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“The Crippler”

Chris Leben

22-1122 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 4L
Inactive
High Variance
Early Chaos
High Wear
5'11"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·45age
Last fightLUriah Hall·KO/TKO·R1·12yr ago
Fighter Context
12–10UFC·
7KO
·
2Sub
·
3Dec
·
9.4min/fight
·
199UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
3–5(8 fights)
·
100%finish rate
·
-1.3str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+0.00
Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.163
Passive

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

Durability
65
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
50%
Average

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

Striking
Leben
Dirty Boxer
Middleweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.87
Str. Accuracy42%
572UFC landed/1,333attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.7 vs avg2.87
Str. Defense52%
KD Rate / fight0.23
5UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.27
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
16%
Leg
21%
By Position
Distance48%
/
Clinch30%
/
Ground22%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 122 rounds
Round 214 rounds
Round 310 rounds
Avg. Landed121411
Avg. Absorbed121214
Avg. Net0+2-2
Grappling
Leben
Sub Hunter
·143s ctrlActive Control
Middleweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.14
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.79
TD Accuracy41%
17UFC landed/37attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80
2UFC wins/10attempted
Defense
TD Defense53%
39UFC defended/71opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing
Finish Rate
75%
Strong Finisher
div avg 61%
How They Lose
10UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO7 / 12
Submission2 / 12
Decision3 / 12
KD → Finish
5/5Lethal
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO4 / 10
Submission2 / 10
Decision4 / 10
Loss Pattern
5 of 10 losses by finish in R1–R2
Fast and versatile. 7 of 9 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
W0 dec
2.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
29%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 7 more in second half of career
0+17+35+52+69avg200520062007200820092010201120122013

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

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.41.62.8R1R2R3
R1n=22
R2n=14
R3n=10
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
3.1
2.5
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
2.6
3.0
Diff
+0.0
+0.5
-0.6

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 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+25%L3
-55%30%115%WWLWLLLL

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

Leben — 22 UFC Fights
Result
Method
22 fights
L
Uriah Hall
KO/TKO R1 · 5:00Dec '13
-9
·
11 SS (33%)·20 abs·1 kd taken
L
Andrew Craig
S-DEC R3Jul '13
-34
·
30 SS (45%)·64 abs·0/7 td·2 td taken·300s ctrl
L
Derek Brunson
U-DEC R3Dec '12
-1
·
40 SS (43%)·41 abs·4 td taken
L
Mark Munoz
KO/TKO R2 · 5:00Nov '11
-27
·
12 SS (34%)·39 abs·2/2 td·5 td taken·86s ctrl·2 sub att
W
Wanderlei Silva
KO/TKO R1 · 0:27Jul '11
+6
·
9 SS (90%)·3 abs·1 kd landed
L
Brian Stann
KO/TKO R1 · 3:37Jan '11
-23
·
7 SS (28%)·30 abs·0/2 td·8s ctrl·3 kd taken
W
Yoshihiro Akiyama
SUB R3 · 4:40Jul '10
+19
·
46 SS (44%)·27 abs·5 td taken·23s ctrl·4 sub att
W
Aaron Simpson
KO/TKO R2 · 4:17Jun '10
-1
·
42 SS (46%)·43 abs·2 td taken·45s ctrl
W
Jay Silva
U-DEC R3Jan '10
+45
·
60 SS (61%)·15 abs·2/3 td·636s ctrl·2 sub att
L
Jake Rosholt
SUB R3 · 1:30Aug '09
-7
·
14 SS (33%)·21 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·207s ctrl
Leben — Prior Tracked Fights (3)
WMike SwickWECKO/TKOR2—
WBrian SleemanWECSUBR1—
LJoe DoerksenOtherU-DECR3—
All Fighters
Middleweight
“The Crippler”

Chris Leben

22-1122 UFC
Form
4L
5'11"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·45age
Last fightLUriah Hall·KO/TKO·12yr ago
Fighter Context
12–10UFC·
7KO
·
2Sub
·
3Dec
·
9.4min/fight
·
199UFC min
vs. Winning Record3–5
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.00

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.163

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

Durability
65

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
50%

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

Striking
Leben
Middleweight avg
Dirty Boxer
Sig. Strikes / Min2.87
Str. Accuracy42%
572UFC landed/1,333attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.7 vs avg2.87
Str. Defense52%
KD Rate / Fight0.23
5UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.27
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
16%
Leg
21%
By Position
Dist48%
Clinch30%
Ground22%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=22
R2
n=14
R3
n=10
Landed121411
Absorbed121214
Net0+2-2
Grappling
Leben
Middleweight avg
Sub Hunter
143s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.14
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.79
TD Accuracy41%
17UFC landed/37attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.80
2UFC wins/10attempted
Defense
TD Defense53%
39UFC defended/71opp. attempts
Sub Defense2 loss / 8 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
75%
Strong Finisher
Win Methods
7KO/TKO
2Sub
3Dec
Loss Methods
4KO/TKO
2Sub
4Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—
W0 dec
2.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
2SD
·
0MD
·
29%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.41.62.8R1R2R3
R1n=22
R2n=14
R3n=10
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
3.1
2.5
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.0
2.6
3.0
Diff
+0.0
+0.5
-0.6

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

Leben — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Uriah Hall
KO/TKO·R1·Dec '13
11 SS (33%)·20 abs·1 kd taken
L
Andrew Craig
S-DEC·R3·Jul '13
30 SS (45%)·64 abs·0/7 td·2 td taken·300s ctrl
L
Derek Brunson
U-DEC·R3·Dec '12
40 SS (43%)·41 abs·4 td taken
L
Mark Munoz
KO/TKO·R2·Nov '11
12 SS (34%)·39 abs·2/2 td·5 td taken·86s ctrl·2 sub
W
Wanderlei Silva
KO/TKO·R1·Jul '11
9 SS (90%)·3 abs·1 kd
L
Brian Stann
KO/TKO·R1·Jan '11
7 SS (28%)·30 abs·0/2 td·8s ctrl·3 kd taken
W
Yoshihiro Akiyama
SUB·R3·Jul '10
46 SS (44%)·27 abs·5 td taken·23s ctrl·4 sub
W
Aaron Simpson
KO/TKO·R2·Jun '10
42 SS (46%)·43 abs·2 td taken·45s ctrl
Leben — Prior Tracked Fights (3)
WMike SwickWECKO/TKOR2
WBrian SleemanWECSUBR1
LJoe DoerksenOtherU-DECR3
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