Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Bang”

Duane Ludwig

21-149 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 3L

Inactive

High Wear

5'10"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·47age

Last fightLChe Mills·KO/TKO·R1·13yr ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC·

1KO

0Sub

3Dec

7.2min/fight

58UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

3–1(4 fights)

33%finish rate

+0.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.57

Positive

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

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.036

None

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

60%

Strong

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

Striking

Ludwig

Dirty Boxer

Body Attacker

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.62

Str. Accuracy44%

307UFC landed/743attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg3.05

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / fight0.11

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

37%

Leg

By Position

Distance62%

Clinch30%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 23 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	15	23	33
Avg. Absorbed	10	18	22
Avg. Net	+5	+5	+11

Grappling

Ludwig

Non-Factor

·49s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.43

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.56

TD Accuracy25%

1UFC landed/6attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense59%

19UFC defended/28opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Liability

Finishing

Finish Rate

25%

Decision Fighter

div avg 53%

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

5 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

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 43 more 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=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.7

6.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

3.7

4.5

Diff

+1.6

+1.0

+2.1

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-57%L3

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

Ludwig — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Che Mills

KO/TKO R1 · 2:28Sep '12

-6

·2 SS (20%)·8 abs·2 td taken

Dan Hardy

KO/TKO R1 · 3:51May '12

-1

·17 SS (45%)·18 abs·1 kd taken

Josh Neer

SUB R1 · 3:04Jan '12

+19

·24 SS (52%)·5 abs·1 td taken·10s ctrl

Amir Sadollah

U-DEC R3Aug '11

+28

·123 SS (38%)·95 abs·1/2 td·97s ctrl

Nick Osipczak

S-DEC R3Nov '10

+39

·99 SS (43%)·60 abs·0/4 td·2 td taken·61s ctrl·2 kd taken

Darren Elkins

KO/TKO R1 · 0:44Mar '10

·1 SS (20%)·1 td taken

Jim Miller

SUB R1 · 2:31Jan '10

-4

·2 SS (7%)·6 abs·21s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 48mo layoff

Jonathan Goulet

KO/TKO R1 · 0:06Jan '06

·1 SS (100%)·1 kd landed

↵ 33mo layoff

Genki Sudo

U-DEC R3Apr '03

+14

·38 SS (67%)·24 abs·3 td taken·248s ctrl

Ludwig — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

LJosh ThomsonStrikeforceSUBR2—

WSammy MorganStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

LBJ PennK-1SUBR1—

LTyson GriffinStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

WTony FryklundStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WYves EdwardsStrikeforceU-DECR3—

LPaul DaleyStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

LLyle BeerbohmStrikeforceSUBR1—

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Bang”

Duane Ludwig

21-149 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·70"reach·Orthodoxstance·47age

Last fightLChe Mills·KO/TKO·13yr ago

Fighter Context

4–5UFC·

1KO

0Sub

3Dec

7.2min/fight

58UFC min

vs. Winning Record3–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.57

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.036

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

60%

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

Striking

Ludwig

Welterweight avg

Dirty BoxerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.62

Str. Accuracy44%

307UFC landed/743attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg3.05

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / Fight0.11

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

37%

Leg

By Position

Dist62%

Clinch30%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=3	R3 n=3
Landed	15	23	33
Absorbed	10	18	22
Net	+5	+5	+11

Grappling

Ludwig

Welterweight avg

Non-Factor

49s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.43

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.56

TD Accuracy25%

1UFC landed/6attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense59%

19UFC defended/28opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 2 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=3

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

5.0

4.7

6.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.4

3.7

4.5

Diff

+1.6

+1.0

+2.1

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

Ludwig — UFC Fight Log

Che Mills

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '12

2 SS (20%)·8 abs·2 td taken

Dan Hardy

KO/TKO·R1·May '12

17 SS (45%)·18 abs·1 kd taken

Josh Neer

SUB·R1·Jan '12

24 SS (52%)·5 abs·1 td taken·10s ctrl

Amir Sadollah

U-DEC·R3·Aug '11

123 SS (38%)·95 abs·1/2 td·97s ctrl

Nick Osipczak

S-DEC·R3·Nov '10

99 SS (43%)·60 abs·0/4 td·2 td taken·61s ctrl·2 kd taken

Darren Elkins

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '10

1 SS (20%)·1 td taken

Jim Miller

SUB·R1·Jan '10

2 SS (7%)·6 abs·21s ctrl·1 kd taken

Jonathan Goulet

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '06

1 SS (100%)·1 kd

Ludwig — Prior Tracked Fights (8)

LJosh ThomsonStrikeforceSUBR2

WSammy MorganStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

LBJ PennK-1SUBR1

LTyson GriffinStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

WTony FryklundStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

WYves EdwardsStrikeforceU-DECR3

LPaul DaleyStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

LLyle BeerbohmStrikeforceSUBR1

Round 19 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+11

n=9

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+11