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Urijah Faber "The California Kid"

Inactive · age 47 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 67" 170 cm
At a glance
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 64% of wins by KO or submission
  • UFC veteran since 2011
Elo rating
1530
Global Elo 1575 ±35
Rank
—
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UFC record
11-7-0
KO 1 · Sub 6 · Dec 4
Streak
-1
Δ90d -14 · Δ1y -14
Last fight
Dec 14, 2019
Loss by KO · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 6m
Avg fight time
13:38
Title fights
0-4
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
6y 6mo

Honest Elo history

18 fights · tap & drag
Mar 19, 2011 — W vs Eddie Wineland Δ+29Jul 2, 2011 — L vs Dominick Cruz Δ-39Nov 19, 2011 — W vs Brian Bowles Δ+40Jul 21, 2012 — L vs Renan Barao Δ-30Feb 23, 2013 — W vs Ivan Menjivar Δ+39Apr 13, 2013 — W vs Scott Jorgensen Δ+17Aug 17, 2013 — W vs Iuri Alcantara Δ+16Dec 14, 2013 — W vs Michael McDonald Δ+19Feb 1, 2014 — L vs Renan Barao Δ-18Jul 5, 2014 — W vs Alex Caceres Δ+16Dec 6, 2014 — W vs Francisco Rivera Δ+15May 16, 2015 — L vs Frankie Edgar Δ-13Dec 12, 2015 — W vs Frankie Saenz Δ+16Jun 4, 2016 — L vs Dominick Cruz Δ-17Sep 10, 2016 — L vs Jimmie Rivera Δ-16Dec 17, 2016 — W vs Brad Pickett Δ+12Jul 13, 2019 — W vs Ricky Simon Δ+19Dec 14, 2019 — L vs Petr Yan Δ-16 14001425145014751500152515501575 2013201520172019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":282.2,"elo":1470,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Eddie Wineland","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":113.7,"y":353.5,"elo":1431,"date":"2011-07-02","opp":"Dominick Cruz","result":"L","delta":-39},{"i":2,"x":145.3,"y":280.5,"elo":1471,"date":"2011-11-19","opp":"Brian Bowles","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":3,"x":200.5,"y":335.6,"elo":1441,"date":"2012-07-21","opp":"Renan Barao","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":4,"x":249.5,"y":265,"elo":1479,"date":"2013-02-23","opp":"Ivan Menjivar","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":5,"x":260.5,"y":233.2,"elo":1497,"date":"2013-04-13","opp":"Scott Jorgensen","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":288.9,"y":204.7,"elo":1512,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Iuri Alcantara","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":315.8,"y":169.2,"elo":1532,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Michael McDonald","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":326.8,"y":201.5,"elo":1514,"date":"2014-02-01","opp":"Renan Barao","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":9,"x":361.6,"y":172.1,"elo":1530,"date":"2014-07-05","opp":"Alex Caceres","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":10,"x":396.3,"y":143.9,"elo":1546,"date":"2014-12-06","opp":"Francisco Rivera","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":11,"x":432.6,"y":167.7,"elo":1533,"date":"2015-05-16","opp":"Frankie Edgar","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":12,"x":480,"y":138.8,"elo":1548,"date":"2015-12-12","opp":"Frankie Saenz","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":13,"x":519.5,"y":170.6,"elo":1531,"date":"2016-06-04","opp":"Dominick Cruz","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":14,"x":541.6,"y":199.9,"elo":1515,"date":"2016-09-10","opp":"Jimmie Rivera","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":15,"x":563.7,"y":177.6,"elo":1527,"date":"2016-12-17","opp":"Brad Pickett","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":16,"x":775.3,"y":143.6,"elo":1546,"date":"2019-07-13","opp":"Ricky Simon","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":17,"x":810,"y":173,"elo":1530,"date":"2019-12-14","opp":"Petr Yan","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Dec 14, 2019 Petr Yan L -16
Jul 13, 2019 Ricky Simon W +19
Dec 17, 2016 Brad Pickett W +12
Sep 10, 2016 Jimmie Rivera L -16
Jun 4, 2016 Dominick Cruz L -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.
64%
7 / 11
Finish rate
KO
1
9% of wins
SUB
6
55% of wins
DEC
4
36% of wins
KO: 1 (9%) 1 Sub: 6 (55%) 6 Dec: 4 (36%) 4
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
2 29%
R2
3 43%
R3
1 14%
R4
1 14%
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 713 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
73% Head
  • Head 73%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 7%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
62% Distance
  • Distance 62%
  • Clinch 14%
  • Ground 24%

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.
29%
of losses by finish
2 of 7
2 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.
1594
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 11 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Ricky Simon
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.
8.7
+2.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 18 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1648

Top bantamweight

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Merab Dvalishvili
#1 · Elo 1679
Petr Yan C
#2 · Elo 1661
Umar Nurmagomedov
#3 · Elo 1649
Sean O'Malley
#4 · Elo 1632
Farid Basharat
#5 · Elo 1630
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Urijah Faber on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.