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

0.299

Average

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

Average

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

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

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. Landed	13	13	5
Avg. Absorbed	10	25	17
Avg. Net	+2	-12	-12

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

6 fights

Niko Price

SUB R1 · 4:30Dec '16

·8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 td taken·2 sub att

Siyar Bahadurzada

SUB R3 · 4:11Mar '16

-54

·30 SS (57%)·84 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl

Gunnar Nelson

SUB R1 · 2:54Jul '15

·8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 kd taken

Benson HendersonVeteran

TITLE

SUB R4 · 3:58Feb '15

-13

·44 SS (31%)·57 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·17s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

Paulo Thiago

KO/TKO R1 · 2:10Nov '13

·12 SS (43%)·5 abs·1 td taken·27s ctrl·1 kd landed

Justin Edwards

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

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

0.299

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

Durability

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

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
Landed	13	13	5
Absorbed	10	25	17
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

KO (W)

Sub (L)

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

Niko Price

SUB·R1·Dec '16

8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 td taken·2 sub

Siyar Bahadurzada

SUB·R3·Mar '16

30 SS (57%)·84 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·29s ctrl

Gunnar Nelson

SUB·R1·Jul '15

8 SS (57%)·6 abs·1 kd taken

Benson HendersonVeteranTITLE

SUB·R4·Feb '15

44 SS (31%)·57 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·17s ctrl

Paulo Thiago

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '13

12 SS (43%)·5 abs·1 td taken·27s ctrl·1 kd

Justin Edwards

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

Round 16 rounds

Round 22 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-12

n=6

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-12