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Joe Merritt lands 1.5 and absorbs 0.7 significant strikes per minute. Positive striking margin. Outputs more than concedes on the feet.

Joe Merritt has minimal takedown activity on record.

Joe Merritt's last fight was over 132 months ago.

Joe Merritt is 42 years old.

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Joe Merritt

7-21 UFC
Form
Inactive
6'0"ht·Orthodoxstance·42age
Last fightLAlex Oliveira·U-DEC·R3·11yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
15UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈1 UFC Fight
Striking Differential
+0.80

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

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

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
7-1
Last fight: Jun 2015
Physical
Height
6'0"
+0.8"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
KO Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
7100%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
1100%
Decision
00%
Striking

Joe Merritt — 1.53 significant strikes per minute, 58% striking accuracy, absorbs 0.73 strikes per minute.

Merritt
Ground & Pound
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.53
Str. Accuracy58%
23UFC landed/39attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−3.0 vs avg0.73
Str. Defense66%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
13%
Leg
17%
By Position
Distance17%
/
Clinch35%
/
Ground48%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 11 round
Round 21 round
Round 31 round
Avg. Landed8105
Avg. Absorbed236
Avg. Net+6+7-1
Grappling

Joe Merritt — 68% takedown defense.

Merritt·151s ctrlActive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.00
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/2attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense68%
11UFC defended/16opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision1 / 1
Loss Pattern
Lost by decision
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+7+13+20+26avg2015

1 UFC fights · hover for details

Merritt — 1 UFC Fight

Joe Merritt — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 1 loss.

Result
Method
1 fight
L
Alex Oliveira
WW
U-DEC R3Jun '15
+12
·23 SS (59%)·11 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·151s ctrl
All Fighters
Welterweight

Joe Merritt

7-21 UFC
Form
6'0"ht·Orthodoxstance·42age
Last fightLAlex Oliveira·U-DEC·11yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
15UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.80

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

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

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
7-1
Last fight: Jun 2015
Physical
Height
6'0"
+0.8"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
KO Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
7100%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
1100%
Decision
00%
Striking
Merritt
Welterweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min1.53
Str. Accuracy58%
23UFC landed/39attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−3.0 vs avg0.73
Str. Defense66%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
13%
Leg
17%
By Position
Dist17%
Clinch35%
Ground48%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=1
R2
n=1
R3
n=1
Landed8105
Absorbed236
Net+6+7-1
Grappling
Merritt
Welterweight avg
151s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.00
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/2attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense68%
11UFC defended/16opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
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
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.81.93.1R1R2R3
R1n=1
R2n=1
R3n=1
Outputsig strikes / min
1.6
2.0
1.0
Absorbedsig strikes / min
0.4
0.6
1.2
Diff
+1.2
+1.4
-0.2

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

Merritt — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Alex OliveiraWW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '15
23 SS (59%)·11 abs·0/2 td·5 td taken·151s ctrl
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