The typical active UFC light heavyweight lands 4.16 significant strikes a minute, absorbs 3.41 and lands 0.52 takedowns per 15 minutes. These are medians over the 52 light heavyweights with a UFC bout since 10 October 2024, counting only those with enough fights for a fair figure.
shaded: middle half of active light heavyweights · 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.
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.
Significant strikes landed per minute of fight time. Higher is better.
Division norm 4.16/min · middle half 3.55/min to 5.00/min · lowest 10% at or below 3.22/min · highest 10% at or above 5.64/min
Last five fights: norm 4.13/min, middle half 3.32/min to 5.56/min (n = 39).
Highest: Carlos Ulberg (6.61/min), Navajo Stirling (6.41/min), Jamahal Hill (5.89/min). Lowest: Paul Craig (2.50/min), Brendson Ribeiro (2.64/min), Modestas Bukauskas (3.10/min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Significant strikes taken per minute. Lower is better.
Division norm 3.41/min · middle half 3.01/min to 4.03/min · lowest 10% at or below 2.68/min · highest 10% at or above 4.41/min
Last five fights: norm 3.81/min, middle half 3.31/min to 4.57/min (n = 39).
Highest: Rodolfo Bellato (5.99/min), Jiri Prochazka (5.67/min), Anthony Smith (5.19/min). Lowest: Oumar Sy (1.97/min), Navajo Stirling (2.46/min), Magomed Ankalaev (2.49/min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Strikes landed minus strikes absorbed, per minute. Higher is better.
Division norm 0.85/min · middle half -0.02/min to 1.57/min · lowest 10% at or below -0.75/min · highest 10% at or above 1.91/min
Last five fights: norm 0.41/min, middle half -0.78/min to 1.11/min (n = 39).
Highest: Navajo Stirling (3.94/min), Carlos Ulberg (2.57/min), Marcin Prachnio (2.38/min). Lowest: Anthony Smith (-1.95/min), Rodolfo Bellato (-1.19/min), Modestas Bukauskas (-0.79/min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Share of significant strikes thrown that land. Higher is better.
Division norm 52.1% · middle half 49.2% to 55.0% · lowest 10% at or below 43.6% · highest 10% at or above 57.4%
Last five fights: norm 52.1%, middle half 47.2% to 55.7% (n = 38).
Highest: Alex Pereira (61.4%), Zhang Mingyang (58.6%), Rodolfo Bellato (58.3%). Lowest: Brendson Ribeiro (39.8%), Khalil Rountree Jr. (40.6%), Modestas Bukauskas (43.3%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 200 significant strike attempts.
Share of the opponent's significant strikes that miss. Higher is better.
Division norm 50.6% · middle half 46.2% to 55.1% · lowest 10% at or below 44.3% · highest 10% at or above 57.5%
Last five fights: norm 49.6%, middle half 45.7% to 54.8% (n = 39).
Highest: Oumar Sy (64.5%), Navajo Stirling (59.4%), Dustin Jacoby (57.8%). Lowest: Jimmy Crute (39.7%), Julius Walker (42.2%), Paul Craig (43.4%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 200 opponent significant strike attempts faced.
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.
Division norm 0.53 per 15 min · middle half 0.34 per 15 min to 0.80 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.17 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 0.97 per 15 min
Last five fights: norm 0.41 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.89 per 15 min (n = 39).
Highest: Azamat Murzakanov (1.42 per 15 min), Carlos Ulberg (1.25 per 15 min), Khalil Rountree Jr. (1.20 per 15 min). Lowest: Oumar Sy (0.00 per 15 min), Paul Craig (0.09 per 15 min), Marcin Prachnio (0.14 per 15 min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.
Division norm 0.52 per 15 min · middle half 0.16 per 15 min to 0.95 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.00 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 3.01 per 15 min
Last five fights: norm 0.30 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 1.20 per 15 min (n = 39).
Highest: Jimmy Crute (4.64 per 15 min), Julius Walker (4.29 per 15 min), Ion Cutelaba (4.02 per 15 min). Lowest: Khalil Rountree Jr. (0.00 per 15 min), Jamahal Hill (0.00 per 15 min), Tanner Boser (0.00 per 15 min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Share of takedown attempts that land. Higher is better.
Division norm 33.6% · middle half 22.6% to 40.1% · lowest 10% at or below 20.7% · highest 10% at or above 49.9%
Last five fights: norm 32.7%, middle half 19.2% to 38.4% (n = 20).
Highest: Jimmy Crute (52.2%), Ion Cutelaba (51.1%), Jan Blachowicz (48.7%). Lowest: Paul Craig (18.8%), Dustin Jacoby (20.0%), Azamat Murzakanov (21.4%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 takedown attempts. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.
Share of opponent takedown attempts that are stopped. Higher is better.
Division norm 69.8% · middle half 55.3% to 79.8% · lowest 10% at or below 50.0% · highest 10% at or above 87.2%
Last five fights: norm 72.5%, middle half 63.8% to 83.9% (n = 24).
Highest: Rodolfo Bellato (93.3%), Magomed Ankalaev (87.5%), Ibo Aslan (87.5%). Lowest: Brendson Ribeiro (33.3%), Paul Craig (35.3%), Anthony Smith (50.0%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 opponent takedown attempts faced. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.
Share of fight time spent in control of the opponent. Higher is better.
Division norm 10.4% · middle half 5.6% to 21.9% · lowest 10% at or below 2.0% · highest 10% at or above 35.6%
Last five fights: norm 10.7%, middle half 4.9% to 21.2% (n = 39).
Highest: Julius Walker (59.0%), Jimmy Crute (40.1%), Oumar Sy (38.0%). Lowest: Ibo Aslan (0.4%), Junior Tafa (1.4%), Alex Pereira (1.9%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.
Division norm 0.20 per 15 min · middle half 0.02 per 15 min to 0.39 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.00 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 0.73 per 15 min
Last five fights: norm 0.00 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.38 per 15 min (n = 39).
Highest: Jimmy Crute (2.13 per 15 min), Paul Craig (1.34 per 15 min), Nikita Krylov (1.14 per 15 min). Lowest: Dustin Jacoby (0.00 per 15 min), Jamahal Hill (0.00 per 15 min), Marcin Prachnio (0.00 per 15 min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Share of decided fights won by KO or TKO. Higher is better.
Division norm 32% · middle half 20% to 46% · lowest 10% at or below 17% · highest 10% at or above 56%
Last five fights: norm 29%, middle half 0% to 42% (n = 40).
Highest: Azamat Murzakanov (71%), Alex Pereira (62%), Zhang Mingyang (60%). Lowest: Brendson Ribeiro (0%), Marcin Prachnio (9%), Paul Craig (16%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights.
Share of decided fights won by submission. Higher is better.
Division norm 6% · middle half 0% to 11% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 22%
Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 5% (n = 40).
Highest: Jimmy Crute (40%), Paul Craig (32%), Nikita Krylov (23%). Lowest: Dustin Jacoby (0%), Khalil Rountree Jr. (0%), Magomed Ankalaev (0%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights.
Share of decided fights lost by KO or TKO. Lower is better.
Division norm 22% · middle half 14% to 27% · lowest 10% at or below 10% · highest 10% at or above 31%
Last five fights: norm 20%, middle half 10% to 40% (n = 35).
Highest: Brendson Ribeiro (33%), Jiri Prochazka (33%), Paul Craig (32%). Lowest: Magomed Ankalaev (7%), Carlos Ulberg (9%), Jan Blachowicz (10%).
Minimum: at least 8 fights and 8 qualifying fights. Fewer than 30 fighters, so fighter pages read this stat in three bands, not five.