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Dennis Siver

Inactive · age 47 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 3 of last 5 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2007
Elo rating
1514
Global Elo 1560 ±35
Rank
—
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UFC record
12-8-0
KO 3 · Sub 2 · Dec 7
Streak
+1
Δ90d -9 · Δ1y -9
Last fight
Jun 25, 2017
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 29m
Avg fight time
10:28
Bonuses
9
Fights per year
2.0
Since last fight
8y 12mo

Honest Elo history

20 fights · tap & drag
Apr 21, 2007 — L vs Jess Liaudin Δ-33Sep 8, 2007 — W vs Naoyuki Kotani Δ+34Jan 23, 2008 — L vs Gray Maynard Δ-26Jul 5, 2008 — L vs Melvin Guillard Δ-30Jan 17, 2009 — W vs Nate Mohr Δ+35Jun 13, 2009 — W vs Dale Hartt Δ+20Nov 14, 2009 — W vs Paul Kelly Δ+22Mar 31, 2010 — L vs Ross Pearson Δ-14Jun 19, 2010 — W vs Spencer Fisher Δ+20Nov 13, 2010 — W vs Andre Winner Δ+17Feb 26, 2011 — W vs George Sotiropoulos Δ+22Jul 2, 2011 — W vs Matt Wiman Δ+18Oct 29, 2011 — L vs Donald Cerrone Δ-18Apr 14, 2012 — W vs Diego Nunes Δ+14Dec 8, 2012 — W vs Nam Phan Δ+12Jul 6, 2013 — L vs Cub Swanson Δ-17Oct 4, 2014 — W vs Charles Rosa Δ+13Jan 18, 2015 — L vs Conor McGregor Δ-16Jun 20, 2015 — L vs Tatsuya Kawajiri Δ-19Jun 25, 2017 — W vs BJ Penn Δ+18 135014001450150015501600 20092011201320152017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":330.3,"elo":1412,"date":"2007-04-21","opp":"Jess Liaudin","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":1,"x":117.1,"y":287.4,"elo":1446,"date":"2007-09-08","opp":"Naoyuki Kotani","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":143.6,"y":320.8,"elo":1420,"date":"2008-01-23","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":3,"x":175.4,"y":359.7,"elo":1389,"date":"2008-07-05","opp":"Melvin Guillard","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":4,"x":213.4,"y":315.2,"elo":1424,"date":"2009-01-17","opp":"Nate Mohr","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":5,"x":241.8,"y":290.1,"elo":1444,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Dale Hartt","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":271.6,"y":262,"elo":1466,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"Paul Kelly","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":7,"x":298.2,"y":280.2,"elo":1451,"date":"2010-03-31","opp":"Ross Pearson","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":8,"x":313.7,"y":255.1,"elo":1471,"date":"2010-06-19","opp":"Spencer Fisher","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":9,"x":342.1,"y":233.1,"elo":1488,"date":"2010-11-13","opp":"Andre Winner","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":362.5,"y":205.3,"elo":1510,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"George Sotiropoulos","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":11,"x":386.9,"y":182.7,"elo":1528,"date":"2011-07-02","opp":"Matt Wiman","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":409.9,"y":205.5,"elo":1510,"date":"2011-10-29","opp":"Donald Cerrone","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":13,"x":442.4,"y":187,"elo":1524,"date":"2012-04-14","opp":"Diego Nunes","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":14,"x":488.5,"y":171.9,"elo":1536,"date":"2012-12-08","opp":"Nam Phan","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":15,"x":529.2,"y":194.3,"elo":1519,"date":"2013-07-06","opp":"Cub Swanson","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":16,"x":617.3,"y":178.1,"elo":1531,"date":"2014-10-04","opp":"Charles Rosa","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":17,"x":637.8,"y":198.2,"elo":1516,"date":"2015-01-18","opp":"Conor McGregor","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":18,"x":667.5,"y":222.4,"elo":1497,"date":"2015-06-20","opp":"Tatsuya Kawajiri","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":19,"x":810,"y":199.8,"elo":1514,"date":"2017-06-25","opp":"BJ Penn","result":"W","delta":18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 25, 2017 BJ Penn W +18
Jun 20, 2015 Tatsuya Kawajiri L -19
Jan 18, 2015 Conor McGregor L -16
Oct 4, 2014 Charles Rosa W +13
Jul 6, 2013 Cub Swanson L -17

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.
42%
5 / 12
Finish rate
KO
3
25% of wins
SUB
2
17% of wins
DEC
7
58% of wins
KO: 3 (25%) 3 Sub: 2 (17%) 2 Dec: 7 (58%) 7
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
2 40%
R2
2 40%
R3
1 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 815 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
57% Head
  • Head 57%
  • Body 14%
  • Leg 29%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
86% Distance
  • Distance 86%
  • Clinch 5%
  • Ground 9%

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.
63%
of losses by finish
5 of 8 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 2 Sub 3 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.
1567
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 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
George Sotiropoulos
Elo 1673 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.
9.6
+2.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 20 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1585
Notable wins
George Sotiropoulos 1673 Matt Wiman 1601

Top featherweight

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Aljamain Sterling
#3 · Elo 1670
Lerone Murphy
#4 · Elo 1649
Arnold Allen
#5 · Elo 1635
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Dennis Siver on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.