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Valter Walker won · by Submission · R1
heavyweight
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UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
Jul 25, 2026 · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Final result · recorded Jul 25, 2026
Valter Walker
defeated Thomas Petersen by Submission in round 1

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Valter Walker 54.8% · Thomas Petersen 45.2%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Valter Walker 63.8% · Thomas Petersen 36.2%

The Honest Elo Meter is hidden once a bout is recorded — win-probability simulations only make sense before the fight. Pre-fight ratings have been updated in both fighters' profiles below to reflect this result.

Notable

Walker

Has never been finished — the only loss went to the scorecards.

Walker

On a 5-fight win streak.

Tale of the tape

5-1-0 UFC record 3-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 5 Finishes KO 0 · Sub 0
+5 Streak -1
28 Age 31
6'6" 198 cm Height 6'1" 185 cm
78" 198 cm Reach 74" 188 cm
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
1608 Global Elo 1483
1562 Elo rating 1435
Valter Walker — Notable
At a glance
Thomas Petersen — Notable

Valter Walker — 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%

Thomas Petersen — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 225 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
64% Head
  • Head 64%
  • Body 27%
  • Leg 8%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
75% Distance
  • Distance 75%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 18%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

1.92
2.99
div avg 4.91
53%
58%
div avg 53%
2.67
2.58
div avg 3.51
43%
56%
div avg 51%
5.39
2.59
div avg 1.67
69%
37%
div avg 39%
100%
86%
div avg 74%
3.59
0.20
div avg 0.72
8
6
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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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.

Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Valter Walker
100% finish rate
KO 0 · Sub 5
can finish?
Thomas Petersen
finished 75%
3 of 4 losses
Thomas Petersen
0% finish rate
KO 0 · Sub 0
can finish?
Valter Walker
finished 0%
never finished

Strength of schedule in UFC

Thomas Petersen has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1541 vs 1506, 0 quality wins to 0.

Valter Walker red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1506
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win
Kennedy Nzechukwu
Elo 1562 at fight time
Expected wins
3.3
+1.7 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 6 fights
1420
1496
Thomas Petersen blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1541
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win
Mohammed Usman
Elo 1548 at fight time
Expected wins
3.0
−0.1 below schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 7 fights
1497
1594

Common opponents

1 shared opponent · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • W
    W
    Submission · R1
    Decision - Unanimous
    Feb 15, 2025
    May 3, 2025
Corner A recent form
Valter Walker
Corner B recent form
Thomas Petersen
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Valter Walker & Thomas Petersen on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.