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Mike Swick "Quick"

Inactive · age 47 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 77" 196 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 70% of wins by KO or submission
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2005
Elo rating
1543
Global Elo 1594 ±39
Rank
—
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UFC record
10-5-0
KO 5 · Sub 2 · Dec 3
Streak
-2
Δ90d -11 · Δ1y -11
Last fight
Jul 11, 2015
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 5m
Avg fight time
8:21
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.5
Ground control
28m
Since last fight
10y 12mo

Honest Elo history

15 fights · tap & drag
Apr 9, 2005 — W vs Alex Schoenauer Δ+33Aug 6, 2005 — W vs Gideon Ray Δ+27Mar 4, 2006 — W vs Steve Vigneault Δ+27May 27, 2006 — W vs Joe Riggs Δ+29Sep 23, 2006 — W vs David Loiseau Δ+26Apr 7, 2007 — L vs Yushin Okami Δ-18Jan 23, 2008 — W vs Joshua Burkman Δ+14Jun 7, 2008 — W vs Marcus Davis Δ+16Dec 10, 2008 — W vs Jonathan Goulet Δ+11Jun 13, 2009 — W vs Ben Saunders Δ+14Nov 14, 2009 — L vs Dan Hardy Δ-20Feb 6, 2010 — L vs Paulo Thiago Δ-24Aug 4, 2012 — W vs DaMarques Johnson Δ+12Dec 8, 2012 — L vs Matt Brown Δ-22Jul 11, 2015 — L vs Alex Garcia Δ-20 14501500155016001650 20072009201120132015 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":376.2,"elo":1471,"date":"2005-04-09","opp":"Alex Schoenauer","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":112.9,"y":332.6,"elo":1498,"date":"2005-08-06","opp":"Gideon Ray","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":2,"x":153.3,"y":288.7,"elo":1526,"date":"2006-03-04","opp":"Steve Vigneault","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":169.4,"y":242.5,"elo":1555,"date":"2006-05-27","opp":"Joe Riggs","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":192.3,"y":201.4,"elo":1580,"date":"2006-09-23","opp":"David Loiseau","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":5,"x":230,"y":230.5,"elo":1562,"date":"2007-04-07","opp":"Yushin Okami","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":6,"x":285.9,"y":208.1,"elo":1576,"date":"2008-01-23","opp":"Joshua Burkman","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":7,"x":312.1,"y":183.1,"elo":1592,"date":"2008-06-07","opp":"Marcus Davis","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":347.8,"y":165.7,"elo":1603,"date":"2008-12-10","opp":"Jonathan Goulet","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":9,"x":383.4,"y":142.6,"elo":1617,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Ben Saunders","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":413,"y":174,"elo":1598,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"Dan Hardy","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":11,"x":429.1,"y":212.2,"elo":1574,"date":"2010-02-06","opp":"Paulo Thiago","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":12,"x":604.1,"y":192.9,"elo":1586,"date":"2012-08-04","opp":"DaMarques Johnson","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":13,"x":628.3,"y":228.7,"elo":1563,"date":"2012-12-08","opp":"Matt Brown","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":14,"x":810,"y":261,"elo":1543,"date":"2015-07-11","opp":"Alex Garcia","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 11, 2015 Alex Garcia L -20
Dec 8, 2012 Matt Brown L -22
Aug 4, 2012 DaMarques Johnson W +12
Feb 6, 2010 Paulo Thiago L -24
Nov 14, 2009 Dan Hardy L -20

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.
70%
7 / 10
Finish rate
KO
5
50% of wins
SUB
2
20% of wins
DEC
3
30% of wins
KO: 5 (50%) 5 Sub: 2 (20%) 2 Dec: 3 (30%) 3
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
5 71%
R2
2 29%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 287 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
50% Head
  • Head 50%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 26%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
50% Distance
  • Distance 50%
  • Clinch 38%
  • Ground 12%

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.
40%
of losses by finish
2 of 5 · usually R2
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 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.
1553
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.
1
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Marcus Davis
Elo 1629 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.
8.9
+1.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 15 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1531
Notable wins
Marcus Davis 1629

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#3 · Elo 1679
Michael Morales
#4 · Elo 1671
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#5 · Elo 1669
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Mike Swick on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.