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“El Terrible”

Estevan Payan

16-12 (1 NC)3 UFC
Pressure Fighter
Form
· 3L
Inactive
Moderate Wear
5'10"ht·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLAlex White·KO/TKO·R1·12yr ago
Fighter Context
0–3UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.9min/fight
·
27UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
+0.67
Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.134
Passive

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

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

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.

Striking
Payan
Distance Striker
Featherweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.25
Str. Accuracy42%
67UFC landed/182attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.4 vs avg3.58
Str. Defense57%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.67
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
24%
Leg
13%
By Position
Distance72%
/
Clinch20%
/
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 13 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed11125
Avg. Absorbed151713
Avg. Net-3-4-8
Grappling
Payan·81s ctrlAverage Control
Featherweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.56
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense60%
4UFC defended/12opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Escaped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 47%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 3
Submission0 / 3
Decision1 / 3
Loss Pattern
Mixed
1 early · 1 late · 1 dec across 3 losses
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+9+18+28+37avg20132014

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

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.30.93.1R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
2.4
1.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.8
3.3
5.0
Diff
-0.9
-0.9
-3.3

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 3 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
-20%38%97%LLL

Last 3 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Payan — 3 UFC Fights
Result
Method
3 fights
L
Alex White
KO/TKO R1 · 1:28Apr '14
-10
·
10 SS (43%)·20 abs·1 kd taken
L
Robert Peralta
KO/TKO R3 · 0:12Dec '13
-2
·
32 SS (49%)·34 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·225s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Jeremy Stephens
U-DEC R3May '13
-24
·
25 SS (27%)·49 abs·6 td taken·17s ctrl·1 sub att
Payan — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WAlonzo MartinezStrikeforceU-DECR3—
WMichael BravoStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—
All Fighters
Featherweight
“El Terrible”

Estevan Payan

16-12 (1 NC)3 UFC
Form
3L
5'10"ht·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLAlex White·KO/TKO·12yr ago
Fighter Context
0–3UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.9min/fight
·
27UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.67

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.134

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.

Striking
Payan
Featherweight avg
Distance Striker
Sig. Strikes / Min4.25
Str. Accuracy42%
67UFC landed/182attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.4 vs avg3.58
Str. Defense57%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.67
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
63%
Body
24%
Leg
13%
By Position
Dist72%
Clinch20%
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=3
R2
n=2
R3
n=2
Landed11125
Absorbed151713
Net-3-4-8
Grappling
Payan
Featherweight avg
81s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.36
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.56
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense60%
4UFC defended/12opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (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
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.30.93.1R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
2.4
1.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.8
3.3
5.0
Diff
-0.9
-0.9
-3.3

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

Payan — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Alex White
KO/TKO·R1·Apr '14
10 SS (43%)·20 abs·1 kd taken
L
Robert Peralta
KO/TKO·R3·Dec '13
32 SS (49%)·34 abs·1/1 td·2 td taken·225s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Jeremy Stephens
U-DEC·R3·May '13
25 SS (27%)·49 abs·6 td taken·17s ctrl·1 sub
Payan — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WAlonzo MartinezStrikeforceU-DECR3
WMichael BravoStrikeforceKO/TKOR2
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