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Marcelo Golm

Inactive · age 33 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 249 lb 113 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • 100% of wins by submission
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1420
Global Elo 1467 ±36
Rank
UFC record
1-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 0
Streak
-3
Δ90d +29 · Δ1y +29
Last fight
Apr 20, 2019
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
33m
Avg fight time
8:18
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
2.7
Since last fight
7y 2mo

Honest Elo history

4 fights · tap & drag
Oct 28, 2017 — W vs Christian Colombo Δ+30Feb 3, 2018 — L vs Timothy Johnson Δ-30Oct 27, 2018 — L vs Arjan Bhullar Δ-29Apr 20, 2019 — L vs Sergei Pavlovich Δ-33 1400142514501475150015251550 20182019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":170.6,"elo":1512,"date":"2017-10-28","opp":"Christian Colombo","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":220.9,"y":234.6,"elo":1482,"date":"2018-02-03","opp":"Timothy Johnson","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":2,"x":576.2,"y":296.9,"elo":1453,"date":"2018-10-27","opp":"Arjan Bhullar","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":3,"x":810,"y":366.9,"elo":1420,"date":"2019-04-20","opp":"Sergei Pavlovich","result":"L","delta":-33}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 20, 2019 Sergei Pavlovich L -33
Oct 27, 2018 Arjan Bhullar L -29
Feb 3, 2018 Timothy Johnson L -30
Oct 28, 2017 Christian Colombo W +30

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%
1 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
100% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (100%) 1 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 142 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 18%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
51% Distance
  • Distance 51%
  • Clinch 35%
  • 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.
33%
of losses by finish
1 of 3
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 2 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.
1487
Developing slate
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 1 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Christian Colombo
Elo 1465 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.
2.1
−1.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 4 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1465
1474

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