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Marcus Davis "The Irish Hand Grenade"

Inactive · age 52 · Southpaw · 5'10" 178 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • KO of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 78% of wins by KO or submission
  • 44% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1518
Global Elo 1562 ±34
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-6-0
KO 3 · Sub 4 · Dec 2
Streak
-2
Δ90d -8 · Δ1y -8
Last fight
Jan 1, 2011
Loss by KO · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 11m
Avg fight time
8:44
Bonuses
5
Fights per year
2.9
Ground control
30m
Since last fight
15y 6mo

Honest Elo history

15 fights · tap & drag
Nov 5, 2005 — L vs Melvin Guillard Δ-29Oct 10, 2006 — W vs Forrest Petz Δ+38Dec 13, 2006 — W vs Shonie Carter Δ+30Apr 7, 2007 — W vs Pete Spratt Δ+33Jun 16, 2007 — W vs Jason Tan Δ+26Sep 8, 2007 — W vs Paul Taylor Δ+15Jan 19, 2008 — W vs Jess Liaudin Δ+16Jun 7, 2008 — L vs Mike Swick Δ-16Oct 18, 2008 — W vs Paul Kelly Δ+14Jan 17, 2009 — W vs Chris Lytle Δ+10Jun 13, 2009 — L vs Dan Hardy Δ-19Nov 21, 2009 — L vs Ben Saunders Δ-21May 8, 2010 — W vs Jonathan Goulet Δ+13Aug 28, 2010 — L vs Nate Diaz Δ-18Jan 1, 2011 — L vs Jeremy Stephens Δ-22 1350140014501500155016001650 200620072008200920102011 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":335.5,"elo":1420,"date":"2005-11-05","opp":"Melvin Guillard","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":219.6,"y":294.7,"elo":1458,"date":"2006-10-10","opp":"Forrest Petz","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":2,"x":244.1,"y":263,"elo":1488,"date":"2006-12-13","opp":"Shonie Carter","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":3,"x":288.1,"y":228.3,"elo":1520,"date":"2007-04-07","opp":"Pete Spratt","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":4,"x":314.8,"y":200.2,"elo":1547,"date":"2007-06-16","opp":"Jason Tan","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":5,"x":347,"y":184.2,"elo":1562,"date":"2007-09-08","opp":"Paul Taylor","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":6,"x":397.8,"y":167.2,"elo":1578,"date":"2008-01-19","opp":"Jess Liaudin","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":451.3,"y":183.9,"elo":1562,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Mike Swick","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":8,"x":502.2,"y":168.8,"elo":1576,"date":"2008-10-18","opp":"Paul Kelly","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":9,"x":537,"y":158.5,"elo":1586,"date":"2009-01-17","opp":"Chris Lytle","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":10,"x":593.2,"y":179.1,"elo":1567,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Dan Hardy","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":11,"x":654.8,"y":201.9,"elo":1545,"date":"2009-11-21","opp":"Ben Saunders","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":12,"x":719,"y":187.9,"elo":1558,"date":"2010-05-08","opp":"Jonathan Goulet","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":13,"x":761.8,"y":207.1,"elo":1540,"date":"2010-08-28","opp":"Nate Diaz","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":14,"x":810,"y":230.5,"elo":1518,"date":"2011-01-01","opp":"Jeremy Stephens","result":"L","delta":-22}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 1, 2011 Jeremy Stephens L -22
Aug 28, 2010 Nate Diaz L -18
May 8, 2010 Jonathan Goulet W +13
Nov 21, 2009 Ben Saunders L -21
Jun 13, 2009 Dan Hardy L -19

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.
78%
7 / 9
Finish rate
KO
3
33% of wins
SUB
4
44% of wins
DEC
2
22% of wins
KO: 3 (33%) 3 Sub: 4 (44%) 4 Dec: 2 (22%) 2
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
4 57%
R2
3 43%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 356 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
65% Head
  • Head 65%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
68% Distance
  • Distance 68%
  • Clinch 19%
  • Ground 13%

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.
67%
of losses by finish
4 of 6 · usually R3
3 KO/TKO 1 Sub 2 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.
1552
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 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jess Liaudin
Elo 1566 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.
8.4
+0.6 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 15 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1525

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