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What normal looks like: Bantamweight

The typical active UFC bantamweight lands 4.30 significant strikes a minute, absorbs 3.82 and lands 1.07 takedowns per 15 minutes. These are medians over the 103 bantamweights with a UFC bout since 10 October 2024, counting only those with enough fights for a fair figure.

A number on its own says little: 4.8 strikes a minute is busy in one division and ordinary in another. This page sets out what is normal among today’s active bantamweights, stat by stat, so any fighter’s figure can be read at a glance. Every fighter page in the division can show the same line. Bantamweight rankings →
103 active bantamweights · figures to 10 October 2026 · updated 16 October 2026

shaded: middle half of active bantamweights · tick: division norm (the median) · solid line: the middle 80% · dotted ends: the top and bottom 10% · further right is always better, so the line is flipped for stats where lower is better.

The fighters

Age
32
median · range 21 to 41 · 103 with a recorded date of birth
Height
5 ft 7 in
median · range 5 ft 3 in to 5 ft 11 in · 103 with a recorded height
Reach
69 in
median · range 64 in to 75 in · 103 with a recorded reach

Age on 10 October 2026. Height, reach and date of birth as listed in the official UFC statistics; a missing entry is left out, not guessed.

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Significant strikes landed per minute of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 4.30/min · middle half 3.40/min to 5.12/min · lowest 10% at or below 2.79/min · highest 10% at or above 5.53/min

Last five fights: norm 3.82/min, middle half 3.00/min to 4.82/min (n = 79).

Highest: Victor Henry (7.17/min), Payton Talbott (6.07/min), Sean O'Malley (5.97/min). Lowest: Bryce Mitchell (2.19/min), Raul Rosas Jr. (2.25/min), Dan Argueta (2.48/min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.

Across divisions
Medians run from 3.53/min (Women's Bantamweight) to 4.32/min (Lightweight).

Significant strikes absorbed per minute

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Significant strikes taken per minute. Lower is better.

Division norm 3.82/min · middle half 3.36/min to 4.22/min · lowest 10% at or below 2.38/min · highest 10% at or above 5.06/min

Last five fights: norm 3.84/min, middle half 3.05/min to 4.60/min (n = 79).

Highest: Pedro Munhoz (6.29/min), Aoriqileng (5.62/min), Marlon Vera (5.39/min). Lowest: Montel Jackson (1.39/min), Bryce Mitchell (1.51/min), Rinya Nakamura (1.74/min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.

Across divisions
Medians run from 3.26/min (Women's Bantamweight) to 4.23/min (Lightweight). Further right is better here too.

Striking differential per minute

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Strikes landed minus strikes absorbed, per minute. Higher is better.

Division norm 0.42/min · middle half -0.26/min to 1.30/min · lowest 10% at or below -0.94/min · highest 10% at or above 1.93/min

Last five fights: norm 0.20/min, middle half -0.78/min to 0.95/min (n = 79).

Highest: Payton Talbott (3.09/min), Sean O'Malley (2.63/min), Vinicius Oliveira (2.39/min). Lowest: Alatengheili (-2.25/min), Aoriqileng (-1.32/min), Marlon Vera (-1.15/min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.17/min (Flyweight) to 0.85/min (Light Heavyweight).

Significant strike accuracy

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of significant strikes thrown that land. Higher is better.

Division norm 47.5% · middle half 43.5% to 51.7% · lowest 10% at or below 41.3% · highest 10% at or above 55.0%

Last five fights: norm 47.0%, middle half 41.7% to 53.0% (n = 78).

Highest: Sean O'Malley (60.3%), Bryce Mitchell (59.0%), Payton Talbott (58.8%). Lowest: Alatengheili (31.9%), Vince Morales (36.7%), Douglas Silva de Andrade (38.6%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 200 significant strike attempts.

Across divisions
Medians run from 46.0% (Women's Flyweight) to 52.1% (Light Heavyweight).

Significant strike defence

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of the opponent's significant strikes that miss. Higher is better.

Division norm 56.3% · middle half 52.7% to 59.3% · lowest 10% at or below 49.0% · highest 10% at or above 60.9%

Last five fights: norm 53.5%, middle half 48.7% to 57.4% (n = 78).

Highest: Aiemann Zahabi (68.2%), Miles Johns (67.2%), Javid Basharat (63.9%). Lowest: Payton Talbott (44.6%), Xiao Long (46.5%), Aoriqileng (46.5%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 200 opponent significant strike attempts faced.

Across divisions
Medians run from 50.6% (Light Heavyweight) to 57.5% (Women's Flyweight).

Knockdowns per 15 minutes

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 0.33 per 15 min · middle half 0.18 per 15 min to 0.53 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.00 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 0.84 per 15 min

Last five fights: norm 0.20 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.42 per 15 min (n = 79).

Highest: Adrian Yanez (1.41 per 15 min), Montel Jackson (1.40 per 15 min), Malcolm Wellmaker (1.24 per 15 min). Lowest: Da'Mon Blackshear (0.00 per 15 min), Brad Katona (0.00 per 15 min), Farid Basharat (0.00 per 15 min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.09 per 15 min (Women's Strawweight) to 0.53 per 15 min (Light Heavyweight).

Grappling

Takedowns landed per 15 minutes

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 1.07 per 15 min · middle half 0.74 per 15 min to 2.12 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.28 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 3.71 per 15 min

Last five fights: norm 1.22 per 15 min, middle half 0.26 per 15 min to 2.37 per 15 min (n = 79).

Highest: Merab Dvalishvili (5.97 per 15 min), Raul Rosas Jr. (5.34 per 15 min), Dan Argueta (4.36 per 15 min). Lowest: Adrian Yanez (0.00 per 15 min), Malcolm Wellmaker (0.00 per 15 min), Aiemann Zahabi (0.12 per 15 min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.52 per 15 min (Light Heavyweight) to 1.47 per 15 min (Women's Flyweight).

Takedown accuracy

50 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of takedown attempts that land. Higher is better.

Division norm 36.4% · middle half 31.0% to 42.9% · lowest 10% at or below 21.6% · highest 10% at or above 49.3%

Last five fights: norm 33.8%, middle half 25.0% to 41.7% (n = 61).

Highest: Montel Jackson (59.5%), Rinya Nakamura (57.1%), Raul Rosas Jr. (53.2%). Lowest: Jake Hadley (5.9%), Said Nurmagomedov (15.4%), Pedro Munhoz (16.0%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 takedown attempts.

Across divisions
Medians run from 33.3% (Flyweight) to 42.6% (Women's Bantamweight).

Takedown defence

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of opponent takedown attempts that are stopped. Higher is better.

Division norm 68.2% · middle half 57.3% to 76.8% · lowest 10% at or below 48.5% · highest 10% at or above 84.4%

Last five fights: norm 64.7%, middle half 54.4% to 80.0% (n = 71).

Highest: Rinya Nakamura (100.0%), Jose Aldo (91.6%), Xiao Long (88.0%). Lowest: Chad Anheliger (27.3%), Rob Font (37.1%), Bryce Mitchell (38.5%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 opponent takedown attempts faced.

Across divisions
Medians run from 59.1% (Heavyweight) to 69.8% (Light Heavyweight).

Control time

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of fight time spent in control of the opponent. Higher is better.

Division norm 16.7% · middle half 11.2% to 23.0% · lowest 10% at or below 5.6% · highest 10% at or above 36.6%

Last five fights: norm 17.1%, middle half 6.4% to 27.0% (n = 79).

Highest: Bryce Mitchell (55.0%), Rinya Nakamura (46.3%), Raul Rosas Jr. (44.6%). Lowest: Sean O'Malley (1.1%), Adrian Yanez (2.4%), Aiemann Zahabi (4.3%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.

Across divisions
Medians run from 10.4% (Light Heavyweight) to 26.8% (Women's Bantamweight).

Submission attempts per 15 minutes

58 of 103 active clear the minimum

Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.

Division norm 0.27 per 15 min · middle half 0.08 per 15 min to 0.55 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.00 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 1.10 per 15 min

Last five fights: norm 0.23 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.67 per 15 min (n = 79).

Highest: Da'Mon Blackshear (1.48 per 15 min), Dan Argueta (1.45 per 15 min), Brady Hiestand (1.38 per 15 min). Lowest: Cody Garbrandt (0.00 per 15 min), Cody Stamann (0.00 per 15 min), Miles Johns (0.00 per 15 min).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0.00 per 15 min (Heavyweight) to 0.85 per 15 min (Flyweight).

Outcomes

Knockout win rate

57 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of decided fights won by KO or TKO. Higher is better.

Division norm 18% · middle half 10% to 27% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 34%

Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 20% (n = 79).

Highest: Adrian Yanez (60%), Sean O'Malley (47%), Marcus McGhee (43%). Lowest: Brad Katona (0%), Farid Basharat (0%), Javid Basharat (0%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0% (Women's Strawweight) to 32% (Light Heavyweight).

Submission win rate

57 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of decided fights won by submission. Higher is better.

Division norm 5% · middle half 0% to 14% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 21%

Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 0% (n = 79).

Highest: Brady Hiestand (40%), Da'Mon Blackshear (33%), Said Nurmagomedov (27%). Lowest: Jose Aldo (0%), Cody Garbrandt (0%), Henry Cejudo (0%).

Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0% (Heavyweight) to 13% (Flyweight).

Knockout loss rate

37 of 103 active clear the minimum

Share of decided fights lost by KO or TKO. Lower is better.

Division norm 7% · middle half 0% to 11% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 18%

Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 20% (n = 69).

Highest: Aoriqileng (30%), Cody Garbrandt (28%), Adrian Yanez (20%). Lowest: Marlon Vera (0%), Rob Font (0%), Pedro Munhoz (0%).

Minimum: at least 8 fights and 8 qualifying fights.

Across divisions
Medians run from 0% (Women's Flyweight) to 22% (Light Heavyweight). Further right is better here too.
Who is in the group. Every UFC fighter with a bout between 10 October 2024 and 10 October 2026 (the last 24 months of data), filed in the division of most of their last three UFC bouts. Catchweight bouts do not count towards a division. 103 bantamweights qualify. Minimum sample. A fighter counts towards a stat only with enough UFC fights and fight time behind the figure (the minimum is printed under each stat). Below it they are left out rather than treated as zero. How to read it. The norm is the median: half the group is above it, half below. The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Medians and ranges describe the record; they are not a rating of anyone. Coverage. Every figure is built from UFC fights that have round-by-round data. Some older bouts do not, and are left out rather than estimated. Check us. Rebuilt from the official UFC statistical record on every build; nothing on this page is typed in by hand. UFC-wide leaderboards. Left out. 2 active fighters who share a name with another UFC fighter, because their division cannot be told apart by name.
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