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Navajo Stirling

Active #4 light heavyweight · age 28 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
At a glance
  • 6-fight UFC win streak — still undefeated
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • 3 KO/TKO finishes in a row
  • 50% of wins by KO/TKO
Elo rating
1622
Global Elo 1648 ±20
Rank
#4
top 7% of division
UFC record
6-0-0
KO 3 · Sub 0 · Dec 3
Streak
+6
Δ90d +45 · Δ1y +98
Last fight
Aug 1, 2026
Win by KO · R1

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

6 fights · tap & drag
Dec 14, 2024 — W vs Tuco Tokkos Δ+26May 10, 2025 — W vs Ivan Erslan Δ+24Sep 27, 2025 — W vs Rodolfo Bellato Δ+27Mar 28, 2026 — W vs Bruno Lopes Δ+26Jun 20, 2026 — W vs Ion Cutelaba Δ+27Aug 1, 2026 — W vs Jan Blachowicz Δ+18 14751500152515501575160016251650 20252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":364.1,"elo":1500,"date":"2024-12-14","opp":"Tuco Tokkos","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":1,"x":267.9,"y":319.9,"elo":1524,"date":"2025-05-10","opp":"Ivan Erslan","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":2,"x":437.3,"y":269.7,"elo":1552,"date":"2025-09-27","opp":"Rodolfo Bellato","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":657.5,"y":222.6,"elo":1578,"date":"2026-03-28","opp":"Bruno Lopes","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":4,"x":759.2,"y":173.9,"elo":1604,"date":"2026-06-20","opp":"Ion Cutelaba","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":141,"elo":1622,"date":"2026-08-01","opp":"Jan Blachowicz","result":"W","delta":18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 1, 2026 Jan Blachowicz W +18
Jun 20, 2026 Ion Cutelaba W +27
Mar 28, 2026 Bruno Lopes W +26
Sep 27, 2025 Rodolfo Bellato W +27
May 10, 2025 Ivan Erslan W +24
1 post-fight bonus
  • Performance of the Night ×1
$100,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Navajo Stirling has earned 1. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

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
3
50% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
3
50% of wins
KO: 3 (50%) 3 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 3 (50%) 3
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
1 33%
R2
2 67%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 419 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
53% Head
  • Head 53%
  • Body 32%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 6%
  • Ground 20%

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.
Unbeaten in the UFC
6-0 — no losses on record

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.
1532
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 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jan Blachowicz
Elo 1623 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.
3.4
+2.6 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1467
1623
Notable wins
Jan Blachowicz 1623
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 5m
Avg fight time
10:54
Fights per year
3.7
Since last fight
14d
Bonuses
1
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Navajo Stirling on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.