Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“One Bad Mofo”

Joe Soto

18-78 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Inactive

Title Fight

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'6"ht·65"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLIuri Alcantara·KO/TKO·R1·8yr ago

Fighter Context

3–5UFC·

0KO

2Sub

1Dec

8.8min/fight

71UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–3(5 fights)

50%finish rate

-4.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-2.01

High Risk

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

0.059

Passive

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

28%

Passive

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

Striking

Soto

Distance Striker

Head Hunter

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.36

Str. Accuracy41%

238UFC landed/570attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+1.6 vs avg5.37

Str. Defense67%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.50

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

82%

Body

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance89%

Clinch1%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 18 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 34 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 5
Avg. Landed	5	21	23	13	—
Avg. Absorbed	14	30	26	32	—
Avg. Net	-8	-9	-3	-19	—

Grappling

Soto

Control Wrestler

·56s ctrlAverage Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.85

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.02

TD Accuracy21%

4UFC landed/19attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.90

2UFC wins/9attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense70%

14UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Tapped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

div avg 46%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 3

Submission2 / 3

Decision1 / 3

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 5

Submission1 / 5

Decision1 / 5

Loss Pattern

3 of 5 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

SUB L

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

1UD

1SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 31 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=4

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

1.7

4.3

5.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

6.0

5.6

Diff

-2.6

-1.8

-0.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-46%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Soto — 8 UFC Fights

Result

Method

8 fights

Iuri AlcantaraVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:06Feb '18

-16

·1 SS (50%)·17 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Brett Johns

SUB R1 · 0:30Dec '17

-1

·1 abs·0/1 td

Rani YahyaVeteran

U-DEC R3Mar '17

-5

·54 SS (48%)·59 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·284s ctrl·2 sub att

Marco Beltran

SUB R1 · 1:37Nov '16

-1

·2 SS (100%)·3 abs·1/1 td·26s ctrl·1 sub att

Chris Beal

SUB R3 · 3:39Jun '16

-29

·47 SS (35%)·76 abs·1/7 td·127s ctrl·2 sub att

Michinori Tanaka

S-DEC R3Jan '16

+14

·71 SS (64%)·57 abs·1/3 td·3 td taken·14s ctrl·4 sub att

Anthony Birchak

KO/TKO R1 · 1:37Jun '15

-15

·1 SS (11%)·16 abs·2 kd taken

TJ Dillashaw

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 2:20Aug '14

-89

·62 SS (31%)·151 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“One Bad Mofo”

Joe Soto

18-78 UFC

Form

5'6"ht·65"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age

Last fightLIuri Alcantara·KO/TKO·8yr ago

Fighter Context

3–5UFC·

0KO

2Sub

1Dec

8.8min/fight

71UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–3

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-2.01

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.059

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

28%

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

Striking

Soto

Bantamweight avg

Distance StrikerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min3.36

Str. Accuracy41%

238UFC landed/570attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+1.6 vs avg5.37

Str. Defense67%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.50

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

82%

Body

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist89%

Clinch1%

Ground10%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=8	R2 n=4	R3 n=4	R4 n=1	R5
Landed	5	21	23	13	—
Absorbed	14	30	26	32	—
Net	-8	-9	-3	-19	—

Grappling

Soto

Bantamweight avg

Control Wrestler

56s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.85

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.02

TD Accuracy21%

4UFC landed/19attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.90

2UFC wins/9attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense70%

14UFC defended/20opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

67%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

2Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (W)

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

1UD

1SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=4

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

1.7

4.3

5.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.3

6.0

5.6

Diff

-2.6

-1.8

-0.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Soto — UFC Fight Log

Iuri AlcantaraVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '18

1 SS (50%)·17 abs·0/1 td·1 kd taken

Brett Johns

SUB·R1·Dec '17

1 abs·0/1 td

Rani YahyaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Mar '17

54 SS (48%)·59 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·284s ctrl·2 sub

Marco Beltran

SUB·R1·Nov '16

2 SS (100%)·3 abs·1/1 td·26s ctrl·1 sub

Chris Beal

SUB·R3·Jun '16

47 SS (35%)·76 abs·1/7 td·127s ctrl·2 sub

Michinori Tanaka

S-DEC·R3·Jan '16

71 SS (64%)·57 abs·1/3 td·3 td taken·14s ctrl·4 sub

Anthony Birchak

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '15

1 SS (11%)·16 abs·2 kd taken

TJ DillashawTITLE

KO/TKO·R5·Aug '14

62 SS (31%)·151 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken·1 kd taken

Round 18 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 5

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

-8

-9

-3

-19

—

n=8

n=4

n=1

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

-8

-9

-3

-19

—