Fighter Profile›Middleweight

David Branch

22-69 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Title Fight

High Wear

6'1"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·44age

Last fightLJack Hermansson·SUB·R1·7yr ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC·

1KO

0Sub

3Dec

9.2min/fight

82UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–4(8 fights)

25%finish rate

-0.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.25

Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.284

Average

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

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

75%

Dominant

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

Striking

Branch

Dirty Boxer

Body Attacker

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.66

Str. Accuracy39%

137UFC landed/344attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.6 vs avg1.91

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.11

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.11

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

47%

Body

30%

Leg

23%

By Position

Distance50%

Clinch35%

Ground15%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 27 rounds	Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed	8	6	7
Avg. Absorbed	6	12	5
Avg. Net	+2	-6	+2

Grappling

Branch

G&P Threat

·229s ctrlElite Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.55

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.83

TD Accuracy32%

14UFC landed/43attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense43%

7UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

25%

Decision Fighter

div avg 61%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision3 / 4

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 5

Submission2 / 5

Decision0 / 5

Loss Pattern

4 of 5 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 16 vs 14 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=7

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

1.8

1.6

1.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.5

3.1

1.0

Diff

+0.3

-1.6

+0.5

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-57%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Branch — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Jack Hermansson

SUB R1 · 0:49Mar '19

-2

·1 SS (17%)·3 abs·1 td taken

Jared Cannonier

KO/TKO R2 · 0:39Nov '18

-16

·10 SS (40%)·26 abs·3/10 td·118s ctrl·1 kd taken

Thiago SantosVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 2:30Apr '18

-9

·5 SS (33%)·14 abs·0/1 td·1 kd landed

Luke Rockhold

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 4:05Sep '17

-33

·25 SS (45%)·58 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·138s ctrl

Krzysztof Jotko

S-DEC R3May '17

+11

·39 SS (32%)·28 abs·2/7 td·1 td taken·312s ctrl

↵ 74mo layoff

Rousimar Palhares

SUB R2 · 1:44Mar '11

·6 SS (26%)·2 abs·1/1 td·198s ctrl

Rich Attonito

U-DEC R3Dec '10

+10

·16 SS (59%)·6 abs·4/10 td·739s ctrl

Tomasz Drwal

U-DEC R3Sep '10

·15 SS (48%)·10 abs·3/10 td·459s ctrl

Gerald Harris

KO/TKO R3 · 2:35Jul '10

+10

·20 SS (51%)·10 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·88s ctrl

All Fighters

Middleweight

David Branch

22-69 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·44age

Last fightLJack Hermansson·SUB·7yr ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC·

1KO

0Sub

3Dec

9.2min/fight

82UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.25

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.284

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

75%

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

Striking

Branch

Middleweight avg

Dirty BoxerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min1.66

Str. Accuracy39%

137UFC landed/344attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.6 vs avg1.91

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.11

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.11

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

47%

Body

30%

Leg

23%

By Position

Dist50%

Clinch35%

Ground15%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=7	R3 n=4
Landed	8	6	7
Absorbed	6	12	5
Net	+2	-6	+2

Grappling

Branch

Middleweight avg

G&P Threat

229s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.55

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.83

TD Accuracy32%

14UFC landed/43attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

TD Defense43%

7UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 4 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

25%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

2Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

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

2UD

1SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=7

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

1.8

1.6

1.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.5

3.1

1.0

Diff

+0.3

-1.6

+0.5

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

Branch — UFC Fight Log

Jack Hermansson

SUB·R1·Mar '19

1 SS (17%)·3 abs·1 td taken

Jared Cannonier

KO/TKO·R2·Nov '18

10 SS (40%)·26 abs·3/10 td·118s ctrl·1 kd taken

Thiago SantosVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '18

5 SS (33%)·14 abs·0/1 td·1 kd

Luke RockholdTITLE

KO/TKO·R2·Sep '17

25 SS (45%)·58 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·138s ctrl

Krzysztof Jotko

S-DEC·R3·May '17

39 SS (32%)·28 abs·2/7 td·1 td taken·312s ctrl

Rousimar Palhares

SUB·R2·Mar '11

6 SS (26%)·2 abs·1/1 td·198s ctrl

Rich Attonito

U-DEC·R3·Dec '10

16 SS (59%)·6 abs·4/10 td·739s ctrl

Tomasz Drwal

U-DEC·R3·Sep '10

15 SS (48%)·10 abs·3/10 td·459s ctrl

Round 19 rounds

Round 27 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-6

n=9

n=7

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-6