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Dennis Hallman "Superman"

Inactive · age 50 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • 75% of wins by KO or submission
  • 75% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2000
Elo rating
1442
Global Elo 1495 ±41
Rank
—
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UFC record
4-5-0
KO 1 · Sub 2 · Dec 1
Streak
+1
Δ90d +15 · Δ1y +15
Last fight
Dec 10, 2011
Win by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 24m
Avg fight time
9:18
Title fights
0-1
Fights per year
0.8
Ground control
31m
Since last fight
14y 7mo

Honest Elo history

9 fights · tap & drag
Dec 16, 2000 — W vs Matt Hughes Δ+38Sep 28, 2001 — L vs Jens Pulver Δ-28Jun 19, 2004 — L vs Frank Trigg Δ-36Oct 7, 2005 — L vs Jorge Rivera Δ-29Dec 5, 2009 — L vs John Howard Δ-23Aug 7, 2010 — W vs Ben Saunders Δ+23Nov 20, 2010 — W vs Karo Parisyan Δ+26Aug 6, 2011 — L vs Brian Ebersole Δ-15Dec 10, 2011 — W vs John Makdessi Δ+24 13501375140014251450147515001525 20022004200620082010 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":136.1,"elo":1500,"date":"2000-12-16","opp":"Matt Hughes","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":1,"x":141.3,"y":187.3,"elo":1472,"date":"2001-09-28","opp":"Jens Pulver","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":2,"x":319.9,"y":253.8,"elo":1435,"date":"2004-06-19","opp":"Frank Trigg","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":3,"x":405.2,"y":307.2,"elo":1406,"date":"2005-10-07","opp":"Jorge Rivera","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":4,"x":678.1,"y":348.6,"elo":1384,"date":"2009-12-05","opp":"John Howard","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":5,"x":722,"y":306.3,"elo":1407,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Ben Saunders","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":6,"x":740.9,"y":257.9,"elo":1433,"date":"2010-11-20","opp":"Karo Parisyan","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":7,"x":787.4,"y":285.7,"elo":1418,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Brian Ebersole","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":8,"x":810,"y":242.3,"elo":1442,"date":"2011-12-10","opp":"John Makdessi","result":"W","delta":24}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 10, 2011 John Makdessi W +24
Aug 6, 2011 Brian Ebersole L -15
Nov 20, 2010 Karo Parisyan W +26
Aug 7, 2010 Ben Saunders W +23
Dec 5, 2009 John Howard L -23

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%
3 / 4
Finish rate
KO
1
25% of wins
SUB
2
50% of wins
DEC
1
25% of wins
KO: 1 (25%) 1 Sub: 2 (50%) 2 Dec: 1 (25%) 1
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
3 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 94 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
67% Head
  • Head 67%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 13%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
54% Ground
  • Distance 24%
  • Clinch 21%
  • Ground 54%

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
3 of 5 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 2 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.
1569
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.
1
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Karo Parisyan
Elo 1608 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.
3.5
+0.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 9 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1553
1560
Notable wins
Karo Parisyan 1608

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