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Ryan Hall "The Wizard"

Inactive · age 41 · Southpaw · 5'10" 178 cm · 145 lb 66 kg · reach 70" 178 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2015
Elo rating
1547
Global Elo 1588 ±31
Rank
UFC record
5-1-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 4
Streak
+1
Δ90d -18 · Δ1y -18
Last fight
Dec 11, 2021
Win by Decision

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 11, 2015 — W vs Artem Lobov Δ+36Dec 3, 2016 — W vs Gray Maynard Δ+34Dec 29, 2018 — W vs BJ Penn Δ+33Jul 13, 2019 — W vs Darren Elkins Δ+31Jul 10, 2021 — L vs Ilia Topuria Δ-39Dec 11, 2021 — W vs Darrick Minner Δ+12 1450147515001525155015751600 201620172018201920202021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":352.2,"elo":1477,"date":"2015-12-11","opp":"Artem Lobov","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":207.6,"y":280.5,"elo":1511,"date":"2016-12-03","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":455.9,"y":210.3,"elo":1544,"date":"2018-12-29","opp":"BJ Penn","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":520.3,"y":144.6,"elo":1574,"date":"2019-07-13","opp":"Darren Elkins","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":759.4,"y":228.9,"elo":1535,"date":"2021-07-10","opp":"Ilia Topuria","result":"L","delta":-39},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":202.9,"elo":1547,"date":"2021-12-11","opp":"Darrick Minner","result":"W","delta":12}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 11, 2021 Darrick Minner W +12
Jul 10, 2021 Ilia Topuria L -39
Jul 13, 2019 Darren Elkins W +31
Dec 29, 2018 BJ Penn W +33
Dec 3, 2016 Gray Maynard W +34
1 post-fight bonus
  • Performance of the Night ×1
$50,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Ryan Hall 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.
20%
1 / 5
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
20% of wins
DEC
4
80% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (20%) 1 Dec: 4 (80%) 4
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
1 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 161 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
42% Head
  • Head 42%
  • Body 35%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
67% Distance
  • Distance 67%
  • Clinch 2%
  • Ground 31%

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.
100%
of losses by finish
1 of 1
1 KO/TKO 0 Sub 0 Dec Never submitted

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.
1573
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 5 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Darren Elkins
Elo 1627 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.
3.1
+1.9 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1510
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 8m
Avg fight time
11:16
Fights per year
1.0
Since last fight
4y 8mo
Title fights
1-0
Bonuses
1
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Ryan Hall on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.