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Cathal Pendred
Welterweight · “The Punisher”

Cathal Pendred

17-4-1 UFC 4-2-0
Hard To Take Down Positional Grappler
6'1"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
12:11Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Weak, rated 23 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Average, rated 46 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Average, rated 58 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Below avg, rated 27 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Above avg, rated 77 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Above avg, rated 83 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Average, rated 45 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Average, rated 60 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Above avg 83
  2. Wrestling Above avg 77
  3. Control Average 60
  4. Striking D Average 58
  5. Accuracy Average 46
  6. Grappling Average 45
  7. Durability Below avg 27
  8. Striking Weak 23

Built on 73 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 83 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler average control — rates 60 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.49
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.01
Striking accuracy44.7%
Striking defense55.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.46
Takedown accuracy23.5%
Takedown defense83.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.41
Control time22.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
July 19, 2014 vs Mike King — 1.29/min (W) Jul '14 October 4, 2014 vs Gasan Umalatov — 3.67/min (W) Oct '14 January 18, 2015 vs Sean Spencer — 3.27/min (W) Jan '15 June 13, 2015 vs Augusto Montano — 1.13/min (W) Jun '15 July 11, 2015 vs John Howard — 3.0/min (L) Jul '15 October 24, 2015 vs Tom Breese — 1.08/min (L) — only 4.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '15

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Tom Breese 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:37 — UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · October 24, 2015
5/24Sig. strikes
23/35Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L John Howard 22-11 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · July 11, 2015
45/87Sig. strikes
48/88Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Augusto Montano 15-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · June 13, 2015
17/41Sig. strikes
21/55Absorbed
4/17Takedowns
6:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Sean Spencer 12-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · January 18, 2015
49/112Sig. strikes
52/155Absorbed
4/12Takedowns
4:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Gasan Umalatov 11-2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
55/103Sig. strikes
38/97Absorbed
1/14Takedowns
2:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mike King 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:33 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · July 19, 2014
11/40Sig. strikes
38/65Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
2:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
17-4-1Pro record
SBG IrelandGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 10
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Cage Warriors 6
Cage Contender 3
CWFC 1
OT 1
OMMAC 1
TNP 1
KO 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 22 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Tom Breese TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
October 24, 2015
 UFC 1 4:37
L John Howard Decision (split) UFC 189
July 11, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Augusto Montaño Decision (unanimous) UFC 188
June 13, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Sean Spencer Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver
January 18, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Gasan Umalatov Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
October 4, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Mike King Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Brandao
July 19, 2014
 UFC 2 3:33
W Che Mills TKO (corner stoppage) CWFC 55
June 1, 2013
 CWFC 3 1:47
W Gael Grimaud Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors: 52
March 9, 2013
 Cage Warriors 5 5:00
W Bruno Carvalho Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors: 49
October 27, 2012
 Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W David Bielkheden Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors: 47
June 2, 2012
 Cage Warriors 3 5:00
D Danny Mitchell Draw Cage Warriors: Fight Night 2
September 8, 2011
 Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Nico Musoke Decision (unanimous) OT: On Top 2
June 18, 2011
 OT 2 5:00
W Vladimir Malko TKO (punches) Cage Warriors: 42
May 28, 2011
 Cage Warriors 2 3:14
W Liam Shannon TKO (punches) Cage Contender 8
March 12, 2011
 Cage Contender 3 2:03
L Lee Chadwick TKO (punches) OMMAC 8
December 4, 2010
 OMMAC 1 0:27
W Jamie Rogers Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 39: The Uprising
November 27, 2010
 Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Yuri Malko TKO (punches) TNP: Boiling Points
August 28, 2010
 TNP 1 0:00
W Liam Shannon Decision (unanimous) Cage Contender 5
July 24, 2010
 Cage Contender 3 5:00
W Jonny Shiels Decision (unanimous) Cage Contender 4
May 1, 2010
 Cage Contender 3 5:00
W Merv Mulholland TKO (punches) KO: The Fight Before Christmas 2
December 2, 2009
 KO 2 4:02
L Ronan McKay Submission (triangle armbar) Immortal Fighting Championship 1
September 19, 2009
 Immortal Fighting Championship 3 0:00
W Attila Horvarth TKO (punches) Strabane Fight Team: Fight Night 2
February 21, 2009
 Strabane Fight Team 1 0:38

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cathal Pendred) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 189 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 44.7% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 55.6% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 2.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 23.5% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 83.3% avg 62.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 22.7% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 53.9%

Headshot of Cathal Pendred by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized