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Ian Freeman
Heavyweight · “The Machine”

Ian Freeman

20-7-1 UFC 3-2-1
Positional Grappler Precision Striker
5'11"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
59Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
7:42Avg 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 22 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Average, rated 68 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Below avg, rated 32 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Below avg, rated 41 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Below avg, rated 29 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Average, rated 63 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 — Above avg, rated 71 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 71
  2. Accuracy Average 68
  3. TD Defense Average 63
  4. Grappling Average 45
  5. Durability Below avg 41
  6. Striking D Below avg 32
  7. Wrestling Below avg 29
  8. Striking Weak 22

Built on 46 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.

Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.14
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.14
Striking accuracy50.5%
Striking defense40.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.97
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense81.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.65
Control time37.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
March 10, 2000 vs Scott Adams — 0.0/min (L) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '00 June 9, 2000 vs Nate Schroeder — 2.22/min (W) Jun '00 September 22, 2000 vs Tedd Williams — 2.0/min (W) Sep '00 July 13, 2002 vs Frank Mir — 7.42/min (W) — only 4.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '02 November 22, 2002 vs Andrei Arlovski — 0.77/min (L) — only 1.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '02 June 6, 2003 vs Vernon White — 1.2/min (D) Jun '03

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
D Vernon White 20-23-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 43: Meltdown · June 6, 2003
18/54Sig. strikes
45/82Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
6:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Andrei Arlovski 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC 40: Vendetta · November 22, 2002
1/11Sig. strikes
14/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Frank Mir 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:35 — UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall · July 13, 2002
34/44Sig. strikes
6/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Tedd Williams 7-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz · September 22, 2000
30/61Sig. strikes
25/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nate Schroeder 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:13 — UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams · June 9, 2000
16/26Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Scott Adams 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:09 — UFC 24: First Defense · March 10, 2000
0/0Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
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)
20-7-1Pro record
| rank =Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 7
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Cage Rage 4
British Grand Prix '99 3
FFAA 2
Pancrase 2
British Vale Tudo 2
UCFC 1
House of Pain 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Ricco Rodriguez TKO (punches) UCFC 5: Legends of MMA
July 27, 2013
 UCFC 1 2:11
W Paul Cahoon Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 26
May 10, 2008
 Cage Rage 3 5:00
W Mark Epstein Decision (unanimous) Cage Rage 18
September 30, 2006
 Cage Rage 3 5:00
L Melvin Manhoef KO (punches) Cage Rage 17
July 1, 2006
 Cage Rage 1 0:17
W Will Elworthy TKO (punches) House of Pain 1
December 12, 2004
 House of Pain 1 —
W Ryan Robinson TKO (punches) Cage Rage 9
September 27, 2004
 Cage Rage 1 2:44
W Keith Dace TKO (punches) CWFC 5: Cage Warriors 5
November 2, 2003
 CWFC 1 0:47
D Vernon White Draw (split) UFC 43
June 6, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
W Gerhard Ettl (fighter) [ de ] Submission (armbar) FFAA: Fight Night Championships 4
February 22, 2003
 FFAA 2 1:40
L Andrei Arlovski KO (punches) UFC 40
November 22, 2002
 UFC 1 1:25
W Frank Mir TKO (punches) UFC 38
July 13, 2002
 UFC 1 4:35
W Carlos Barreto Decision (unanimous) HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 1
July 17, 2001
 HOOKnSHOOT 3 5:00
W Stanislav Nuschik Submission (front choke) FFAA: Fight Night Championship 3
July 14, 2001
 FFAA 1 1:57
L Stanislav Nuschik KO (punch) M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 1
April 27, 2001
 M-1 MFC 1 0:20
L Valentijn Overeem TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best
March 18, 2001
 2 Hot 1 1:42
L Osami Shibuya TKO (rib injury) Pancrase: Proof 1
February 4, 2001
 Pancrase 1 3:51
L Bob Schrijber TKO (doctor stoppage) It's Showtime: Christmas Edition
December 12, 2000
 It's Showtime 1 1:28
W Tedd Williams Decision (unanimous) UFC 27
September 22, 2000
 UFC 3 5:00
W Bob Stines KO (punch) Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
July 23, 2000
 Pancrase 1 2:38
W Nate Schroeder TKO (submission to punches) UFC 26
June 9, 2000
 UFC 2 2:13
L Scott Adams Submission (Achilles lock) UFC 24
March 10, 2000
 UFC 1 3:09
W Travis Fulton TKO (retirement) Millennium Brawl 1
December 5, 1999
 Millennium Brawl 2 5:00
W Dave Shortby TKO (punches) Total Fight KRG 5
October 3, 1999
 Total Fight KRG 1 2:02
W Mark Lamborn Submission (rear-naked choke) British Vale Tudo
August 28, 1999
 British Vale Tudo 1 0:55
W Keith Dace Submission (guillotine choke) British Vale Tudo
August 28, 1999
 British Vale Tudo 1 0:46
W Kamal Lock Submission (ankle lock) British Grand Prix '99
June 27, 1999
 British Grand Prix '99 1 3:55
W Scotty Smith TKO British Grand Prix '99
June 27, 1999
 British Grand Prix '99 1 0:09
W Tony Bailey Submission (guillotine choke) British Grand Prix '99
June 27, 1999
 British Grand Prix '99 1 1:32

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

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.1 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 50.5% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 40.0% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 81.5% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.4
Control time 37.4% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 63.7%

Headshot of Ian Freeman by The original uploader was East718 at English Wikipedia . · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · cropped and resized