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Ryan LaFlare

Inactive · age 42 · Southpaw · 6'1" 185 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • UFC veteran since 2013
Elo rating
1539
Global Elo 1581 ±33
Rank
—
—
UFC record
7-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 7
Streak
-1
Δ90d -6 · Δ1y -6
Last fight
Oct 6, 2018
Loss by KO · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 28m
Avg fight time
14:47
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.8
Ground control
42m
Since last fight
7y 9mo

Honest Elo history

10 fights · tap & drag
Apr 6, 2013 — W vs Ben Alloway Δ+32Nov 9, 2013 — W vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Δ+26Dec 14, 2013 — W vs Court McGee Δ+29Apr 11, 2014 — W vs John Howard Δ+27Mar 21, 2015 — L vs Demian Maia Δ-26Dec 11, 2015 — W vs Mike Pierce Δ+17Feb 11, 2017 — W vs Roan Carneiro Δ+11Jul 22, 2017 — L vs Alex Oliveira Δ-19Apr 21, 2018 — W vs Alex Garcia Δ+14Oct 6, 2018 — L vs Anthony Rocco Martin Δ-23 1450147515001525155015751600 20142015201620172018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":341.3,"elo":1482,"date":"2013-04-06","opp":"Ben Alloway","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":1,"x":167.8,"y":285.4,"elo":1508,"date":"2013-11-09","opp":"Santiago Ponzinibbio","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":180.3,"y":224,"elo":1537,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Court McGee","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":3,"x":222.6,"y":166.4,"elo":1564,"date":"2014-04-11","opp":"John Howard","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":345.9,"y":222.1,"elo":1538,"date":"2015-03-21","opp":"Demian Maia","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":5,"x":440.9,"y":185.1,"elo":1555,"date":"2015-12-11","opp":"Mike Pierce","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":594.3,"y":161,"elo":1567,"date":"2017-02-11","opp":"Roan Carneiro","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":7,"x":652,"y":202.4,"elo":1547,"date":"2017-07-22","opp":"Alex Oliveira","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":8,"x":749.8,"y":172.6,"elo":1561,"date":"2018-04-21","opp":"Alex Garcia","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":9,"x":810,"y":221.2,"elo":1539,"date":"2018-10-06","opp":"Anthony Rocco Martin","result":"L","delta":-23}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 6, 2018 Anthony Rocco Martin L -23
Apr 21, 2018 Alex Garcia W +14
Jul 22, 2017 Alex Oliveira L -19
Feb 11, 2017 Roan Carneiro W +11
Dec 11, 2015 Mike Pierce W +17

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 / 7
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
7
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 7 (100%) 7

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 427 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
49% Head
  • Head 49%
  • Body 40%
  • Leg 12%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
65% Distance
  • Distance 65%
  • Clinch 18%
  • Ground 18%

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.
67%
of losses by finish
2 of 3
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 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.
1558
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 7 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Mike Pierce
Elo 1616 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.
5.3
+1.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 10 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1533
1525
Notable wins
Mike Pierce 1616

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