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Tyson Pedro

Inactive · age 34 · Orthodox · 6'3" 191 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
At a glance
  • 100% of wins by KO or submission
  • 100% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2016
Elo rating
1482
Global Elo 1525 ±33
Rank
UFC record
6-5-0
KO 4 · Sub 2 · Dec 0
Streak
-1
Δ90d +3 · Δ1y +3
Last fight
Mar 2, 2024
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 19m
Avg fight time
7:11
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
1.5
Since last fight
2y 4mo

Honest Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
Nov 26, 2016 — W vs Khalil Rountree Jr. Δ+30Mar 4, 2017 — W vs Paul Craig Δ+34Sep 9, 2017 — L vs Ilir Latifi Δ-29Feb 10, 2018 — W vs Saparbeg Safarov Δ+27Jun 23, 2018 — L vs Ovince Saint Preux Δ-29Dec 1, 2018 — L vs Mauricio Rua Δ-16Apr 23, 2022 — W vs Ike Villanueva Δ+13Aug 20, 2022 — W vs Harry Hunsucker Δ+14Feb 11, 2023 — L vs Modestas Bukauskas Δ-20Sep 9, 2023 — W vs Anton Turkalj Δ+15Mar 2, 2024 — L vs Vitor Petrino Δ-14 1440146014801500152015401560 2018202020222024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":278,"elo":1490,"date":"2016-11-26","opp":"Khalil Rountree Jr.","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":116.6,"y":187.3,"elo":1524,"date":"2017-03-04","opp":"Paul Craig","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":167.9,"y":265.7,"elo":1494,"date":"2017-09-09","opp":"Ilir Latifi","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":3,"x":209.7,"y":193.7,"elo":1521,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Saparbeg Safarov","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":4,"x":245.8,"y":272.4,"elo":1492,"date":"2018-06-23","opp":"Ovince Saint Preux","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":5,"x":289.5,"y":314.5,"elo":1476,"date":"2018-12-01","opp":"Mauricio Rua","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":6,"x":625.7,"y":280.7,"elo":1489,"date":"2022-04-23","opp":"Ike Villanueva","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":658,"y":244.7,"elo":1502,"date":"2022-08-20","opp":"Harry Hunsucker","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":8,"x":705.5,"y":299.1,"elo":1482,"date":"2023-02-11","opp":"Modestas Bukauskas","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":9,"x":762.5,"y":260.4,"elo":1496,"date":"2023-09-09","opp":"Anton Turkalj","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":810,"y":297.2,"elo":1482,"date":"2024-03-02","opp":"Vitor Petrino","result":"L","delta":-14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 2, 2024 Vitor Petrino L -14
Sep 9, 2023 Anton Turkalj W +15
Feb 11, 2023 Modestas Bukauskas L -20
Aug 20, 2022 Harry Hunsucker W +14
Apr 23, 2022 Ike Villanueva W +13

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.
100%
6 / 6
Finish rate
KO
4
67% of wins
SUB
2
33% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 4 (67%) 4 Sub: 2 (33%) 2 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
6 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 229 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
48% Head
  • Head 48%
  • Body 28%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 17%
  • Ground 8%

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.
40%
of losses by finish
2 of 5
1 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec

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.
1463
Developing slate
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 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Paul Craig
Elo 1539 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.
6.0
+0.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 11 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1464
1583

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