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Valter Walker "The Clean Monster"

Active #18 heavyweight · age 28 · Orthodox · 6'6" 198 cm · 244 lb 111 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
Upcoming bout Sat, Jul 25
vs Thomas Petersen · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr
At a glance
Elo rating
1545
Global Elo 1594 ±38
Rank
#18
top 41% of division
UFC record
4-1-0
KO 0 · Sub 4 · Dec 0
Streak
+4
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y +63
Last fight
Oct 25, 2025
Win by Submission · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
24m
Avg fight time
4:42
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
3.2
Ground control
13m
Since last fight
8mo

Honest Elo history

5 fights · tap & drag
Apr 6, 2024 — L vs Lukasz Brzeski Δ-35Aug 17, 2024 — W vs Junior Tafa Δ+35Feb 15, 2025 — W vs Don'Tale Mayes Δ+32Jul 12, 2025 — W vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Δ+36Oct 25, 2025 — W vs Louie Sutherland Δ+27 13751425147515251575 2025 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":346,"elo":1415,"date":"2024-04-06","opp":"Lukasz Brzeski","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":1,"x":258.9,"y":290.3,"elo":1450,"date":"2024-08-17","opp":"Junior Tafa","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":2,"x":490,"y":238.8,"elo":1482,"date":"2025-02-15","opp":"Don'Tale Mayes","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":3,"x":676.7,"y":181.2,"elo":1518,"date":"2025-07-12","opp":"Kennedy Nzechukwu","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":4,"x":810,"y":138.5,"elo":1545,"date":"2025-10-25","opp":"Louie Sutherland","result":"W","delta":27}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 25, 2025 Louie Sutherland W +27
Jul 12, 2025 Kennedy Nzechukwu W +36
Feb 15, 2025 Don'Tale Mayes W +32
Aug 17, 2024 Junior Tafa W +35
Apr 6, 2024 Lukasz Brzeski L -35

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

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 47 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
51% Head
  • Head 51%
  • Body 17%
  • Leg 32%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
70% Distance
  • Distance 70%
  • Clinch 11%
  • Ground 19%

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.
Never been finished
All 1 loss went to the scorecards

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.
1491
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 4 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Elo 1562 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.
2.6
+1.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 5 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1420
1500

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#2 · Elo 1656
Alex Pereira
#3 · Elo 1655
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Valter Walker on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.