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Carlos Candelario absorbs 5.2 and lands 4.0 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Carlos Candelario's takedown activity is a consistent part of the output. Takedown threat ranks in the upper third of the division.

Carlos Candelario's last fight was over 44 months ago.

Carlos Candelario is 35 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Flyweight
“The Cannon”

Carlos Candelario

8-32 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'8"ht·68"reach·Southpawstance·35age
Last fightLJake Hadley·SUB·R2·3yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
11.3min/fight
·
53UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-1.20

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.273

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

Durability
Unrated

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

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
8-1
Last fight: Nov 2022
Physical
Height
5'8"
+2.0"div avg 5'6"
Reach
68"
+0.8"div avg 67.2"
Stance
Southpaw
Tactical edge vs orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
225%
Sub
338%
Decision
338%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
00%
Decision
1100%
Striking

Carlos Candelario — 3.97 significant strikes per minute, 46% striking accuracy, absorbs 5.17 strikes per minute.

Candelario
Flyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.97
Str. Accuracy46%
78UFC landed/182attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+1.5 vs avg5.17
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
21%
Leg
17%
By Position
Distance68%
/
Clinch8%
/
Ground25%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed3280
Avg. Absorbed322829
Avg. Net0-20-29
Grappling

Carlos Candelario — 2.3 takedowns per 15 minutes, 36% takedown accuracy, 0.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 53% takedown defense.

Candelario·155s ctrlActive Control
Flyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.28
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.97
TD Accuracy36%
3UFC landed/6attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
TD Defense53%
4UFC defended/5opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 45%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission1 / 2
Decision1 / 2
Loss Pattern
1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+20+40+60+79avg2022

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Candelario — 2 UFC Fights

Carlos Candelario — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Jake Hadley
FLY
SUB R2 · 2:39Nov '22
-21
·69 SS (47%)·90 abs·1/1 td·99s ctrl
L
Tatsuro Taira
FLY
U-DEC R3May '22
-48
·9 SS (26%)·57 abs·2/5 td·1 td taken·208s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att
Candelario — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
LVictor AltamiranoDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2021
WRonaldo CandidoDWCSU-DECR3Aug 2017
All Fighters
Flyweight
“The Cannon”

Carlos Candelario

8-32 UFC
Form
2L
5'8"ht·68"reach·Southpawstance·35age
Last fightLJake Hadley·SUB·3yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
11.3min/fight
·
53UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.20

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.273

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

Durability
Unrated

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

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
8-1
Last fight: Nov 2022
Physical
Height
5'8"
+2.0"div avg 5'6"
Reach
68"
+0.8"div avg 67.2"
Stance
Southpaw
Edge vs orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
225%
Sub
338%
Decision
338%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
00%
Decision
1100%
Striking
Candelario
Flyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.97
Str. Accuracy46%
78UFC landed/182attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+1.5 vs avg5.17
Str. Defense44%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
21%
Leg
17%
By Position
Dist68%
Clinch8%
Ground25%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=2
R3
n=1
Landed3280
Absorbed322829
Net0-20-29
Grappling
Candelario
Flyweight avg
155s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.28
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.97
TD Accuracy36%
3UFC landed/6attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
TD Defense53%
4UFC defended/5opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 4 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-2.60.74.1R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=2
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
6.3
2.0
0.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
6.3
7.2
5.8
Diff
+0.0
-5.2
-5.8

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

Candelario — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Jake HadleyFLY
SUB·R2·Nov '22
69 SS (47%)·90 abs·1/1 td·99s ctrl
L
Tatsuro TairaFLY
U-DEC·R3·May '22
9 SS (26%)·57 abs·2/5 td·1 td taken·208s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub
Candelario — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
LVictor AltamiranoDWCSS-DECR3Aug 2021
WRonaldo CandidoDWCSU-DECR3Aug 2017
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