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Luke Fernandez
Light Heavyweight

Luke Fernandez

0-1-0
Submission Grappler Precision Striker
—Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
31Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
2:42Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 44 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking decent · Mar 2026 · stats read 39 → nudged +0 inside the band · claims striking technique +3 (+4) Accuracy — Average, rated 48 of 100 · claims striking technique +3 (+6) Striking D — Weak, rated 23 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Weak, rated 11 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Weak, rated 15 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis TD Defense — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Grappling — Average, rated 53 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: grappling good · Mar 2026 · stats read 35 → nudged -8 inside the band · claims sub offense +2 (+4) Control — Below avg, rated 42 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC 326 Full Card Preview & Predictions · March 1, 2026 watch ↗
grappling good whiteboard
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC 326 Full Card Preview & Predictions · March 1, 2026 · whiteboard watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 1 read
grappling good 1 read · whiteboard
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

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

Built on 2 minutes of tracked cage time across 1 statted fight — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 53 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: grappling good · Mar 2026
Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 48 of 100 · claims striking technique +3 (+6)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.93
Sig. strikes absorbed / min11.11
Striking accuracy48.5%
Striking defense34.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy—
Takedown defense—
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time13.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Rodolfo Bellato coinflip UFC 326 Full Card Preview & Predictions · March 1, 2026
strikingdecent

picks Fernandez, concedes Bellato's comebacks

A 6-0 debutant making his first UFC appearance at 205, Fernandez does many of the same things as Bellato -- decent striking with a sneaky lead hook and good dirty boxing, and a cage-grinding grappling game with a good submission arsenal -- just slightly better across the board, per the analyst's own comparison. His main technical gap is finishing position once a man is down.

Strengthsneaky lead hook
Strengthdecent power
Strengthdecent kicks
Strengthgood dirty boxing
Strengthgood cage pusher/grinder against the fence
Strengthgood submission arsenal
Weaknessnot the best top pressure; opponents often get back up and have to be mat-returned or pinned against the cage again
ko power · decent

Fight history

1 UFC bout · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Rodolfo Bellato 1-1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:42 — UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 · March 7, 2026
16/33Sig. strikes
30/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Rodolfo Bellato › Simulate vs Rodolfo Bellato ›

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
0-1-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 1

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. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 11.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 48.5% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 34.8% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 13.6% avg 21.6%

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