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Josh Samman "Anqa"

Inactive · age 38 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1475
Global Elo 1529 ±42
Rank
—
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UFC record
3-2-0
KO 2 · Sub 1 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +5 · Δ1y +5
Last fight
Jul 13, 2016
Loss by KO · R2

Division-adjusted profile

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The 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

5 fights · tap & drag
Apr 13, 2013 — W vs Kevin Casey Δ+33Dec 6, 2014 — W vs Eddie Gordon Δ+34Jul 12, 2015 — W vs Caio Magalhaes Δ+36Dec 19, 2015 — L vs Tamdan McCrory Δ-41Jul 13, 2016 — L vs Tim Boetsch Δ-37 145014751500152515501575 201420152016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":324.5,"elo":1483,"date":"2013-04-13","opp":"Kevin Casey","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":455.2,"y":237.7,"elo":1517,"date":"2014-12-06","opp":"Eddie Gordon","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":587.4,"y":146.3,"elo":1553,"date":"2015-07-12","opp":"Caio Magalhaes","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":3,"x":684.4,"y":252.3,"elo":1512,"date":"2015-12-19","opp":"Tamdan McCrory","result":"L","delta":-41},{"i":4,"x":810,"y":347.3,"elo":1475,"date":"2016-07-13","opp":"Tim Boetsch","result":"L","delta":-37}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 13, 2016 Tim Boetsch L -37
Dec 19, 2015 Tamdan McCrory L -41
Jul 12, 2015 Caio Magalhaes W +36
Dec 6, 2014 Eddie Gordon W +34
Apr 13, 2013 Kevin Casey W +33
2 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$100,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Josh Samman has earned 2. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

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%
3 / 3
Finish rate
KO
2
67% of wins
SUB
1
33% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 2 (67%) 2 Sub: 1 (33%) 1 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
1 33%
R2
2 67%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 86 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
41% Body
  • Head 40%
  • Body 41%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
42% Distance
  • Distance 42%
  • Clinch 42%
  • Ground 16%

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.
100%
of losses by finish
2 of 2
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 0 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.
1534
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 3 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Caio Magalhaes
Elo 1594 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.
2.6
+0.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 5 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1519
Career at a glance
Octagon time
41m
Avg fight time
8:15
Fights per year
1.5
Since last fight
10y 1mo
Bonuses
2
Ground control
12m
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Josh Samman on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.