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Brandon Thatch absorbs 3.6 and lands 2.7 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Brandon Thatch's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Brandon Thatch wins 27% of rounds across 11 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Brandon Thatch has 0 KO/TKO losses in 4 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.17 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 88 out of 99, average for the division.

Brandon Thatch finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Brandon Thatch's last fight was over 114 months ago.

Brandon Thatch is 40 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Welterweight
“Rukus”

Brandon Thatch

11-56 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 4L
Inactive
Title Fight
High Variance
Moderate Wear
6'2"ht·74"reach·Switchstance·40age
Last fightLNiko Price·SUB·R1·9yr ago
Fighter Context
2–4UFC·
2KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
7.3min/fight
·
44UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.93
Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat
0.359
Strong

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability
88
Durable

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
27%
Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Brandon Thatch — 2.70 significant strikes per minute, 42% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.63 strikes per minute.

Thatch
Dirty Boxer
Body Attacker
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.70
Str. Accuracy42%
119UFC landed/278attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
3.63
Str. Defense52%
KD Rate / fight0.50
3UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.17
CQ KO Power
2.52
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
53%
Body
26%
Leg
21%
By Position
Distance66%
/
Clinch26%
/
Ground8%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 16 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed13135
Avg. Absorbed102517
Avg. Net+2-12-12
Grappling

Brandon Thatch — 1.4 takedowns per 15 minutes, 66% takedown accuracy, 0.7 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 50% takedown defense.

Thatch
Control Wrestler
·15s ctrlPassive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.04
TD Accuracy66%
4UFC landed/6attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
0UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
TD Defense50%
8UFC defended/16opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Liability
Finishing

Brandon Thatch — 2 UFC wins (2 KO/TKO), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
div avg 53%
How They Lose
4UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision0 / 2
KD → Finish
2/2Lethal
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 4
Submission4 / 4
Decision0 / 4
Loss Pattern
2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3R4R5
KO/TKO W
SUB L
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 9 less in second half of career
0+13+25+38+51avg↵201320152016

6 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.81.23.2R1R2R3
R1n=6
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.6
2.5
1.1
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
4.9
3.7
Diff
+0.7
-2.4
-2.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 6 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼Str. Diff-0.37 idxL3
-108%-5%97%WWLLLL

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Thatch — 6 UFC Fights

Brandon Thatch — UFC fight record: 2 wins, 4 losses.

Result
Method
6 fights
L
Niko Price
WW
SUB R1 · 4:30Dec '16
+2
·8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 td taken·2 sub att
L
Siyar Bahadurzada
WW
SUB R3 · 4:11Mar '16
-54
·30 SS (57%)·84 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl
L
Gunnar Nelson
WW
SUB R1 · 2:54Jul '15
+2
·8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 kd taken
L
Benson HendersonVeteran
TITLEWW
SUB R4 · 3:58Feb '15
-13
·44 SS (31%)·57 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·17s ctrl
↵ 15mo layoff
W
Paulo Thiago
WW
KO/TKO R1 · 2:10Nov '13
+7
·12 SS (43%)·5 abs·1 td taken·27s ctrl·1 kd landed
W
Justin Edwards
WW
KO/TKO R1 · 1:23Aug '13
+15
·17 SS (65%)·2 abs·1/1 td·18s ctrl·2 kd landed
Thatch — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
LBrandon MaganaStrikeforceS-DECR3—
All Fighters
Welterweight
“Rukus”

Brandon Thatch

11-56 UFC
Form
4L
6'2"ht·74"reach·Switchstance·40age
Last fightLNiko Price·SUB·9yr ago
Fighter Context
2–4UFC·
2KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
7.3min/fight
·
44UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.93

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.359

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
88

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
27%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Thatch
Welterweight avg
Dirty BoxerBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min2.70
Str. Accuracy42%
119UFC landed/278attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
3.63
Str. Defense52%
KD Rate / Fight0.50
3UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.17
CQ KO Power
2.52
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
53%
Body
26%
Leg
21%
By Position
Dist66%
Clinch26%
Ground8%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=6
R2
n=2
R3
n=2
Landed13135
Absorbed102517
Net+2-12-12
Grappling
Thatch
Welterweight avg
Control Wrestler
15s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.04
TD Accuracy66%
4UFC landed/6attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
0UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
TD Defense50%
8UFC defended/16opp. attempts
Sub Defense4 loss / 5 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
4Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
KO (W)
Sub (L)
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.81.23.2R1R2R3
R1n=6
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.6
2.5
1.1
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
4.9
3.7
Diff
+0.7
-2.4
-2.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Thatch — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Niko PriceWW
SUB·R1·Dec '16
8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 td taken·2 sub
L
Siyar BahadurzadaWW
SUB·R3·Mar '16
30 SS (57%)·84 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl
L
Gunnar NelsonWW
SUB·R1·Jul '15
8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 kd taken
L
Benson HendersonVeteranTITLEWW
SUB·R4·Feb '15
44 SS (31%)·57 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·17s ctrl
W
Paulo ThiagoWW
KO/TKO·R1·Nov '13
12 SS (43%)·5 abs·1 td taken·27s ctrl·1 kd
W
Justin EdwardsWW
KO/TKO·R1·Aug '13
17 SS (65%)·2 abs·1/1 td·18s ctrl·2 kd
Thatch — Prior Tracked Fights (1)
LBrandon MaganaStrikeforceS-DECR3
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