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Charlie Campbell
Lightweight · “The Cannibal”

Charlie Campbell

2-1-0
Hard To Take Down Striker
6'0"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
7:35Avg fight

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 — Average, rated 65 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Sep 2025 · stats read 55 → nudged -1 inside the band · tag ko power: good (+3) · claims striking power +1, striking technique +3 (+6) Accuracy — Average, rated 61 of 100 · claims striking technique +3 (+6) Striking D — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · claims striking defense -1 (-3) Durability — Average, rated 55 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Average, rated 54 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis TD Defense — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Sep 2025 · stats read 36 → nudged -3 inside the band · claims td defense +2 (+4) Grappling — Below avg, rated 37 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: grappling decent · Apr 2024 · stats read 31 → nudged -3 inside the band · claims ground and pound +1 (+1) Control — Average, rated 57 of 100 · claims ground and pound +1 (+2) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Ulberg vs Reyes Full Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · September 23, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Allen vs Curtis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 90) · April 2, 2024 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (Noche UFC) · September 13, 2023 watch ↗
grappling decent whiteboard
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Allen vs Curtis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 90) · April 2, 2024 · whiteboard watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling decent 1 read · whiteboard
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, Control · stats alone on Durability, Wrestling.

Built on 22 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 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 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Sep 2025
Striker average striking — rates 65 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Sep 2025
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.82
Striking accuracy52.3%
Striking defense55.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.66
Takedowns / 15 min2.64
Takedown accuracy36.4%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time26.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Tom Nolan lean UFC Fight Night Ulberg vs Reyes Full Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · September 23, 2025
strikinggood

The pick is repeated three times with 'I think' rather than stated flatly, and he closes by calling it a close, competitive fight for a reason.

Carries real pop and a heavy, reliable leg kick, but throwing it is said to drop his hands and expose him entirely to a return shot. His takedown defense is described as solid without being exceptional.

Strengthgood power and a solid leg kick
Weaknessthe leg kick leaves him open to a counter
td defense · good
vs Trevor Peek coinflip UFC Fight Night Allen vs Curtis Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 90) · April 2, 2024 · 1 read since
strikinggood

His own analytical case favors Campbell on the scorecards; the Peek pick is explicitly framed as the fun/rooting choice, decided only moments before recording, and he labels it directly as the single lowest-conviction pick on this whole card. He pairs the root-beer stay-away idiom with direct advice not to bet on the fight at all -- idiom plus stay-away advice, which the rules set at coinflip, reinforced by his own stated lack of confidence.

Described as the cleaner, more technical fighter across the board: a good, powerful, accurate striker with good combinations and a solid leg kick. His known weakness is being open to counters, explicitly tied to a prior Contender Series knockout loss. His decent grappling adds good takedown defense and a ground-and-pound game if he gets on top. 138's own analytical case favors him to win on the scorecards.

Strengthcleaner, more technical striker
Strengthpower
Strengthaccuracy
Strengthgood combinations
Strengthsolid leg kick
Strengthgood takedown defense
Strengthground-and-pound if he gets on top
Weaknessopen to counters, explicitly tied to a past Contender Series knockout loss
td defense · good
vs Alex Reyes lean UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko Full Card Breakdown, Predictions, & Analysis (Noche UFC) · September 13, 2023 · 2 reads since
strikinggood

Explicit named pick for Campbell, reasoned on Reyes' six-year layoff versus Campbell's active, recently-seen form. But the analyst explicitly tells viewers to skip betting this one and uses the root-beer idiom, which per the confidence-bar rule caps conviction; combined with his own admission that Reyes' current level is simply unknown after such a long absence, this is outcome-relevant uncertainty, not just a price comment, so the grade is held at lean rather than clear.

A good, powerful striker with a solid leg kick who also owns a real finished vulnerability: in his lone known UFC/Contender Series look he was knocked out after throwing that leg kick and leaving his face open to a counter. Carries good takedown defense. His form is well known to the analyst (recent, visible fight tape) in contrast to his opponent's.

Strengthgood power striking with a solid leg kick
Strengthgood takedown defense
Weaknessleaves his face open/vulnerable to counters when he commits to his leg kick, which has already cost him a knockout loss
ko power · goodtd defense · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
September 16, 2023 vs Alex Reyes — 11.83/min (W) — only 3.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '23 April 6, 2024 vs Trevor Peek — 3.6/min (W) Apr '24 September 27, 2025 vs Tom Nolan — 3.63/min (L) — only 4.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '25

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Tom Nolan 9-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:08 — UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes · September 27, 2025
15/42Sig. strikes
26/61Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Trevor Peek 2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 · April 6, 2024
54/100Sig. strikes
47/97Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
5:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex Reyes 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:38 — Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 · September 16, 2023
43/72Sig. strikes
14/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

UFC bouts in this database
2-1-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 3

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 195 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.9 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 3.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 52.3% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 55.6% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 36.4% avg 38.1%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 61.1%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 26.4% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 50.7%

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