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Mark Coleman "The Hammer"

Inactive · age 61 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • 86% of wins by KO or submission
  • 86% of wins finished in round 1
  • Career-best 6-fight win streak
Elo rating
1516
Global Elo 1570 ±42
Rank
—
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UFC record
7-5-0
KO 3 · Sub 3 · Dec 1
Streak
-1
Δ90d -11 · Δ1y -11
Last fight
Feb 6, 2010
Loss by Submission · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 30m
Avg fight time
7:28
Title fights
2-1
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
0.9
Since last fight
16y 5mo

Honest Elo history

12 fights · tap & drag
Jul 12, 1996 — W vs Gary Goodridge Δ+37Jul 12, 1996 — W vs Moti Horenstein Δ+30Jul 12, 1996 — W vs Don Frye Δ+52Sep 20, 1996 — W vs Brian Johnston Δ+23Sep 20, 1996 — W vs Julian Sanchez Δ+20Feb 7, 1997 — W vs Dan Severn Δ+22Jul 27, 1997 — L vs Maurice Smith Δ-30May 15, 1998 — L vs Pete Williams Δ-26Jan 8, 1999 — L vs Pedro Rizzo Δ-20Jan 17, 2009 — L vs Mauricio Rua Δ-25Jul 11, 2009 — W vs Stephan Bonnar Δ+14Feb 6, 2010 — L vs Randy Couture Δ-16 14501500155016001650 1999200220052008 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":375.4,"elo":1472,"date":"1996-07-12","opp":"Gary Goodridge","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":1,"x":90,"y":328.1,"elo":1501,"date":"1996-07-12","opp":"Moti Horenstein","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":90,"y":245.7,"elo":1553,"date":"1996-07-12","opp":"Don Frye","result":"W","delta":52},{"i":3,"x":100.2,"y":208.2,"elo":1576,"date":"1996-09-20","opp":"Brian Johnston","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":4,"x":100.2,"y":175.6,"elo":1597,"date":"1996-09-20","opp":"Julian Sanchez","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":5,"x":120.5,"y":139.9,"elo":1619,"date":"1997-02-07","opp":"Dan Severn","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":6,"x":145.2,"y":187.4,"elo":1589,"date":"1997-07-27","opp":"Maurice Smith","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":7,"x":187.6,"y":229.2,"elo":1563,"date":"1998-05-15","opp":"Pete Williams","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":8,"x":222.2,"y":261.2,"elo":1543,"date":"1999-01-08","opp":"Pedro Rizzo","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":9,"x":754.1,"y":301.5,"elo":1518,"date":"2009-01-17","opp":"Mauricio Rua","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":10,"x":779.5,"y":279.1,"elo":1532,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"Stephan Bonnar","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":11,"x":810,"y":304.4,"elo":1516,"date":"2010-02-06","opp":"Randy Couture","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 6, 2010 Randy Couture L -16
Jul 11, 2009 Stephan Bonnar W +14
Jan 17, 2009 Mauricio Rua L -25
Jan 8, 1999 Pedro Rizzo L -20
May 15, 1998 Pete Williams L -26

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.
86%
6 / 7
Finish rate
KO
3
43% of wins
SUB
3
43% of wins
DEC
1
14% of wins
KO: 3 (43%) 3 Sub: 3 (43%) 3 Dec: 1 (14%) 1
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
6 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 243 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
91% Head
  • Head 91%
  • Body 7%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
65% Ground
  • Distance 19%
  • Clinch 15%
  • Ground 65%

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.
60%
of losses by finish
3 of 5 · usually R2
2 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.
1540
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 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Don Frye
Elo 1653 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.
7.0
+0.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 12 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1538
1648
Notable wins
Don Frye 1653 Dan Severn 1652

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