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Lucas Alexander
Featherweight · “The Lion”

Lucas Alexander

1-3-0
Hard To Take Down Striker Suspect Chin
5'11"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
6:58Avg 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 · Jan 2025 · stats read 59 → nudged +1 inside the band · tag counter striking: good (+1) · claims striking power +2, striking technique +1, kicking +2 (+6) Accuracy — Average, rated 63 of 100 · claims striking technique +1, counter striking +2 (+4) Striking D — Average, rated 59 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · 138 MMA tag chin: suspect · Jan 2025 · stats read 17 → nudged -6 inside the band · claims chin -2 (-4) Wrestling — Below avg, rated 31 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling decent · Jan 2025 · stats read 15 → nudged -8 inside the band TD Defense — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Nov 2023 · stats read 27 → nudged -3 inside the band · claims td defense +2 (+4) Grappling — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Control — Below avg, rated 36 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Imavov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · January 27, 2025 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Allen vs Craig Full Card Breakdown, Prediction, & Analysis (UFC Vegas 82) · November 15, 2023 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Vera vs Sandhagen Predictions And Full Card Breakdown UFC Fight Night San Antonio · March 21, 2023 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling decent
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Imavov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · January 27, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Vera vs Sandhagen Predictions And Full Card Breakdown UFC Fight Night San Antonio · March 21, 2023 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 3 reads
grappling not yet read
wrestling decent 2 reads
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

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

Built on 27 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 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 · Nov 2023
Striker average striking — rates 65 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Jan 2025
Suspect Chin 138 MMA · Jan 2025 tags chin: suspect
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.69
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.87
Striking accuracy57.5%
Striking defense56.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.54
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time11.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Bogdan Grad clear UFC Fight Night Adesanya vs Imavov Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · January 27, 2025
strikinggood wrestlingdecent

States plainly he thinks Grad is the better fighter; his only hedge is confusion about why the betting line tightened, which is market commentary, not a hedge on the outcome itself.

Good striker with power and his best weapon -- nasty kicks to all levels, especially hard leg kicks -- plus good counter-striking and decent takedown defense. Explicitly described as having been badly rocked ('chin jagged bad') in a past fight. Coming off a first-round knockout loss and over a year away from competition.

StrengthPower kicks to all levels, especially leg kicks
StrengthGood counter-striking
WeaknessChin described as having been badly rocked in a past fight
WeaknessLong layoff after a first-round KO loss
counter striking · goodchin · suspect
vs Jeka Saragih lean UFC Fight Night Allen vs Craig Full Card Breakdown, Prediction, & Analysis (UFC Vegas 82) · November 15, 2023 · 1 read since
strikinggood wrestlingdecent

Picks Saragih for a first-round KO with real reasoning (power, readiness) but immediately adds 'I could be wrong' and flags the betting line as wide -- a direct hedge on the outcome itself, not just on method.

A good striker and primarily a kicker, with genuinely dangerous kicks to all levels and a leg kick the analyst calls deadly. He carries a height/reach edge (5'11", 73") and pretty good takedown defense, so this is read as a likely pure striking match.

Strengthgood striking, primarily a kicker
Strengthnasty kicks to all levels
Strengthdangerous leg kick
Strengthheight/reach advantage
Strengthpretty good takedown defense
td defense · goodrange · long
vs Steven Peterson coinflip UFC Fight Night Vera vs Sandhagen Predictions And Full Card Breakdown UFC Fight Night San Antonio · March 21, 2023 · 2 reads since
strikinggood wrestlingdecent

He says he changed his pick roughly ten times while recording this and calls himself not confident, adding right after naming Peterson that he could still be swayed the other way -- a direct hedge on the win from his own words.

A good, powerful striker whose nasty kicks -- leg kicks in particular -- the analyst calls a real threat, especially against a durable-but-exposed striker like Peterson. His own takedown defense is rated decent; he is not, in the analyst's words, terrible on the mat but is not Peterson's equal there.

Strengthpowerful striking
Strengthnasty kicks, especially leg kicks
Weaknessgrappling/mat game rated below Peterson's

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
October 15, 2022 vs Joanderson Brito — 0.49/min (L) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '22 March 25, 2023 vs Steven Peterson — 5.67/min (W) Mar '23 November 18, 2023 vs Jeka Saragih — 7.25/min (L) — only 1.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '23 February 1, 2025 vs Bogdan Grad — 3.63/min (L) Feb '25

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Bogdan Grad 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:22 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · February 1, 2025
34/52Sig. strikes
46/66Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jeka Saragih 13-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:31 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · November 18, 2023
11/16Sig. strikes
4/9Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Steven Peterson 19-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · March 25, 2023
85/158Sig. strikes
26/101Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:55Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joanderson Brito 13-3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:02 — UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo · October 15, 2022
1/2Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
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
1-3-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

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. 134 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.7 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 2.9 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 57.5% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 56.5% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 37.4%
Takedown defense 60.0% avg 60.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 11.2% avg 20.1%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 44.2%

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