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Luiz Cane "Banha"

Inactive · age 45 · Southpaw · 6'2" 188 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • 75% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1457
Global Elo 1511 ±41
Rank
UFC record
4-4-0
KO 3 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
-2
Δ90d +10 · Δ1y +10
Last fight
Oct 13, 2012
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
52m
Avg fight time
6:30
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
13y 8mo

Honest Elo history

8 fights · tap & drag
Jun 7, 2008 — W vs Jason Lambert Δ+40Oct 18, 2008 — W vs Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Δ+30Apr 18, 2009 — W vs Steve Cantwell Δ+26Nov 21, 2009 — L vs Rogerio Nogueira Δ-42May 29, 2010 — L vs Cyrille Diabate Δ-38Mar 19, 2011 — W vs Eliot Marshall Δ+20Aug 27, 2011 — L vs Stanislav Nedkov Δ-20Oct 13, 2012 — L vs Chris Camozzi Δ-15 1425145014751500152515501575 2009201020112012 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":257.7,"elo":1496,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Jason Lambert","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":1,"x":150.3,"y":193.5,"elo":1527,"date":"2008-10-18","opp":"Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":232.7,"y":138.4,"elo":1552,"date":"2009-04-18","opp":"Steve Cantwell","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":331.1,"y":228,"elo":1510,"date":"2009-11-21","opp":"Rogerio Nogueira","result":"L","delta":-42},{"i":4,"x":416.7,"y":309.3,"elo":1472,"date":"2010-05-29","opp":"Cyrille Diabate","result":"L","delta":-38},{"i":5,"x":549.9,"y":266,"elo":1493,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Eliot Marshall","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":622.9,"y":309.1,"elo":1472,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Stanislav Nedkov","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":7,"x":810,"y":340.9,"elo":1457,"date":"2012-10-13","opp":"Chris Camozzi","result":"L","delta":-15}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 13, 2012 Chris Camozzi L -15
Aug 27, 2011 Stanislav Nedkov L -20
Mar 19, 2011 Eliot Marshall W +20
May 29, 2010 Cyrille Diabate L -38
Nov 21, 2009 Rogerio Nogueira L -42

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. 249 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
79% Head
  • Head 79%
  • Body 12%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
78% Distance
  • Distance 78%
  • Clinch 6%
  • 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.
75%
of losses by finish
3 of 4 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

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.
1519
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 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jason Lambert
Elo 1568 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.
4.2
−0.2 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 8 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1568
1540

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