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Spencer Fisher "The King"

Inactive · age 50 · Southpaw · 5'7" 170 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 68" 173 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • 56% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2005
Elo rating
1479
Global Elo 1527 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
9-8-0
KO 2 · Sub 2 · Dec 4
Streak
-3
Δ90d +4 · Δ1y +4
Last fight
Jun 22, 2012
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 21m
Avg fight time
11:49
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
2.5
Since last fight
14y

Honest Elo history

17 fights · tap & drag
Oct 3, 2005 — W vs Thiago Alves Δ+33Jan 16, 2006 — W vs Aaron Riley Δ+24Mar 4, 2006 — L vs Sam Stout Δ-33May 27, 2006 — W vs Matt Wiman Δ+31Oct 14, 2006 — W vs Dan Lauzon Δ+28Jan 25, 2007 — L vs Hermes Franca Δ-20Jun 12, 2007 — W vs Sam Stout Δ+13Nov 17, 2007 — L vs Frankie Edgar Δ-17Jun 21, 2008 — W vs Jeremy Stephens Δ+15Oct 25, 2008 — W vs Shannon Gugerty Δ+16Jun 13, 2009 — W vs Caol Uno Δ+13Oct 24, 2009 — L vs Joe Stevenson Δ-19Jun 19, 2010 — L vs Dennis Siver Δ-19Oct 16, 2010 — W vs Curt Warburton Δ+13Feb 26, 2011 — L vs Ross Pearson Δ-17Aug 27, 2011 — L vs Thiago Tavares Δ-21Jun 22, 2012 — L vs Sam Stout Δ-17 1450147515001525155015751600 200720092011 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":325.1,"elo":1490,"date":"2005-10-03","opp":"Thiago Alves","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":120.8,"y":274.5,"elo":1514,"date":"2006-01-16","opp":"Aaron Riley","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":2,"x":134.6,"y":345.8,"elo":1480,"date":"2006-03-04","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":3,"x":159.2,"y":279.9,"elo":1511,"date":"2006-05-27","opp":"Matt Wiman","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":200.3,"y":220.1,"elo":1539,"date":"2006-10-14","opp":"Dan Lauzon","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":230.5,"y":262.6,"elo":1519,"date":"2007-01-25","opp":"Hermes Franca","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":6,"x":271,"y":234.6,"elo":1532,"date":"2007-06-12","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":317.4,"y":270.1,"elo":1516,"date":"2007-11-17","opp":"Frankie Edgar","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":8,"x":381.1,"y":238.1,"elo":1531,"date":"2008-06-21","opp":"Jeremy Stephens","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":418,"y":203.5,"elo":1547,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Shannon Gugerty","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":10,"x":485.8,"y":175.5,"elo":1560,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Caol Uno","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":11,"x":524.8,"y":216.1,"elo":1541,"date":"2009-10-24","opp":"Joe Stevenson","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":12,"x":594.6,"y":257.7,"elo":1521,"date":"2010-06-19","opp":"Dennis Siver","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":13,"x":629.6,"y":229.9,"elo":1534,"date":"2010-10-16","opp":"Curt Warburton","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":14,"x":668.6,"y":266.4,"elo":1517,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"Ross Pearson","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":15,"x":722,"y":310.6,"elo":1497,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Thiago Tavares","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":16,"x":810,"y":347.5,"elo":1479,"date":"2012-06-22","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 22, 2012 Sam Stout L -17
Aug 27, 2011 Thiago Tavares L -21
Feb 26, 2011 Ross Pearson L -17
Oct 16, 2010 Curt Warburton W +13
Jun 19, 2010 Dennis Siver L -19

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.
44%
4 / 9
Finish rate
KO
2
22% of wins
SUB
2
22% of wins
DEC
4
44% of wins
KO: 2 (25%) 2 Sub: 2 (25%) 2 Dec: 4 (50%) 4
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
2 40%
R2
2 40%
R3
1 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 637 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
48% Head
  • Head 48%
  • Body 32%
  • Leg 20%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
63% Distance
  • Distance 63%
  • Clinch 27%
  • Ground 10%

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.
38%
of losses by finish
3 of 8 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 5 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.
1518
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 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jeremy Stephens
Elo 1537 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.
9.5
−0.5 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 17 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1512

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