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Welterweight · “The Menace”

Chris Clements

12-6-0 (1 NC) UFC 2-2-0 (1 NC)
Precision Striker Submission Grappler Taken Down Often
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
50Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
10:19Avg 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 — Average, rated 51 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Average, rated 69 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Below avg, rated 38 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 — Weak, rated 9 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Weak, rated 2 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Below avg, rated 34 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Weak, rated 17 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Average 69
  2. Striking Average 51
  3. Striking D Below avg 38
  4. Grappling Below avg 34
  5. Durability Below avg 27
  6. Control Weak 17
  7. Wrestling Weak 9
  8. TD Defense Weak 2

Built on 51 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler below avg grappling — rates 34 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 17 times · 4.9 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.2
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.37
Striking accuracy49.8%
Striking defense44.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.58
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense32.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.29
Control time5.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
April 21, 2012 vs Keith Wisniewski — 4.53/min (W) Apr '12 July 21, 2012 vs Matthew Riddle — 3.16/min (NC) Jul '12 September 21, 2013 vs Stephen Thompson — 2.64/min (L) Sep '13 November 7, 2014 vs Vik Grujic — 8.06/min (W) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '14 April 25, 2015 vs Nordine Taleb — 1.13/min (L) Apr '15

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Nordine Taleb 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · April 25, 2015
17/62Sig. strikes
36/64Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Vik Grujic 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:06 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · November 7, 2014
25/27Sig. strikes
7/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Stephen Thompson 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:27 — UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · September 21, 2013
17/43Sig. strikes
23/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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NC Matthew Riddle 6-3 walk-in Overturned · R3 2:02 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · July 21, 2012
38/76Sig. strikes
28/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Keith Wisniewski 28-13-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · April 21, 2012
68/123Sig. strikes
28/46Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:34Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub 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)
12-6-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Team TompkinsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 5
TKO 5
Ringside MMA 2
Score Fighting Series 1
PFC 1
XCC 1
W-1 MMA 1
IFL 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 19 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Nordine Taleb Decision (unanimous) UFC 186
April 25, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Vik Grujic TKO (knees and punches) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping
November 8, 2014
 UFC 1 3:06
L Stephen Thompson KO (punches) UFC 165
September 21, 2013
 UFC 2 1:27
NC Matthew Riddle No Contest (overturned) UFC 149
July 21, 2012
 UFC 3 2:02
W Keith Wisniewski Decision (split) UFC 145
April 21, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rich Clementi TKO (punches) Score Fighting Series 3
December 3, 2011
 Score Fighting Series 3 3:17
W Travis Briere TKO (spinning back kick) PFC 1: Border Wars
July 16, 2011
 PFC 2 0:31
W Jonathan Goulet KO (punches) Ringside MMA: Payback
November 12, 2010
 Ringside MMA 2 1:06
W Caleb Grummet TKO (punches) XCC: Battle at the Border 10
August 28, 2010
 XCC 2 1:42
L John Alessio Submission (guillotine choke) W-1 MMA 4: Bad Blood
March 20, 2010
 W-1 MMA 1 4:24
W Mark Blackburn TKO (punches) Ringside MMA 2: Rage Fighting
August 22, 2009
 Ringside MMA 1 1:52
L Jesse Bongfeldt Submission (rear-naked choke) TKO 30: Apocalypse
September 28, 2007
 TKO 2 1:57
L Rory Markham TKO (punches) IFL: 2007 Semifinals
August 2, 2007
 IFL 1 1:17
W David Medd TKO (punches) TKO 28: Inevitable
February 9, 2007
 TKO 2 1:54
W Steve Pouliot TKO (punches) TKO 27: Reincarnation
September 29, 2006
 TKO 1 3:16
W Martin Grandmont TKO (punches) TKO 26: Heatwave
June 30, 2006
 TKO 1 4:00
W Lautaro Tucas KO (punch) TKO 25: Confrontation
May 5, 2006
 TKO 1 0:03
L Joey Guel Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme Challenge 63
July 23, 2005
 Extreme Challenge 3 0:56
W Brad Calder TKO (punches) UCW 2: Caged Inferno
June 18, 2005
 UCW 1 1:40

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chris Clements (fighter)) — 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 3.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 49.8% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 44.5% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 32.0% avg 62.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.6
Control time 5.9% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 53.9%

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