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Gary Goodridge "Big Daddy"

Inactive · age 60 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 249 lb 113 kg
At a glance
  • 100% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 1996
Elo rating
1457
Global Elo 1508 ±39
Rank
—
—
UFC record
4-4-0
KO 4 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
+1
Δ90d +15 · Δ1y +15
Last fight
Mar 5, 1999
Win by KO · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

8 fights · tap & drag
Feb 16, 1996 — W vs Jerry Bohlander Δ+33Feb 16, 1996 — L vs Don Frye Δ-45Feb 16, 1996 — W vs Paul Herrera Δ+34May 17, 1996 — L vs Mark Schultz Δ-31Jul 12, 1996 — L vs Mark Coleman Δ-27Jul 12, 1996 — W vs John Campetella Δ+20Dec 7, 1996 — L vs Don Frye Δ-11Mar 5, 1999 — W vs Andre Roberts Δ+20 1400142014401460148015001520 199719981999 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":152.1,"elo":1497,"date":"1996-02-16","opp":"Jerry Bohlander","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":272.9,"elo":1451,"date":"1996-02-16","opp":"Don Frye","result":"L","delta":-45},{"i":2,"x":90,"y":181.5,"elo":1486,"date":"1996-02-16","opp":"Paul Herrera","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":148.9,"y":263.3,"elo":1455,"date":"1996-05-17","opp":"Mark Schultz","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":4,"x":185.1,"y":335.6,"elo":1428,"date":"1996-07-12","opp":"Mark Coleman","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":5,"x":185.1,"y":281.5,"elo":1448,"date":"1996-07-12","opp":"John Campetella","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":280.8,"y":311.1,"elo":1437,"date":"1996-12-07","opp":"Don Frye","result":"L","delta":-11},{"i":7,"x":810,"y":258.3,"elo":1457,"date":"1999-03-05","opp":"Andre Roberts","result":"W","delta":20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 5, 1999 Andre Roberts W +20
Dec 7, 1996 Don Frye L -11
Jul 12, 1996 John Campetella W +20
Jul 12, 1996 Mark Coleman L -27
May 17, 1996 Mark Schultz L -31
How the wins come
  • 4 wins by knockout 100%

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.
100%
4 / 4
Finish rate
KO
4
100% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 4 (100%) 4 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
4 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 44 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
80% Head
  • Head 80%
  • Body 11%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
39% Ground
  • Distance 25%
  • Clinch 36%
  • Ground 39%

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
2 KO/TKO 2 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.
1537
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 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jerry Bohlander
Elo 1500 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.
3.7
+0.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 8 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1500
Career at a glance
Octagon time
40m
Avg fight time
5:04
Fights per year
2.6
Since last fight
27y 6mo
Title fights
0-1
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Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1690
Tom Aspinall C
#2 · Elo 1674
Alexander Volkov
#3 · Elo 1655
Alex Pereira
#4 · Elo 1655
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Gary Goodridge on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.