Fighter Profile›Lightweight

“Prince of Peru”

Claudio Puelles

13-59 UFC

Wrestler

Form

· 3L

Moderate Wear

5'10"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·30age

Last fightLJoaquim Silva·S-DEC·R3·8mo ago

Fighter Context

5–4UFC·

0KO

3Sub

2Dec

11.7min/fight

105UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–3(5 fights)

50%finish rate

-1.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.08

Deficit

14%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.352

Strong

81%ile

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

Durability

Average

26%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

39%

Passive

19%ile

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

Striking

Puelles

Ground & Pound

Body Attacker

Lightweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.54

Str. Accuracy46%

161UFC landed/345attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.6 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

32%

Leg

By Position

Distance56%

Clinch6%

Ground38%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 36 rounds
Avg. Landed	7	7	8
Avg. Absorbed	10	15	10
Avg. Net	-3	-8	-3

Grappling

Puelles

Sub Hunter

·312s ctrlElite Control

Lightweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.29

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.73

TD Accuracy33%

23UFC landed/68attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

3UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

6UFC defended/10opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

div avg 52%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 5

Submission3 / 5

Decision2 / 5

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision2 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Submission finisher. 3 career subs spread across multiple rounds

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

3.0pts

W2 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

2SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 7 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=8

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

1.4

1.6

1.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.1

3.4

2.4

Diff

-0.7

-1.9

-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

▼TD Acc-31%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Puelles — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Joaquim Silva

S-DEC R3Sep '25

-4

·21 SS (33%)·25 abs·4/16 td·445s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 19mo layoff

Fares Ziam

S-DEC R3Feb '24

-27

·4 SS (44%)·31 abs·7/13 td·434s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

Dan HookerVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 4:06Nov '22

-24

·5 SS (28%)·29 abs·0/8 td·8s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Clay GuidaElite

SUB R1 · 3:01Apr '22

-2

·1 SS (33%)·3 abs·14s ctrl·2 sub att

Chris Gruetzemacher

SUB R3 · 3:25Dec '21

·43 SS (63%)·38 abs·1/8 td·1 td taken·380s ctrl·1 sub att

Jordan Leavitt

U-DEC R3Jun '21

-1

·20 SS (61%)·21 abs·4/4 td·2 td taken·601s ctrl

↵ 21mo layoff

Marcos Mariano

U-DEC R3Sep '19

+20

·22 SS (65%)·2 abs·4/6 td·800s ctrl·2 sub att

↵ 16mo layoff

Felipe Silva

SUB R3 · 2:23May '18

-54

·16 SS (33%)·70 abs·2/7 td·1 td taken·89s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

↵ 18mo layoff

Martin Bravo

KO/TKO R2 · 1:55Nov '16

-27

·29 SS (43%)·56 abs·1/6 td·34s ctrl·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Lightweight

“Prince of Peru”

Claudio Puelles

13-59 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·72"reach·Southpawstance·30age

Last fightLJoaquim Silva·S-DEC·8mo ago

Fighter Context

5–4UFC·

0KO

3Sub

2Dec

11.7min/fight

105UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.08

14%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.352

81%ile

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

Durability

26%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

39%

19%ile

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

Striking

Puelles

Lightweight avg

Ground & PoundBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min1.54

Str. Accuracy46%

161UFC landed/345attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.6 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense48%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

62%

Body

32%

Leg

By Position

Dist56%

Clinch6%

Ground38%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=8	R3 n=6
Landed	7	7	8
Absorbed	10	15	10
Net	-3	-8	-3

Grappling

Puelles

Lightweight avg

Sub Hunter

312s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.29

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY9.73

TD Accuracy33%

23UFC landed/68attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

3UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense60%

6UFC defended/10opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

60%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

3Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

3.0pts

W2 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

2SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=8

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

1.4

1.6

1.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.1

3.4

2.4

Diff

-0.7

-1.9

-0.6

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

Puelles — UFC Fight Log

Joaquim Silva

S-DEC·R3·Sep '25

21 SS (33%)·25 abs·4/16 td·445s ctrl·1 kd taken

Fares Ziam

S-DEC·R3·Feb '24

4 SS (44%)·31 abs·7/13 td·434s ctrl

Dan HookerVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '22

5 SS (28%)·29 abs·0/8 td·8s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Clay GuidaElite

SUB·R1·Apr '22

1 SS (33%)·3 abs·14s ctrl·2 sub

Chris Gruetzemacher

SUB·R3·Dec '21

43 SS (63%)·38 abs·1/8 td·1 td taken·380s ctrl·1 sub

Jordan Leavitt

U-DEC·R3·Jun '21

20 SS (61%)·21 abs·4/4 td·2 td taken·601s ctrl

Marcos Mariano

U-DEC·R3·Sep '19

22 SS (65%)·2 abs·4/6 td·800s ctrl·2 sub

Felipe Silva

SUB·R3·May '18

16 SS (33%)·70 abs·2/7 td·1 td taken·89s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Round 19 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

-8

-3

n=9

n=8

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3

-8

-3