Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“Red”

Eric Schafer

14-8-29 UFC

Submission Specialist

Form

· 4L

Inactive

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'3"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age

Last fightLJorge Rivera·KO/TKO·R2·14yr ago

Fighter Context

3–6UFC·

1KO

2Sub

0Dec

8.3min/fight

75UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

0–5(5 fights)

-2.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-1.49

Deficit

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.227

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

29%

Passive

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

Striking

Schafer

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.89

Str. Accuracy34%

141UFC landed/409attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.2 vs avg3.38

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

14%

Leg

By Position

Distance43%

Clinch18%

Ground39%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	11	6	4
Avg. Absorbed	13	18	16
Avg. Net	-2	-12	-12

Grappling

Schafer

Sub Hunter

·126s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.81

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.03

TD Accuracy36%

9UFC landed/25attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.80

2UFC wins/9attempted

Defense

TD Defense50%

6UFC defended/12opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 61%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 3

Submission2 / 3

Decision0 / 3

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 6

Submission0 / 6

Decision3 / 6

Loss Pattern

3 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 3 of 3 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 7 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=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

1.4

0.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.6

3.1

Diff

-0.4

-3.2

-2.3

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+65%L3

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

Schafer — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Jorge Rivera

KO/TKO R2 · 1:31Jan '12

·6 SS (67%)·6 abs·2/5 td·276s ctrl

Aaron Simpson

U-DEC R3Oct '11

-44

·14 SS (14%)·58 abs·2 kd taken

↵ 19mo layoff

Jason Brilz

U-DEC R3Mar '10

-43

·27 SS (33%)·70 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·105s ctrl·1 sub att

Ryan Bader

U-DEC R3Oct '09

-27

·25 SS (22%)·52 abs·3 td taken·2 kd taken·1 sub att

Antonio Mendes

KO/TKO R1 · 3:35Jan '09

+19

·22 SS (73%)·3 abs·0/1 td·187s ctrl

Houston Alexander

SUB R1 · 4:53Sep '08

+12

·24 SS (63%)·12 abs·1/4 td·196s ctrl·2 sub att

Stephan Bonnar

KO/TKO R2 · 2:47Oct '07

-17

·13 SS (76%)·30 abs·1/5 td·129s ctrl·1 sub att

Michael Bisping

KO/TKO R1 · 4:24Dec '06

-16

·3 SS (50%)·19 abs·3/7 td·151s ctrl·2 sub att

Rob MacDonald

SUB R1 · 2:26Aug '06

·7 SS (70%)·2 abs·89s ctrl·2 sub att

All Fighters

Middleweight

“Red”

Eric Schafer

14-8-29 UFC

Form

6'3"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age

Last fightLJorge Rivera·KO/TKO·14yr ago

Fighter Context

3–6UFC·

1KO

2Sub

0Dec

8.3min/fight

75UFC min

vs. Winning Record0–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-1.49

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.227

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

29%

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

Striking

Schafer

Middleweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min1.89

Str. Accuracy34%

141UFC landed/409attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.2 vs avg3.38

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.44

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

14%

Leg

By Position

Dist43%

Clinch18%

Ground39%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=5	R3 n=3
Landed	11	6	4
Absorbed	13	18	16
Net	-2	-12	-12

Grappling

Schafer

Middleweight avg

Sub Hunter

126s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.81

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.03

TD Accuracy36%

9UFC landed/25attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.80

2UFC wins/9attempted

Defense

TD Defense50%

6UFC defended/12opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

2Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.5

1.4

0.8

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.6

3.1

Diff

-0.4

-3.2

-2.3

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

Schafer — UFC Fight Log

Jorge Rivera

KO/TKO·R2·Jan '12

6 SS (67%)·6 abs·2/5 td·276s ctrl

Aaron Simpson

U-DEC·R3·Oct '11

14 SS (14%)·58 abs·2 kd taken

Jason Brilz

U-DEC·R3·Mar '10

27 SS (33%)·70 abs·2/3 td·3 td taken·105s ctrl·1 sub

Ryan Bader

U-DEC·R3·Oct '09

25 SS (22%)·52 abs·3 td taken·2 kd taken·1 sub

Antonio Mendes

KO/TKO·R1·Jan '09

22 SS (73%)·3 abs·0/1 td·187s ctrl

Houston Alexander

SUB·R1·Sep '08

24 SS (63%)·12 abs·1/4 td·196s ctrl·2 sub

Stephan Bonnar

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '07

13 SS (76%)·30 abs·1/5 td·129s ctrl·1 sub

Michael Bisping

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '06

3 SS (50%)·19 abs·3/7 td·151s ctrl·2 sub

Round 19 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

-12

n=9

n=5

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2

-12