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James Krause "The"

Inactive · age 40 · Orthodox · 6'2" 188 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 56% of wins by KO or submission
  • Career-best 6-fight win streak
  • UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1546
Global Elo 1581 ±28
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-4-0
KO 3 · Sub 2 · Dec 4
Streak
+1
Δ90d -6 · Δ1y -6
Last fight
Oct 17, 2020
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 32m
Avg fight time
11:41
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
32m
Since last fight
5y 8mo

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Jun 15, 2013 — W vs Sam Stout Δ+36Nov 6, 2013 — L vs King Green Δ-33May 24, 2014 — W vs Jamie Varner Δ+35Sep 27, 2014 — L vs Jorge Masvidal Δ-25Feb 28, 2015 — L vs Valmir Lazaro Δ-32Jul 25, 2015 — W vs Daron Cruickshank Δ+21Feb 21, 2016 — W vs Shane Campbell Δ+16Jul 7, 2017 — W vs Tom Gallicchio Δ+15Jan 14, 2018 — W vs Alex White Δ+14Aug 25, 2018 — W vs Warlley Alves Δ+22Nov 16, 2019 — W vs Sergio Moraes Δ+20Feb 8, 2020 — L vs Trevin Giles Δ-20Oct 17, 2020 — W vs Claudio Silva Δ+19 14001425145014751500152515501575 201520172019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":239.2,"elo":1493,"date":"2013-06-15","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":128.7,"y":299.2,"elo":1461,"date":"2013-11-06","opp":"King Green","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":2,"x":182.1,"y":235.6,"elo":1495,"date":"2014-05-24","opp":"Jamie Varner","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":3,"x":216,"y":280.5,"elo":1471,"date":"2014-09-27","opp":"Jorge Masvidal","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":4,"x":257.3,"y":339.1,"elo":1439,"date":"2015-02-28","opp":"Valmir Lazaro","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":5,"x":296.8,"y":300.3,"elo":1460,"date":"2015-07-25","opp":"Daron Cruickshank","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":6,"x":353.5,"y":270.8,"elo":1476,"date":"2016-02-21","opp":"Shane Campbell","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":488.3,"y":243.1,"elo":1491,"date":"2017-07-07","opp":"Tom Gallicchio","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":539.6,"y":218,"elo":1505,"date":"2018-01-14","opp":"Alex White","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":9,"x":599.5,"y":178.5,"elo":1527,"date":"2018-08-25","opp":"Warlley Alves","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":10,"x":719.8,"y":142.8,"elo":1546,"date":"2019-11-16","opp":"Sergio Moraes","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":11,"x":742.3,"y":179.1,"elo":1526,"date":"2020-02-08","opp":"Trevin Giles","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":143.6,"elo":1546,"date":"2020-10-17","opp":"Claudio Silva","result":"W","delta":19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 17, 2020 Claudio Silva W +19
Feb 8, 2020 Trevin Giles L -20
Nov 16, 2019 Sergio Moraes W +20
Aug 25, 2018 Warlley Alves W +22
Jan 14, 2018 Alex White W +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.
56%
5 / 9
Finish rate
KO
3
33% of wins
SUB
2
22% of wins
DEC
4
44% of wins
KO: 3 (33%) 3 Sub: 2 (22%) 2 Dec: 4 (44%) 4
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
2 40%
R2
1 20%
R3
2 40%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 782 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
74% Head
  • Head 74%
  • Body 14%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
92% Distance
  • Distance 92%
  • Clinch 5%
  • Ground 3%

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.
25%
of losses by finish
1 of 4
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 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.
1566
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 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Claudio Silva
Elo 1644 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.
6.3
+2.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1527
1644
Notable wins
Claudio Silva 1644 Warlley Alves 1608

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