Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“Bam Bam”

Bryan Barberena

18-1219 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 4L

Inactive

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLGerald Meerschaert·SUB·R2·2yr ago

Fighter Context

9–10UFC·

4KO

1Sub

4Dec

11.7min/fight

223UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–9(15 fights)

67%finish rate

+1.0str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

3–3(6 fights)

67%finish rate

+1.7str diff/min

vs. Elite Opps

1–1(2 fights)

0%finish rate

+0.6str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.76

Neutral

67%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.010

Passive

13%ile

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

Durability

Durable

76%ile

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

47%

Average

41%ile

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

Striking

Barberena

Blitzer

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.35

Str. Accuracy48%

1,191UFC landed/2,479attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.0 vs avg4.59

Str. Defense44%

KD Rate / fight0.32

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.26

CQ KO Power

Below Avg29%ile0.50

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

13%

Leg

17%

By Position

Distance75%

Clinch17%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 119 rounds	Round 216 rounds	Round 312 rounds
Avg. Landed	17	28	35
Avg. Absorbed	18	22	28
Avg. Net	0	+6	+7

Grappling

Barberena

Non-Factor

·55s ctrlAverage Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.13

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.61

TD Accuracy22%

2UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

TD Defense50%

62UFC defended/124opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

div avg 61%

How They Lose

10UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision4 / 9

KD → Finish

3/5Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 10

Submission3 / 10

Decision5 / 10

Loss Pattern

Mixed

3 early · 2 late · 5 dec across 10 losses

Fast and versatile. 4 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

17%

1 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.2pts

W3 dec

2.2pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

1SD

1MD

11%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 59 vs 67 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=16

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

3.6

5.9

7.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

4.7

6.0

Diff

-0.0

+1.2

+1.4

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 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-51%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Barberena — 19 UFC Fights

Result

Method

19 fights

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

SUB R2 · 4:23Mar '24

·12 SS (32%)·11 abs·3 td taken

Makhmud Muradov

U-DEC R3Jul '23

-26

·28 SS (35%)·54 abs·0/1 td·13 td taken·2 kd taken

Gunnar NelsonVeteran

SUB R1 · 4:51Mar '23

-3

·7 SS (58%)·10 abs·1 td taken

Rafael Dos AnjosElite

SUB R2 · 3:20Dec '22

-6

·14 SS (48%)·20 abs·4 td taken·35s ctrl

Robbie LawlerVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 4:47Jul '22

+66

·147 SS (47%)·81 abs

Matt BrownElite

S-DEC R3Mar '22

+30

·111 SS (53%)·81 abs·5 td taken·57s ctrl

Darian Weeks

U-DEC R3Dec '21

-10

·108 SS (50%)·118 abs·4 td taken·21s ctrl

Jason Witt

M-DEC R3Jul '21

+15

·50 SS (44%)·35 abs·0/1 td·8 td taken·47s ctrl·1 kd taken

Anthony Ivy

U-DEC R3Sep '20

+27

·63 SS (50%)·36 abs·0/1 td·5 td taken·117s ctrl·2 sub att

↵ 15mo layoff

Randy Brown

KO/TKO R3 · 2:54Jun '19

-42

·47 SS (47%)·89 abs·58s ctrl·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Middleweight

“Bam Bam”

Bryan Barberena

18-1219 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·37age

Last fightLGerald Meerschaert·SUB·2yr ago

Fighter Context

9–10UFC·

4KO

1Sub

4Dec

11.7min/fight

223UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–9

vs. Veterans (8+ W)3–3

vs. Elite (15+ W)1–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.76

67%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.010

13%ile

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

Durability

76%ile

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

47%

41%ile

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

Striking

Barberena

Middleweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min5.35

Str. Accuracy48%

1,191UFC landed/2,479attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.0 vs avg4.59

Str. Defense44%

KD Rate / Fight0.32

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.26

CQ KO Power

Below Avg29%ile0.50

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

13%

Leg

17%

By Position

Dist75%

Clinch17%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=19	R2 n=16	R3 n=12
Landed	17	28	35
Absorbed	18	22	28
Net	0	+6	+7

Grappling

Barberena

Middleweight avg

Non-Factor

55s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.13

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.61

TD Accuracy22%

2UFC landed/9attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

1UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

TD Defense50%

62UFC defended/124opp. attempts

Sub Defense3 loss / 12 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

Win Methods

4KO/TKO

1Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

3Sub

5Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

17%1 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.2pts

W3 dec

2.2pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

1SD

1MD

11%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=16

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

3.6

5.9

7.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.7

4.7

6.0

Diff

-0.0

+1.2

+1.4

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

Barberena — UFC Fight Log

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

SUB·R2·Mar '24

12 SS (32%)·11 abs·3 td taken

Makhmud Muradov

U-DEC·R3·Jul '23

28 SS (35%)·54 abs·0/1 td·13 td taken·2 kd taken

Gunnar NelsonVeteran

SUB·R1·Mar '23

7 SS (58%)·10 abs·1 td taken

Rafael Dos AnjosElite

SUB·R2·Dec '22

14 SS (48%)·20 abs·4 td taken·35s ctrl

Robbie LawlerVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Jul '22

147 SS (47%)·81 abs

Matt BrownElite

S-DEC·R3·Mar '22

111 SS (53%)·81 abs·5 td taken·57s ctrl

Darian Weeks

U-DEC·R3·Dec '21

108 SS (50%)·118 abs·4 td taken·21s ctrl

Jason Witt

M-DEC·R3·Jul '21

50 SS (44%)·35 abs·0/1 td·8 td taken·47s ctrl·1 kd taken

Round 119 rounds

Round 216 rounds

Round 312 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=19

n=16

n=12

Landed

Absorbed

Net