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Stefan Struve "Skyscraper"

Inactive · age 38 · Orthodox · 6'11" 211 cm · 265 lb 120 kg · reach 84" 213 cm
At a glance
  • 85% of wins by KO or submission
  • 31% of wins finished in round 1
  • 100% takedown defense in last 3 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2009
Elo rating
1485
Global Elo 1533 ±37
Rank
—
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UFC record
13-11-0
KO 5 · Sub 6 · Dec 2
Streak
-2
Δ90d +7 · Δ1y +7
Last fight
Oct 24, 2020
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 8m
Avg fight time
7:49
Bonuses
11
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
5y 8mo

Honest Elo history

24 fights · tap & drag
Feb 21, 2009 — L vs Junior Dos Santos Δ-29Jun 13, 2009 — W vs Denis Stojnic Δ+33Oct 24, 2009 — W vs Chase Gormley Δ+33Dec 12, 2009 — W vs Paul Buentello Δ+31Mar 31, 2010 — L vs Roy Nelson Δ-36Aug 7, 2010 — W vs Christian Morecraft Δ+17Dec 11, 2010 — W vs Sean McCorkle Δ+18May 28, 2011 — L vs Travis Browne Δ-20Oct 1, 2011 — W vs Pat Barry Δ+17Feb 15, 2012 — W vs Dave Herman Δ+17May 26, 2012 — W vs Lavar Johnson Δ+18Sep 29, 2012 — W vs Stipe Miocic Δ+18Mar 2, 2013 — L vs Mark Hunt Δ-21Dec 13, 2014 — L vs Alistair Overeem Δ-24Aug 1, 2015 — W vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Δ+14Nov 14, 2015 — L vs Jared Rosholt Δ-16May 8, 2016 — W vs Antonio Silva Δ+16Oct 8, 2016 — W vs Daniel Omielanczuk Δ+17Sep 2, 2017 — L vs Alexander Volkov Δ-20Mar 3, 2018 — L vs Andrei Arlovski Δ-15Jul 22, 2018 — L vs Marcin Tybura Δ-17Feb 23, 2019 — W vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima Δ+18Dec 7, 2019 — L vs Ben Rothwell Δ-20Oct 24, 2020 — L vs Tai Tuivasa Δ-20 14001450150015501600 20112013201520172019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":362.5,"elo":1430,"date":"2009-02-21","opp":"Junior Dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":1,"x":108.9,"y":309,"elo":1463,"date":"2009-06-13","opp":"Denis Stojnic","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":131.4,"y":256.7,"elo":1496,"date":"2009-10-24","opp":"Chase Gormley","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":139.7,"y":207.6,"elo":1527,"date":"2009-12-12","opp":"Paul Buentello","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":158.1,"y":264.6,"elo":1491,"date":"2010-03-31","opp":"Roy Nelson","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":5,"x":179.9,"y":237.7,"elo":1508,"date":"2010-08-07","opp":"Christian Morecraft","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":201.1,"y":209.7,"elo":1525,"date":"2010-12-11","opp":"Sean McCorkle","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":7,"x":229.5,"y":241.2,"elo":1506,"date":"2011-05-28","opp":"Travis Browne","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":8,"x":250.8,"y":214.6,"elo":1522,"date":"2011-10-01","opp":"Pat Barry","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":9,"x":273.9,"y":187.8,"elo":1539,"date":"2012-02-15","opp":"Dave Herman","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":291,"y":159.6,"elo":1557,"date":"2012-05-26","opp":"Lavar Johnson","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":11,"x":312.3,"y":130.6,"elo":1575,"date":"2012-09-29","opp":"Stipe Miocic","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":338.3,"y":163.9,"elo":1554,"date":"2013-03-02","opp":"Mark Hunt","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":13,"x":448.2,"y":202,"elo":1530,"date":"2014-12-13","opp":"Alistair Overeem","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":14,"x":487.2,"y":178.8,"elo":1545,"date":"2015-08-01","opp":"Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":15,"x":505,"y":204.1,"elo":1529,"date":"2015-11-14","opp":"Jared Rosholt","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":16,"x":534.7,"y":179.3,"elo":1544,"date":"2016-05-08","opp":"Antonio Silva","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":17,"x":560.5,"y":152.6,"elo":1561,"date":"2016-10-08","opp":"Daniel Omielanczuk","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":18,"x":616.1,"y":185.2,"elo":1541,"date":"2017-09-02","opp":"Alexander Volkov","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":19,"x":646.8,"y":209.8,"elo":1525,"date":"2018-03-03","opp":"Andrei Arlovski","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":20,"x":670.7,"y":237.5,"elo":1508,"date":"2018-07-22","opp":"Marcin Tybura","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":21,"x":707.1,"y":208.9,"elo":1526,"date":"2019-02-23","opp":"Marcos Rogerio de Lima","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":22,"x":755.6,"y":241.4,"elo":1505,"date":"2019-12-07","opp":"Ben Rothwell","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":23,"x":810,"y":273.7,"elo":1485,"date":"2020-10-24","opp":"Tai Tuivasa","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 24, 2020 Tai Tuivasa L -20
Dec 7, 2019 Ben Rothwell L -20
Feb 23, 2019 Marcos Rogerio de Lima W +18
Jul 22, 2018 Marcin Tybura L -17
Mar 3, 2018 Andrei Arlovski L -15

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.
85%
11 / 13
Finish rate
KO
5
38% of wins
SUB
6
46% of wins
DEC
2
15% of wins
KO: 5 (38%) 5 Sub: 6 (46%) 6 Dec: 2 (15%) 2
Finishes by round
11 total
R1
4 36%
R2
7 64%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 585 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
53% Head
  • Head 53%
  • Body 23%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
84% Distance
  • Distance 84%
  • Clinch 6%
  • 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.
73%
of losses by finish
8 of 11 · usually R1
8 KO/TKO 0 Sub 3 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.
1543
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 13 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Stipe Miocic
Elo 1591 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.
12.8
+0.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 24 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1539
1512

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