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Guy Mezger

Inactive · age 58 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 200 lb 91 kg
At a glance
  • 75% of wins by KO or submission
  • 75% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 1994
Elo rating
1524
Global Elo 1569 ±35
Rank
UFC record
4-1-0
KO 2 · Sub 1 · Dec 1
Streak
-1
Δ90d -9 · Δ1y -9
Last fight
Mar 5, 1999
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
24m
Avg fight time
4:50
Title fights
1-0
Fights per year
1.2
Since last fight
27y 4mo

Honest Elo history

5 fights · tap & drag
Dec 16, 1994 — W vs Jason Fairn Δ+33Apr 7, 1995 — W vs John Dowdy Δ+30May 30, 1997 — W vs Christophe Leninger Δ+21May 30, 1997 — W vs Tito Ortiz Δ+35Mar 5, 1999 — L vs Tito Ortiz Δ-41 1450147515001525155015751600 19951996199719981999 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":348.1,"elo":1479,"date":"1994-12-16","opp":"Jason Fairn","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":142.4,"y":284.1,"elo":1509,"date":"1995-04-07","opp":"John Dowdy","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":508.9,"y":239.3,"elo":1530,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"Christophe Leninger","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":3,"x":508.9,"y":163.8,"elo":1565,"date":"1997-05-30","opp":"Tito Ortiz","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":4,"x":810,"y":251.5,"elo":1524,"date":"1999-03-05","opp":"Tito Ortiz","result":"L","delta":-41}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 5, 1999 Tito Ortiz L -41
May 30, 1997 Tito Ortiz W +35
May 30, 1997 Christophe Leninger W +21
Apr 7, 1995 John Dowdy W +30
Dec 16, 1994 Jason Fairn W +33

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
2
50% of wins
SUB
1
25% of wins
DEC
1
25% of wins
KO: 2 (50%) 2 Sub: 1 (25%) 1 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. 68 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 12%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
46% Ground
  • Distance 25%
  • Clinch 29%
  • Ground 46%

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
1 of 1
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 0 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.
1507
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.
Tito Ortiz
Elo 1533 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.
2.9
+1.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 5 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1535

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