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Johny Hendricks "Bigg Rigg"

Inactive · age 42 · Southpaw · 5'9" 175 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 69" 175 cm
At a glance
  • 31% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2009
Elo rating
1536
Global Elo 1579 ±33
Rank
—
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UFC record
13-8-0
KO 5 · Sub 0 · Dec 8
Streak
-2
Δ90d -13 · Δ1y -13
Last fight
Nov 4, 2017
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 9m
Avg fight time
11:52
Title fights
1-2
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
2.5
Ground control
1h 20m
Since last fight
8y 8mo

Honest Elo history

21 fights · tap & drag
Aug 8, 2009 — W vs Amir Sadollah Δ+37Dec 12, 2009 — W vs Ricardo Funch Δ+26May 8, 2010 — W vs TJ Grant Δ+26Aug 7, 2010 — W vs Charlie Brenneman Δ+27Dec 4, 2010 — L vs Rick Story Δ-30Mar 26, 2011 — W vs TJ Waldburger Δ+15Aug 6, 2011 — W vs Mike Pierce Δ+16Dec 30, 2011 — W vs Jon Fitch Δ+23May 5, 2012 — W vs Josh Koscheck Δ+17Nov 17, 2012 — W vs Martin Kampmann Δ+17Mar 16, 2013 — W vs Carlos Condit Δ+14Nov 16, 2013 — L vs Georges St-Pierre Δ-14Mar 15, 2014 — W vs Robbie Lawler Δ+15Dec 6, 2014 — L vs Robbie Lawler Δ-25Mar 14, 2015 — W vs Matt Brown Δ+14Feb 6, 2016 — L vs Stephen Thompson Δ-21Jul 9, 2016 — L vs Kelvin Gastelum Δ-17Dec 30, 2016 — L vs Neil Magny Δ-17Feb 19, 2017 — W vs Hector Lombard Δ+12Jun 25, 2017 — L vs Tim Boetsch Δ-23Nov 4, 2017 — L vs Paulo Costa Δ-21 145015001550160016501700 2011201320152017 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":370.3,"elo":1481,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Amir Sadollah","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":1,"x":120.1,"y":337.3,"elo":1507,"date":"2009-12-12","opp":"Ricardo Funch","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":155.3,"y":303.5,"elo":1533,"date":"2010-05-08","opp":"TJ Grant","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":177.1,"y":268.4,"elo":1561,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Charlie Brenneman","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":205.5,"y":306.8,"elo":1531,"date":"2010-12-04","opp":"Rick Story","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":5,"x":232.3,"y":287.1,"elo":1546,"date":"2011-03-26","opp":"TJ Waldburger","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":6,"x":264.1,"y":266.8,"elo":1562,"date":"2011-08-06","opp":"Mike Pierce","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":299.1,"y":237.1,"elo":1585,"date":"2011-12-30","opp":"Jon Fitch","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":8,"x":329.4,"y":215.2,"elo":1602,"date":"2012-05-05","opp":"Josh Koscheck","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":9,"x":376.3,"y":193.4,"elo":1619,"date":"2012-11-17","opp":"Martin Kampmann","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":404.8,"y":175.8,"elo":1633,"date":"2013-03-16","opp":"Carlos Condit","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":463.4,"y":193.9,"elo":1619,"date":"2013-11-16","opp":"Georges St-Pierre","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":12,"x":491.9,"y":174.9,"elo":1634,"date":"2014-03-15","opp":"Robbie Lawler","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":13,"x":555.5,"y":206.4,"elo":1609,"date":"2014-12-06","opp":"Robbie Lawler","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":14,"x":578.9,"y":188.3,"elo":1623,"date":"2015-03-14","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":15,"x":657.6,"y":215.3,"elo":1602,"date":"2016-02-06","opp":"Stephen Thompson","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":16,"x":694.5,"y":237.1,"elo":1585,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Kelvin Gastelum","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":17,"x":736.1,"y":258.8,"elo":1568,"date":"2016-12-30","opp":"Neil Magny","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":18,"x":748.3,"y":243.1,"elo":1580,"date":"2017-02-19","opp":"Hector Lombard","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":19,"x":778.4,"y":272.7,"elo":1557,"date":"2017-06-25","opp":"Tim Boetsch","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":20,"x":810,"y":299.9,"elo":1536,"date":"2017-11-04","opp":"Paulo Costa","result":"L","delta":-21}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 4, 2017 Paulo Costa L -21
Jun 25, 2017 Tim Boetsch L -23
Feb 19, 2017 Hector Lombard W +12
Dec 30, 2016 Neil Magny L -17
Jul 9, 2016 Kelvin Gastelum L -17

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.
38%
5 / 13
Finish rate
KO
5
38% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
8
62% of wins
KO: 5 (38%) 5 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 8 (62%) 8
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
4 80%
R2
1 20%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 885 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
66% Head
  • Head 66%
  • Body 9%
  • Leg 25%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 24%
  • Ground 8%

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.
38%
of losses by finish
3 of 8 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 5 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.
1580
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.
5
of 13 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jon Fitch
Elo 1711 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.
11.3
+1.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 21 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1541
1557
Notable wins
Jon Fitch 1711 Josh Koscheck 1666 Martin Kampmann 1631 Carlos Condit 1628 Matt Brown 1624

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