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Valter Walker "The Clean Monster"

Active #13 heavyweight · age 28 · Orthodox · 6'6" 198 cm · 244 lb 111 kg · reach 78" 198 cm
At a glance
Elo rating
1562
Global Elo 1608 ±35
Rank
#13
top 28% of division
UFC record
5-1-0
KO 0 · Sub 5 · Dec 0
Streak
+5
Δ90d +13 · Δ1y +40
Last fight
Jul 25, 2026
Win by Submission · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

6 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+27Jul 25, 2026 — W vs Thomas Petersen Δ+13 135014001450150015501600 20252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":321.6,"elo":1419,"date":"2024-04-06","opp":"Lukasz Brzeski","result":"L","delta":-35},{"i":1,"x":204,"y":277,"elo":1454,"date":"2024-08-17","opp":"Junior Tafa","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":2,"x":360,"y":235.8,"elo":1486,"date":"2025-02-15","opp":"Don'Tale Mayes","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":3,"x":486,"y":189.7,"elo":1522,"date":"2025-07-12","opp":"Kennedy Nzechukwu","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":4,"x":576,"y":155.5,"elo":1549,"date":"2025-10-25","opp":"Louie Sutherland","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":138.5,"elo":1562,"date":"2026-07-25","opp":"Thomas Petersen","result":"W","delta":13}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 25, 2026 Thomas Petersen W +13
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
3 post-fight bonuses
  • Performance of the Night ×3
$200,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Valter Walker has earned 3. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

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%
5 / 5
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
5
100% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 5 (100%) 5 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
5 100%
R2
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 48 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
50% Head
  • Head 50%
  • Body 19%
  • Leg 31%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
71% Distance
  • Distance 71%
  • Clinch 10%
  • 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.
1506
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 5 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.
3.3
+1.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1420
1496
Career at a glance
Octagon time
25m
Avg fight time
4:10
Fights per year
2.6
Since last fight
21d
Bonuses
3
Ground control
13m
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Top heavyweight

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Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1690
Tom Aspinall C
#2 · Elo 1674
Alexander Volkov
#3 · Elo 1655
Alex Pereira
#4 · Elo 1655
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.