The typical active UFC welterweight lands 4.06 significant strikes a minute, absorbs 3.55 and lands 1.08 takedowns per 15 minutes. These are medians over the 98 welterweights with a UFC bout since 10 October 2024, counting only those with enough fights for a fair figure.
shaded: middle half of active welterweights · 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 4.06/min · middle half 3.33/min to 4.69/min · lowest 10% at or below 2.55/min · highest 10% at or above 5.32/min
Last five fights: norm 3.99/min, middle half 2.98/min to 4.73/min (n = 70).
Highest: Daniel Rodriguez (7.18/min), Chidi Njokuani (6.38/min), Michael Morales (6.25/min). Lowest: Gunnar Nelson (1.77/min), Michael Chiesa (2.02/min), Ramiz Brahimaj (2.14/min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Significant strikes taken per minute. Lower is better.
Division norm 3.55/min · middle half 2.82/min to 4.27/min · lowest 10% at or below 2.38/min · highest 10% at or above 5.58/min
Last five fights: norm 3.88/min, middle half 2.66/min to 5.16/min (n = 70).
Highest: Rhys McKee (7.15/min), Jared Gooden (6.74/min), Ange Loosa (6.47/min). Lowest: Islam Makhachev (1.42/min), Jeremiah Wells (1.43/min), Michael Chiesa (1.73/min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Strikes landed minus strikes absorbed, per minute. Higher is better.
Division norm 0.40/min · middle half -0.46/min to 0.99/min · lowest 10% at or below -0.91/min · highest 10% at or above 1.32/min
Last five fights: norm 0.18/min, middle half -0.65/min to 0.96/min (n = 70).
Highest: Michael Morales (3.04/min), Chidi Njokuani (2.32/min), Daniel Rodriguez (1.82/min). Lowest: Rhys McKee (-2.44/min), Jared Gooden (-2.34/min), Song Kenan (-1.34/min).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Share of significant strikes thrown that land. Higher is better.
Division norm 49.0% · middle half 44.0% to 52.9% · lowest 10% at or below 40.8% · highest 10% at or above 56.7%
Last five fights: norm 49.6%, middle half 43.5% to 53.4% (n = 71).
Highest: Chidi Njokuani (61.7%), Gunnar Nelson (61.2%), Shavkat Rakhmonov (60.1%). Lowest: Joaquin Buckley (36.4%), Court McGee (36.8%), Khaos Williams (38.2%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 200 significant strike attempts.
Share of the opponent's significant strikes that miss. Higher is better.
Division norm 53.9% · middle half 50.7% to 57.2% · lowest 10% at or below 46.3% · highest 10% at or above 60.6%
Last five fights: norm 52.1%, middle half 47.7% to 56.9% (n = 72).
Highest: Gabriel Bonfim (64.3%), Islam Makhachev (61.5%), Santiago Ponzinibbio (61.1%). Lowest: Khaos Williams (41.2%), Nikolay Veretennikov (44.0%), Bryan Battle (44.2%).
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 0.35 per 15 min · middle half 0.18 per 15 min to 0.60 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.07 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 0.88 per 15 min
Last five fights: norm 0.24 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.42 per 15 min (n = 70).
Highest: Uros Medic (3.20 per 15 min), Carlos Prates (2.32 per 15 min), Michael Morales (1.84 per 15 min). Lowest: Belal Muhammad (0.00 per 15 min), Adam Fugitt (0.00 per 15 min), Nikolay Veretennikov (0.00 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 1.08 per 15 min · middle half 0.54 per 15 min to 1.99 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.19 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 3.25 per 15 min
Last five fights: norm 0.93 per 15 min, middle half 0.44 per 15 min to 1.84 per 15 min (n = 70).
Highest: Myktybek Orolbai (8.22 per 15 min), Themba Gorimbo (4.52 per 15 min), Rinat Fakhretdinov (3.91 per 15 min). Lowest: Chris Curtis (0.00 per 15 min), Khaos Williams (0.00 per 15 min), Chidi Njokuani (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 36.4% · middle half 30.0% to 45.5% · lowest 10% at or below 23.5% · highest 10% at or above 52.8%
Last five fights: norm 32.3%, middle half 22.4% to 47.1% (n = 54).
Highest: Themba Gorimbo (62.5%), Myktybek Orolbai (59.7%), Matthew Semelsberger (57.1%). Lowest: Rhys McKee (0.0%), Bryan Battle (17.4%), Carlston Harris (20.0%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 takedown attempts.
Share of opponent takedown attempts that are stopped. Higher is better.
Division norm 65.0% · middle half 52.4% to 72.4% · lowest 10% at or below 46.7% · highest 10% at or above 85.2%
Last five fights: norm 64.7%, middle half 50.0% to 76.8% (n = 59).
Highest: Rinat Fakhretdinov (91.7%), Islam Makhachev (91.3%), Belal Muhammad (90.6%). Lowest: Myktybek Orolbai (36.4%), Mickey Gall (37.5%), Francisco Prado (40.0%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 10 opponent takedown attempts faced.
Share of fight time spent in control of the opponent. Higher is better.
Division norm 15.8% · middle half 10.5% to 25.8% · lowest 10% at or below 4.9% · highest 10% at or above 47.6%
Last five fights: norm 14.4%, middle half 8.2% to 30.1% (n = 70).
Highest: Rinat Fakhretdinov (54.0%), Myktybek Orolbai (53.9%), Themba Gorimbo (52.8%). Lowest: Chris Curtis (2.0%), Song Kenan (3.2%), Jack Della Maddalena (3.7%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 30 minutes of fight time.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fight time. Higher is better.
Division norm 0.36 per 15 min · middle half 0.09 per 15 min to 0.62 per 15 min · lowest 10% at or below 0.00 per 15 min · highest 10% at or above 1.00 per 15 min
Last five fights: norm 0.31 per 15 min, middle half 0.00 per 15 min to 0.57 per 15 min (n = 70).
Highest: Preston Parsons (2.31 per 15 min), Mickey Gall (1.58 per 15 min), Ramiz Brahimaj (1.44 per 15 min). Lowest: Stephen Thompson (0.00 per 15 min), Santiago Ponzinibbio (0.00 per 15 min), Muslim Salikhov (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 18% · middle half 12% to 33% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 40%
Last five fights: norm 20%, middle half 0% to 25% (n = 73).
Highest: Carlos Prates (88%), Uros Medic (73%), Michael Morales (71%). Lowest: Court McGee (0%), Michael Chiesa (0%), Gunnar Nelson (0%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights.
Share of decided fights won by submission. Higher is better.
Division norm 7% · middle half 0% to 25% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 38%
Last five fights: norm 0%, middle half 0% to 20% (n = 73).
Highest: Shavkat Rakhmonov (71%), Gunnar Nelson (50%), Islam Makhachev (42%). Lowest: Santiago Ponzinibbio (0%), Stephen Thompson (0%), Max Griffin (0%).
Minimum: at least 5 fights and 5 qualifying fights.
Share of decided fights lost by KO or TKO. Lower is better.
Division norm 10% · middle half 5% to 18% · lowest 10% at or below 0% · highest 10% at or above 22%
Last five fights: norm 20%, middle half 0% to 25% (n = 67).
Highest: Carlston Harris (38%), Song Kenan (27%), Niko Price (25%). Lowest: Michael Chiesa (0%), Ian Machado Garry (0%), Khaos Williams (0%).
Minimum: at least 8 fights and 8 qualifying fights.