Ron Faircloth
Inactive Provisional · age 47 · Orthodox ·
5'9" 175 cm ·
205 lb 93 kg
At a glance
- UFC veteran since 2005
Elo rating
1275
Global Elo 1535 ±200
Rank
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UFC record
0-0-0 (1 NC)
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
0
Δ90d +35 · Δ1y +35
Last fight
Oct 7, 2005
NC Could Not Continue
UFC debut the one fight we've seen
No contest by Could Not Continue
Debut opponent
Alessio Sakara 1500
Elo at fight time
The model gave Faircloth a 50% pre-fight chance against this opponent.
Debut performance
0.4
Strikes landed / min
40%
Striking accuracy
43%
Striking defense
This rating is provisional — built from a single UFC fight, so its uncertainty band is wide (σ ≈ 200). It will sharpen with every bout, and can move a lot early on. How the model handles thin samples →
Career at a glance
Octagon time
5m
Avg fight time
5:10
Since last fight
20y 11mo
Division-adjusted profile
each axis = percentile in own divisionThe 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
1 fights · tap & dragLast fights
Elo-based expectation · not betting advice| Date | Opponent | Result | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2005 | Alessio Sakara | NC | 0 |
Performance
Fighter vs division avg
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Iwo Baraniewski11.29
- 2Zhang Mingyang6.64
- 3Carlos Ulberg6.61
- 4Navajo Stirling6.41
- 5Paulo Costa6.15
SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Diyar Nurgozhay63%
- 2Paulo Costa59%
- 3Rodolfo Bellato59%
- 4Zhang Mingyang59%
- 5Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev58%
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Oumar Sy1.87
- 2Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev2.25
- 3Navajo Stirling2.46
- 4Magomed Ankalaev2.49
- 5Austen Lane2.56
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Striking Defense
- 1Oumar Sy67%
- 2Caio Machado62%
- 3Navajo Stirling59%
- 4Robert Whittaker59%
- 5Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev58%
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev12.68
- 2Jimmy Crute4.64
- 3Julius Walker4.07
- 4Ion Cutelaba4.02
- 5Bruno Lopes2.91
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Takedown Accuracy
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Iwo Baraniewski100%
- 2Zhang Mingyang100%
- 3Julius Walker100%
- 4Bruno Lopes100%
- 5Rodolfo Bellato92%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev8.45
- 2Jimmy Crute2.13
- 3Nikita Krylov1.14
- 4Billy Elekana0.85
- 5Tuco Tokkos0.70
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev10.07
- 2Julius Walker8.17
- 3Austen Lane6.24
- 4Jimmy Crute6.02
- 5Nikita Krylov5.30
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
Top 5 · light heavyweight
Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Iwo Baraniewski17.82
- 2Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev8.45
- 3Zhang Mingyang1.50
- 4Azamat Murzakanov1.42
- 5Carlos Ulberg1.25
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 / 0
Finish rate
KO
0
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SUB
0
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DEC
0
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Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 2 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
50% Body
- Head 0%
- Body 50%
- Leg 50%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
100% Distance
- Distance 100%
- Clinch 0%
- Ground 0%
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.
1500
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 0 UFC wins
Toughest win
The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
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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.
0.0
right on what this schedule implies
Career at a glance
Octagon time
5m
Avg fight time
5:10
Since last fight
20y 11mo