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Val Woodburn
Welterweight · “The Animal”

Val Woodburn

0-2-0
Hard To Take Down Positional Grappler Padded Record
5'8"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
33Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
7:49Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 34 of 100 · tag ko power: good (+3) · claims striking power +2, pressure +1 (+4) Accuracy — Below avg, rated 30 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking D — Weak, rated 16 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Weak, rated 18 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Wrestling — Below avg, rated 35 of 100 · 138 MMA: wrestling decent · Feb 2024 · stats read 26 → nudged -5 inside the band · claims clinch +1 (+1) TD Defense — Above avg, rated 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Jul 2023 · stats read 30 → nudged -3 inside the band · claims td defense +2 (+4) Grappling — Below avg, rated 30 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Control — Below avg, rated 43 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking not yet read
grappling not yet read
wrestling decent
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • decent UFC 298 Full Card Analysis, Breakdown, & Prediction · February 13, 2024 watch ↗
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wrestling decent 1 read
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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.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 75 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: good · Jul 2023
Positional Grappler below avg control — rates 43 of 100 among UFC veterans
Padded Record 138 MMA · Feb 2024 tags competition quality: padded
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.93
Striking accuracy35.7%
Striking defense36.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.96
Takedowns / 15 min1.92
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time12.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Oban Elliott coinflip UFC 298 Full Card Analysis, Breakdown, & Prediction · February 13, 2024
wrestlingdecent

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.

Strengthpowerful (if unpolished) striking
Strengtheffective cage pressure and elbows along the fence
Weaknessstriking lacks polish, mostly big looping shots
Weaknesslargely untested against quality opposition
competition quality · padded
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.

Strengthpower when his shots land
Strengthphysically strong clinch/cage-grinding wrestling
Strengthhard to take down
Weaknessunpolished, wild striking
ko power · goodtd defense · good

Fight history

2 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Oban Elliott 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · February 17, 2024
23/61Sig. strikes
70/111Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:56Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Bo Nickal 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:38 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · July 8, 2023
2/9Sig. strikes
7/10Absorbed
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
0-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 2

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. 189 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 35.7% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 36.4% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 50.0% avg 62.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 12.4% avg 21.5%

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