1995-12-16","opp":"David Abbott","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":9,"x":214.7,"y":184.4,"elo":1573,"date":"1995-12-16","opp":"Paul Varelans","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":267,"y":156.2,"elo":1589,"date":"1996-05-17","opp":"Ken Shamrock","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":11,"x":357.9,"y":197.2,"elo":1566,"date":"1997-02-07","opp":"Mark Coleman","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":235.2,"elo":1546,"date":"2000-09-22","opp":"Pedro Rizzo","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 22, 2000 Pedro Rizzo L -21
Feb 7, 1997 Mark Coleman L -22
May 17, 1996 Ken Shamrock W +15
Dec 16, 1995 Paul Varelans W +13
Dec 16, 1995 David Abbott W +12

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.
56%
5 / 9
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
5
56% of wins
DEC
3
33% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 5 (63%) 5 Dec: 3 (38%) 3
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
6 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 118 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
77% Ground
  • Distance 16%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 77%

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.
100%
of losses by finish
4 of 4 · usually R1
1 KO/TKO 3 Sub 0 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.
1584
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.
2
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ken Shamrock
Elo 1622 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.
7.0
+2.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1584
Notable wins
Ken Shamrock 1622 Oleg Taktarov 1608

Top heavyweight

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Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Dan Severn on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.