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Josh Neer "The Dentist"

Inactive · age 43 · Orthodox · 5'11" 180 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 72" 183 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 67% of wins by submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1441
Global Elo 1489 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-9-0
KO 0 · Sub 3 · Dec 2
Streak
-3
Δ90d +24 · Δ1y +24
Last fight
Feb 23, 2013
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 30m
Avg fight time
10:00
Bonuses
6
Fights per year
2.0
Ground control
33m
Since last fight
13y 4mo

Honest Elo history

15 fights · tap & drag
Aug 6, 2005 — L vs Drew Fickett Δ-36Jan 16, 2006 — W vs Melvin Guillard Δ+39Apr 6, 2006 — W vs Joe Stevenson Δ+32Jul 8, 2006 — L vs Joshua Burkman Δ-29Aug 26, 2006 — L vs Nick Diaz Δ-30Apr 2, 2008 — W vs Din Thomas Δ+19Sep 17, 2008 — L vs Nate Diaz Δ-10Feb 7, 2009 — W vs Mac Danzig Δ+21Aug 8, 2009 — L vs Kurt Pellegrino Δ-13Oct 24, 2009 — L vs Gleison Tibau Δ-14Oct 1, 2011 — W vs Keith Wisniewski Δ+16Jan 20, 2012 — W vs Duane Ludwig Δ+21Jun 8, 2012 — L vs Mike Pyle Δ-16Oct 5, 2012 — L vs Justin Edwards Δ-20Feb 23, 2013 — L vs Court McGee Δ-14 14001420144014601480150015201540 2007200920112013 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":319.3,"elo":1440,"date":"2005-08-06","opp":"Drew Fickett","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":1,"x":132.6,"y":229.4,"elo":1479,"date":"2006-01-16","opp":"Melvin Guillard","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":2,"x":153.4,"y":157.4,"elo":1511,"date":"2006-04-06","opp":"Joe Stevenson","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":3,"x":177.7,"y":224.2,"elo":1481,"date":"2006-07-08","opp":"Joshua Burkman","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":4,"x":190.5,"y":293.2,"elo":1451,"date":"2006-08-26","opp":"Nick Diaz","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":5,"x":343.2,"y":248.9,"elo":1471,"date":"2008-04-02","opp":"Din Thomas","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":6,"x":387.1,"y":272.4,"elo":1460,"date":"2008-09-17","opp":"Nate Diaz","result":"L","delta":-10},{"i":7,"x":424.4,"y":224.2,"elo":1481,"date":"2009-02-07","opp":"Mac Danzig","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":8,"x":471.9,"y":254.8,"elo":1468,"date":"2009-08-08","opp":"Kurt Pellegrino","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":9,"x":492,"y":286.8,"elo":1454,"date":"2009-10-24","opp":"Gleison Tibau","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":10,"x":676.6,"y":251.1,"elo":1470,"date":"2011-10-01","opp":"Keith Wisniewski","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":11,"x":705.6,"y":202.9,"elo":1491,"date":"2012-01-20","opp":"Duane Ludwig","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":12,"x":742.1,"y":240.4,"elo":1474,"date":"2012-06-08","opp":"Mike Pyle","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":13,"x":773.2,"y":285.4,"elo":1455,"date":"2012-10-05","opp":"Justin Edwards","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":14,"x":810,"y":317,"elo":1441,"date":"2013-02-23","opp":"Court McGee","result":"L","delta":-14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 23, 2013 Court McGee L -14
Oct 5, 2012 Justin Edwards L -20
Jun 8, 2012 Mike Pyle L -16
Jan 20, 2012 Duane Ludwig W +21
Oct 1, 2011 Keith Wisniewski W +16

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.
50%
3 / 6
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
3
50% of wins
DEC
2
33% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 3 (60%) 3 Dec: 2 (40%) 2
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
2 50%
R2
2 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 473 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
74% Head
  • Head 74%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
47% Distance
  • Distance 47%
  • Clinch 29%
  • Ground 24%

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.
44%
of losses by finish
4 of 9 · usually R1
1 KO/TKO 3 Sub 5 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.
1514
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 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Din Thomas
Elo 1549 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.
6.7
−0.7 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 15 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1470
1526

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