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Riki Fukuda

Inactive · age 45 · Southpaw · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1451
Global Elo 1495 ±34
Rank
UFC record
2-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 2
Streak
-1
Δ90d +16 · Δ1y +16
Last fight
Mar 2, 2013
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 15m
Avg fight time
15:00
Fights per year
2.5
Ground control
18m
Since last fight
13y 4mo

Honest Elo history

5 fights · tap & drag
Feb 26, 2011 — L vs Nick Ring Δ-29Feb 25, 2012 — W vs Steve Cantwell Δ+25Jul 7, 2012 — L vs Constantinos Philippou Δ-23Nov 10, 2012 — W vs Tom DeBlass Δ+29Mar 2, 2013 — L vs Brad Tavares Δ-23 14201440146014801500 20122013 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":317.6,"elo":1443,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"Nick Ring","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":446.6,"y":219.2,"elo":1468,"date":"2012-02-25","opp":"Steve Cantwell","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":2,"x":576.9,"y":310,"elo":1445,"date":"2012-07-07","opp":"Constantinos Philippou","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":3,"x":700.3,"y":195.6,"elo":1474,"date":"2012-11-10","opp":"Tom DeBlass","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":810,"y":286.4,"elo":1451,"date":"2013-03-02","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"L","delta":-23}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 2, 2013 Brad Tavares L -23
Nov 10, 2012 Tom DeBlass W +29
Jul 7, 2012 Constantinos Philippou L -23
Feb 25, 2012 Steve Cantwell W +25
Feb 26, 2011 Nick Ring L -29

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.
0%
0 / 2
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
2
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 2 (100%) 2

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 350 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
56% Head
  • Head 56%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 29%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
78% Distance
  • Distance 78%
  • Clinch 18%
  • Ground 4%

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.
Never been finished
All 3 losses went to the scorecards

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.
1508
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 2 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Tom DeBlass
Elo 1470 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.
2.4
−0.4 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 5 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1577

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