Jose Delano
Active Provisional · age 30 · Orthodox ·
5'8" 173 cm ·
145 lb 66 kg · reach
70" 178 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Nov 7
vs Murtazali Magomedov · UFC Fight Night 293
At a glance
- 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
Elo rating
1506
Global Elo 1532 ±20
Rank
—
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UFC record
1-0-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
+1
Δ90d +5 · Δ1y +32
Last fight
Apr 4, 2026
Win by Decision
UFC debut the one fight we've seen
Won by decision
Debut opponent
Robert Ruchala 1478
Elo at fight time
The model gave Delano a 53% pre-fight chance against this opponent. He came through.
Debut performance
7.1
Strikes landed / min
62%
Striking accuracy
66%
Striking defense
0.6m
Control / 15 min
This rating is provisional — built from a single UFC fight, so its uncertainty band is wide (σ ≈ 20). It will sharpen with every bout, and can move a lot early on. How the model handles thin samples →
Career at a glance
Octagon time
15m
Avg fight time
15:00
Since last fight
7mo
How the wins come
- 1 win by decision 100%
Division-adjusted profile
each axis = percentile in own divisionThe 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
1 fights · tap & dragLast fights
Elo-based expectation · not betting advice| Date | Opponent | Result | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | Robert Ruchala | W | +27 |
How the wins come
- 1 win by decision 100%
Performance
Fighter vs division avg
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Tommy Mcmillen12.80
- 2Hyder Amil7.28
- 3Marwan Rahiki6.87
- 4Luke Riley6.67
- 5Michael Aswell Jr.6.22
SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Erik Silva67%
- 2Isaac Dulgarian64%
- 3Gabriel Santos61%
- 4Bogdan Grad59%
- 5Luke Riley59%
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
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Top 5 · featherweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Yadier Del Valle0.90
- 2Pat Sabatini1.16
- 3Jordan Leavitt1.63
- 4Isaac Dulgarian1.65
- 5Erik Silva1.66
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Striking Defense
- 1Felipe Lima68%
- 2Miles Johns67%
- 3Mairon Santos66%
- 4Yadier Del Valle66%
- 5Youssef Zalal65%
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Bogdan Grad5.33
- 2Movsar Evloev4.78
- 3Gabriel Miranda4.75
- 4Isaac Dulgarian4.57
- 5Pat Sabatini4.27
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Tommy Mcmillen100%
- 2Yadier Del Valle100%
- 3Gaston Bolanos75%
- 4Erik Silva75%
- 5Jean Silva67%
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Fernando Padilla100%
- 2Jose Aldo92%
- 3Kevin Vallejos90%
- 4Felipe Lima90%
- 5Sean Woodson88%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Westin Wilson7.87
- 2Yadier Del Valle2.71
- 3Gabriel Miranda1.90
- 4Isaac Dulgarian1.83
- 5Daniel Pineda1.54
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Top 5 · featherweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Pat Sabatini10.65
- 2Isaac Dulgarian10.58
- 3Bogdan Grad6.76
- 4Jordan Leavitt5.97
- 5Darren Elkins5.51
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
Top 5 · featherweight
Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Kevin Vallejos2.13
- 2Tommy Mcmillen1.85
- 3Steve Garcia1.76
- 4Luke Riley1.27
- 5Jean Silva1.23
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 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
100% of wins
Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 107 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
66% Head
- Head 66%
- Body 32%
- Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
79% Distance
- Distance 79%
- Clinch 21%
- 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.
1478
Developing slate
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 1 UFC wins
Toughest win
The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Robert Ruchala
Elo 1478 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.
0.5
+0.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Career at a glance
Octagon time
15m
Avg fight time
15:00
Since last fight
7mo
Top featherweight
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Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from
Jose Delano on UFCStats →.
Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo —
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