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Joseph Holmes "Uglyman Joe"

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At a glance
  • 100% of wins by submission
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1417
Global Elo 1462 ±35
Rank
—
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UFC record
1-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +27 · Δ1y +27
Last fight
May 6, 2023
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
32m
Avg fight time
8:07
Fights per year
3.1
Since last fight
3y 2mo

Honest Elo history

4 fights · tap & drag
Jan 15, 2022 — L vs Jamie Pickett Δ-31May 21, 2022 — W vs Alen Amedovski Δ+30Oct 29, 2022 — L vs Junyong Park Δ-30May 6, 2023 — L vs Claudio Ribeiro Δ-33 13801400142014401460148015001520 2023 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":248.9,"elo":1450,"date":"2022-01-15","opp":"Jamie Pickett","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":1,"x":280.6,"y":180.3,"elo":1480,"date":"2022-05-21","opp":"Alen Amedovski","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":524.1,"y":249.8,"elo":1450,"date":"2022-10-29","opp":"Junyong Park","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":3,"x":810,"y":325.2,"elo":1417,"date":"2023-05-06","opp":"Claudio Ribeiro","result":"L","delta":-33}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 6, 2023 Claudio Ribeiro L -33
Oct 29, 2022 Junyong Park L -30
May 21, 2022 Alen Amedovski W +30
Jan 15, 2022 Jamie Pickett L -31

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.
100%
1 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
100% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (100%) 1 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 104 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
51% Head
  • Head 51%
  • Body 22%
  • Leg 27%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
79% Distance
  • Distance 79%
  • Clinch 14%
  • Ground 7%

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.
67%
of losses by finish
2 of 3 · usually R2
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 1 Dec

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.
1476
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.
Alen Amedovski
Elo 1436 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.
2.0
−1.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 4 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1472
1470

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