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Evan Tanner

Inactive · age 55 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • 82% of wins by KO or submission
  • 73% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 1999
Elo rating
1518
Global Elo 1568 ±39
Rank
—
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UFC record
11-6-0
KO 4 · Sub 4 · Dec 2
Streak
-2
Δ90d -9 · Δ1y -9
Last fight
Jun 21, 2008
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 3m
Avg fight time
7:13
Title fights
1-2
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
51m
Since last fight
18y

Honest Elo history

17 fights · tap & drag
Jan 8, 1999 — W vs Darrel Gholar Δ+33Mar 5, 1999 — W vs Valeri Ignatov Δ+30Dec 16, 2000 — W vs Lance Gibson Δ+30Feb 23, 2001 — L vs Tito Ortiz Δ-43Nov 2, 2001 — W vs Homer Moore Δ+28Mar 22, 2002 — W vs Elvis Sinosic Δ+13Jul 13, 2002 — W vs Chris Haseman Δ+12Apr 25, 2003 — L vs Rich Franklin Δ-24Nov 21, 2003 — W vs Phil Baroni Δ+16Jun 19, 2004 — W vs Phil Baroni Δ+13Oct 22, 2004 — W vs Robbie Lawler Δ+15Feb 5, 2005 — W vs David Terrell Δ+18Jun 4, 2005 — L vs Rich Franklin Δ-20Oct 3, 2005 — L vs David Loiseau Δ-19Apr 15, 2006 — W vs Justin Levens Δ+13Mar 1, 2008 — L vs Yushin Okami Δ-18Jun 21, 2008 — L vs Kendall Grove Δ-20 14501475150015251550157516001625 2001200320052007 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":365.7,"elo":1474,"date":"1999-01-08","opp":"Darrel Gholar","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":101.7,"y":310.9,"elo":1504,"date":"1999-03-05","opp":"Valeri Ignatov","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":237.7,"y":255.5,"elo":1535,"date":"2000-12-16","opp":"Lance Gibson","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":3,"x":252.1,"y":333.7,"elo":1492,"date":"2001-02-23","opp":"Tito Ortiz","result":"L","delta":-43},{"i":4,"x":304.6,"y":282,"elo":1520,"date":"2001-11-02","opp":"Homer Moore","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":333.8,"y":258.8,"elo":1533,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Elvis Sinosic","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":6,"x":357.4,"y":237.2,"elo":1545,"date":"2002-07-13","opp":"Chris Haseman","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":7,"x":417,"y":280.5,"elo":1521,"date":"2003-04-25","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":8,"x":460.8,"y":251.1,"elo":1537,"date":"2003-11-21","opp":"Phil Baroni","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":9,"x":504.9,"y":228.2,"elo":1549,"date":"2004-06-19","opp":"Phil Baroni","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":10,"x":530.9,"y":201,"elo":1564,"date":"2004-10-22","opp":"Robbie Lawler","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":11,"x":553,"y":168.6,"elo":1582,"date":"2005-02-05","opp":"David Terrell","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":577.9,"y":206.1,"elo":1562,"date":"2005-06-04","opp":"Rich Franklin","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":13,"x":603.1,"y":240.5,"elo":1543,"date":"2005-10-03","opp":"David Loiseau","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":14,"x":643.6,"y":216.4,"elo":1556,"date":"2006-04-15","opp":"Justin Levens","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":15,"x":786.6,"y":249.6,"elo":1538,"date":"2008-03-01","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":16,"x":810,"y":286.4,"elo":1518,"date":"2008-06-21","opp":"Kendall Grove","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 21, 2008 Kendall Grove L -20
Mar 1, 2008 Yushin Okami L -18
Apr 15, 2006 Justin Levens W +13
Oct 3, 2005 David Loiseau L -19
Jun 4, 2005 Rich Franklin L -20

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.
73%
8 / 11
Finish rate
KO
4
36% of wins
SUB
4
36% of wins
DEC
2
18% of wins
KO: 4 (40%) 4 Sub: 4 (40%) 4 Dec: 2 (20%) 2
Finishes by round
9 total
R1
8 89%
R2
1 11%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 388 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
61% Head
  • Head 61%
  • Body 25%
  • Leg 14%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
42% Ground
  • Distance 33%
  • Clinch 24%
  • Ground 42%

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.
83%
of losses by finish
5 of 6 · usually R1
5 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 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.
1563
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 11 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
David Terrell
Elo 1541 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.
9.8
+1.2 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 17 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1505

Top middleweight

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Dricus Du Plessis
#1 · Elo 1690
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Evan Tanner on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.