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Kevin Vallejos "El Chino"

Active #9 featherweight · age 24 · Switch · 5'7" 170 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 68" 173 cm
At a glance
Elo rating
1609
Global Elo 1635 ±20
Rank
#9
top 10% of division
UFC record
4-0-0
KO 3 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
+4
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y +104
Last fight
Mar 14, 2026
Win by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
28m
Avg fight time
7:03
Bonuses
2
Since last fight
3mo

Honest Elo history

4 fights · tap & drag
Mar 15, 2025 — W vs SeungWoo Choi Δ+32Aug 2, 2025 — W vs Danny Silva Δ+31Dec 13, 2025 — W vs Giga Chikadze Δ+39Mar 14, 2026 — W vs Josh Emmett Δ+34 14751500152515501575160016251650 2026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":354.2,"elo":1506,"date":"2025-03-15","opp":"SeungWoo Choi","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":1,"x":366.9,"y":297.4,"elo":1537,"date":"2025-08-02","opp":"Danny Silva","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":2,"x":630,"y":226.4,"elo":1575,"date":"2025-12-13","opp":"Giga Chikadze","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":3,"x":810,"y":165,"elo":1609,"date":"2026-03-14","opp":"Josh Emmett","result":"W","delta":34}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 14, 2026 Josh Emmett W +34
Dec 13, 2025 Giga Chikadze W +39
Aug 2, 2025 Danny Silva W +31
Mar 15, 2025 SeungWoo Choi W +32

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.
75%
3 / 4
Finish rate
KO
3
75% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
25% of wins
KO: 3 (75%) 3 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (25%) 1
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
2 67%
R2
1 33%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 160 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
68% Head
  • Head 68%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 10%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
76% Distance
  • Distance 76%
  • Clinch 13%
  • Ground 12%

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.
Unbeaten in the UFC
4-0 — no losses on record

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.
1568
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.
2
of 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Giga Chikadze
Elo 1623 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.
1.9
+2.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 4 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1483
1606
Notable wins
Giga Chikadze 1623 Josh Emmett 1606

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