Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“The Sledgehammer”

Ilir Latifi

17-9 (1 NC)16 UFC

Balanced

Form

Inactive

Early Chaos

High Wear

5'10"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightLRodrigo Nascimento·S-DEC·R3·2yr ago

Fighter Context

9–7UFC·

3KO

2Sub

4Dec

9.3min/fight

149UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–4(10 fights)

33%finish rate

+0.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–3(5 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.88

Deficit

15%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.246

Strong

76%ile

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

Durability

Average

49%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

59%

Strong

64%ile

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

Striking

Latifi

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.05

Str. Accuracy45%

306UFC landed/677attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.7 vs avg2.93

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.25

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.19

CQ KO Power

Above Avg73%ile1.31

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

18%

Leg

15%

By Position

Distance70%

Clinch11%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 116 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	8	9	10
Avg. Absorbed	9	17	14
Avg. Net	-1	-8	-4

Grappling

Latifi

G&P Threat

·168s ctrlActive Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.11

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.94

TD Accuracy35%

21UFC landed/59attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

2UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense100%

7UFC defended/7opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

div avg 68%

How They Lose

7UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 9

Submission2 / 9

Decision4 / 9

KD → Finish

2/4Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 7

Submission0 / 7

Decision4 / 7

Loss Pattern

Mixed

3 early · 0 late · 4 dec across 7 losses

Fast and versatile. 5 of 5 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

50%

4 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.3pts

W4 dec

1.3pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 17 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.1

2.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.4

3.7

2.8

Diff

-0.3

-1.8

-0.8

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+39%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Latifi — 16 UFC Fights

Result

Method

16 fights

Rodrigo Nascimento

S-DEC R3May '23

-19

·49 SS (64%)·68 abs·2/7 td·230s ctrl

Aleksei OleinikVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '22

+10

·38 SS (79%)·28 abs·3/6 td·509s ctrl

↵ 16mo layoff

Tanner Boser

S-DEC R3Jun '21

-35

·10 SS (26%)·45 abs·2/3 td·398s ctrl

↵ 16mo layoff

Derrick LewisVeteran

U-DEC R3Feb '20

-15

·5 SS (42%)·20 abs·3/7 td·529s ctrl

Volkan Oezdemir

KO/TKO R2 · 4:31Aug '19

-46

·18 SS (30%)·64 abs·1/5 td·67s ctrl·2 kd taken

Corey AndersonVeteran

U-DEC R3Dec '18

-7

·33 SS (42%)·40 abs·0/4 td·46s ctrl

Ovince Saint PreuxVeteran

SUB R1 · 3:48Feb '18

+18

·25 SS (61%)·7 abs·19s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Tyson Pedro

U-DEC R3Sep '17

+13

·44 SS (56%)·31 abs·4/5 td·443s ctrl

Ryan BaderVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 2:06Sep '16

-4

·9 SS (30%)·13 abs·0/5 td·26s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Gian Villante

U-DEC R3Mar '16

·30 SS (57%)·23 abs·3/12 td·277s ctrl

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“The Sledgehammer”

Ilir Latifi

17-9 (1 NC)16 UFC

Form

5'10"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·43age

Last fightLRodrigo Nascimento·S-DEC·2yr ago

Fighter Context

9–7UFC·

3KO

2Sub

4Dec

9.3min/fight

149UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.88

15%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.246

76%ile

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

Durability

49%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

59%

64%ile

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

Striking

Latifi

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.05

Str. Accuracy45%

306UFC landed/677attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.7 vs avg2.93

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.25

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.19

CQ KO Power

Above Avg73%ile1.31

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

18%

Leg

15%

By Position

Dist70%

Clinch11%

Ground19%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=16	R2 n=10	R3 n=8
Landed	8	9	10
Absorbed	9	17	14
Net	-1	-8	-4

Grappling

Latifi

Heavyweight avg

G&P Threat

168s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.11

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.94

TD Accuracy35%

21UFC landed/59attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.30

2UFC wins/3attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense100%

7UFC defended/7opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

56%

Average

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

2Sub

4Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

50%4 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.3pts

W4 dec

1.3pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

6UD

2SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=16

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.1

2.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.4

3.7

2.8

Diff

-0.3

-1.8

-0.8

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

Latifi — UFC Fight Log

Rodrigo Nascimento

S-DEC·R3·May '23

49 SS (64%)·68 abs·2/7 td·230s ctrl

Aleksei OleinikVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '22

38 SS (79%)·28 abs·3/6 td·509s ctrl

Tanner Boser

S-DEC·R3·Jun '21

10 SS (26%)·45 abs·2/3 td·398s ctrl

Derrick LewisVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Feb '20

5 SS (42%)·20 abs·3/7 td·529s ctrl

Volkan Oezdemir

KO/TKO·R2·Aug '19

18 SS (30%)·64 abs·1/5 td·67s ctrl·2 kd taken

Corey AndersonVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Dec '18

33 SS (42%)·40 abs·0/4 td·46s ctrl

Ovince Saint PreuxVeteran

SUB·R1·Feb '18

25 SS (61%)·7 abs·19s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Tyson Pedro

U-DEC·R3·Sep '17

44 SS (56%)·31 abs·4/5 td·443s ctrl

Round 116 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-8

-4

n=16

n=10

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-8

-4