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Manvel Gamburyan "The Anvil"

Inactive · age 45 · Orthodox · 5'5" 165 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 67" 170 cm
At a glance
  • 50% of wins by submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2007
Elo rating
1441
Global Elo 1487 ±35
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-8-0 (1 NC)
KO 0 · Sub 3 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d +17 · Δ1y +17
Last fight
Nov 19, 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

15 fights · tap & drag
Jun 23, 2007 — L vs Nate Diaz Δ-41Dec 29, 2007 — W vs Nate Mohr Δ+37Apr 2, 2008 — W vs Jeff Cox Δ+30Aug 9, 2008 — L vs Rob Emerson Δ-33Jan 31, 2009 — L vs Thiago Tavares Δ-28Jun 26, 2011 — L vs Tyson Griffin Δ-12Dec 30, 2011 — L vs Diego Nunes Δ-14Aug 4, 2012 — W vs Michihiro Omigawa Δ+15Aug 17, 2013 — W vs Cole Miller Δ+21Dec 28, 2013 — NC vs Dennis Siver Δ0May 10, 2014 — L vs Nik Lentz Δ-10Sep 27, 2014 — W vs Cody Gibson Δ+21Jul 15, 2015 — W vs Scott Jorgensen Δ+15Apr 16, 2016 — L vs John Dodson Δ-13Nov 19, 2016 — L vs Johnny Eduardo Δ-18 1375140014251450147515001525 2009201120132015 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":293.3,"elo":1430,"date":"2007-06-23","opp":"Nate Diaz","result":"L","delta":-41},{"i":1,"x":129.6,"y":214.6,"elo":1467,"date":"2007-12-29","opp":"Nate Mohr","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":2,"x":149.5,"y":149.7,"elo":1497,"date":"2008-04-02","opp":"Jeff Cox","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":3,"x":176.5,"y":220.6,"elo":1464,"date":"2008-08-09","opp":"Rob Emerson","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":4,"x":213.2,"y":280.1,"elo":1436,"date":"2009-01-31","opp":"Thiago Tavares","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":5,"x":396.7,"y":305.5,"elo":1424,"date":"2011-06-26","opp":"Tyson Griffin","result":"L","delta":-12},{"i":6,"x":435.9,"y":334.5,"elo":1410,"date":"2011-12-30","opp":"Diego Nunes","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":7,"x":481.5,"y":301.8,"elo":1426,"date":"2012-08-04","opp":"Michihiro Omigawa","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":560.7,"y":257,"elo":1447,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Cole Miller","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":9,"x":588.6,"y":257,"elo":1447,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Dennis Siver","result":"NC","delta":0},{"i":10,"x":616.4,"y":278.8,"elo":1437,"date":"2014-05-10","opp":"Nik Lentz","result":"L","delta":-10},{"i":11,"x":645.8,"y":234.4,"elo":1457,"date":"2014-09-27","opp":"Cody Gibson","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":12,"x":706.7,"y":202.2,"elo":1472,"date":"2015-07-15","opp":"Scott Jorgensen","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":13,"x":764.5,"y":231,"elo":1459,"date":"2016-04-16","opp":"John Dodson","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":14,"x":810,"y":268.6,"elo":1441,"date":"2016-11-19","opp":"Johnny Eduardo","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Nov 19, 2016 Johnny Eduardo L -18
Apr 16, 2016 John Dodson L -13
Jul 15, 2015 Scott Jorgensen W +15
Sep 27, 2014 Cody Gibson W +21
May 10, 2014 Nik Lentz L -10
How the wins come
  • 3 wins by submission 50%
  • 3 wins by decision 50%

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
3
50% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 3 (50%) 3 Dec: 3 (50%) 3
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. 282 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
64% Head
  • Head 64%
  • Body 16%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
63% Distance
  • Distance 63%
  • Clinch 23%
  • Ground 14%

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.
50%
of losses by finish
4 of 8 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 1 Sub 4 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.
1537
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.
Cole Miller
Elo 1567 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.
6.3
−0.3 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 15 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1504
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 25m
Avg fight time
9:40
Fights per year
1.6
Since last fight
9y 9mo
Title fights
0-1
Ground control
37m
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Manvel Gamburyan on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.