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Efrain Escudero "Hecho En Mexico"

Inactive · age 40 · Orthodox · 5'9" 175 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • 40% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1458
Global Elo 1498 ±31
Rank
UFC record
5-7-0
KO 1 · Sub 1 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d +14 · Δ1y +14
Last fight
Apr 23, 2016
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 29m
Avg fight time
12:24
Title fights
1-0
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
1.6
Ground control
33m
Since last fight
10y 2mo

Honest Elo history

12 fights · tap & drag
Dec 13, 2008 — W vs Phillipe Nover Δ+36Sep 19, 2009 — W vs Cole Miller Δ+38Jan 11, 2010 — L vs Evan Dunham Δ-35May 29, 2010 — W vs Dan Lauzon Δ+21Sep 15, 2010 — L vs Charles Oliveira Δ-35Dec 30, 2011 — L vs Jacob Volkmann Δ-14Apr 21, 2012 — L vs Mac Danzig Δ-17Sep 13, 2014 — L vs Leonardo Santos Δ-14Feb 14, 2015 — W vs Rodrigo de Lima Δ+16Jun 13, 2015 — W vs Drew Dober Δ+18Nov 21, 2015 — L vs Leandro Silva Δ-16Apr 23, 2016 — L vs Kevin Lee Δ-13 1425145014751500152515501575 2010201220142016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":229.5,"elo":1510,"date":"2008-12-13","opp":"Phillipe Nover","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":165,"y":148.9,"elo":1547,"date":"2009-09-19","opp":"Cole Miller","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":2,"x":195.5,"y":222.7,"elo":1513,"date":"2010-01-11","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":3,"x":232.5,"y":177,"elo":1534,"date":"2010-05-29","opp":"Dan Lauzon","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":4,"x":261.7,"y":252.6,"elo":1499,"date":"2010-09-15","opp":"Charles Oliveira","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":5,"x":387.9,"y":283.5,"elo":1484,"date":"2011-12-30","opp":"Jacob Volkmann","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":6,"x":418.1,"y":320.2,"elo":1467,"date":"2012-04-21","opp":"Mac Danzig","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":652.5,"y":349.2,"elo":1454,"date":"2014-09-13","opp":"Leonardo Santos","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":8,"x":693.8,"y":316.1,"elo":1469,"date":"2015-02-14","opp":"Rodrigo de Lima","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":9,"x":725.6,"y":278.2,"elo":1487,"date":"2015-06-13","opp":"Drew Dober","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":768.8,"y":312.1,"elo":1471,"date":"2015-11-21","opp":"Leandro Silva","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":11,"x":810,"y":339.2,"elo":1458,"date":"2016-04-23","opp":"Kevin Lee","result":"L","delta":-13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 23, 2016 Kevin Lee L -13
Nov 21, 2015 Leandro Silva L -16
Jun 13, 2015 Drew Dober W +18
Feb 14, 2015 Rodrigo de Lima W +16
Sep 13, 2014 Leonardo Santos L -14

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.
40%
2 / 5
Finish rate
KO
1
20% of wins
SUB
1
20% of wins
DEC
3
60% of wins
KO: 1 (20%) 1 Sub: 1 (20%) 1 Dec: 3 (60%) 3
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
2 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 435 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
63% Distance
  • Distance 63%
  • Clinch 21%
  • Ground 16%

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.
29%
of losses by finish
2 of 7 · usually R3
0 KO/TKO 2 Sub 5 Dec Never been KO'd

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.
1517
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 5 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Cole Miller
Elo 1586 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.
6.0
−1.0 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 12 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1570

Top lightweight

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