Val Woodburn
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Wrestling, TD Defense · his tags and claims adjust Striking · stats alone on Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Grappling, Control.
Built on 15 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Oban Elliott coinflip UFC 298 Full Card Analysis, Breakdown, & Prediction · February 13, 2024
He states outright that he has no confidence in this fight whatsoever and separately calls it a betting pass, which under the confidence-bar rules is a direct hedge on the win itself, not just on price or method.
Woodburn is largely an unknown quantity because his record was built against mostly weak competition, with one named exception. His striking is powerful but unpolished -- big, looping shots rather than clean technique -- and his best tool is grinding cage pressure, pinning opponents against the fence and landing heavy elbows. His wrestling is otherwise decent but secondary to that cage-control game.
vs Bo Nickal emphatic UFC 290 Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Predictions · July 4, 2023 · 1 read since
States plainly that Nickal wins regardless of where the fight takes place and that he sees no real chance for Woodburn -- the only hedges concern how long it takes and by what method, which does not demote under the confidence bar.
Woodburn is a powerful but unpolished striker who throws big, wild looping hooks and hits hard -- his early UFC wins all came by quick knockout. Later in his career his fights have turned into wrestling matches where he grinds opponents against the cage, uses his physicality, and separates with a big elbow.
Fight history
L Oban Elliott 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · February 17, 2024
L Bo Nickal 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:38 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · July 8, 2023
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
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
Headshot of Val Woodburn by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized