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Joe Charles "The Ghetto Man"

Inactive Provisional · Southpaw · 6'1" 185 cm · 260 lb 118 kg
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 1995
Elo rating
1474
Global Elo 1500 ±20
Rank
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UFC record
0-2-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +55 · Δ1y +55
Last fight
Dec 21, 1997
Loss by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
6m
Avg fight time
2:50
Since last fight
28y 6mo

Honest Elo history

2 fights · tap & drag
Apr 7, 1995 — L vs Dan Severn Δ-30Dec 21, 1997 — L vs Vitor Belfort Δ-25 14501460147014801490150015101520 19961997 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":186,"elo":1499,"date":"1995-04-07","opp":"Dan Severn","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":1,"x":810,"y":298.9,"elo":1474,"date":"1997-12-21","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-25}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 21, 1997 Vitor Belfort L -25
Apr 7, 1995 Dan Severn L -30

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.
0%
0 / 0
Finish rate
KO
0
—
SUB
0
—
DEC
0
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KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 0 (0%)

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 2 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
50% Body
  • Head 0%
  • Body 50%
  • Leg 50%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
100% Distance
  • Distance 100%
  • Clinch 0%
  • Ground 0%

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.
1548
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 0 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo 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.
0.8
−0.8 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 2 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1535
1560

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