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Josh Clopton absorbs 2.9 and lands 1.6 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Josh Clopton's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

Josh Clopton's last fight was over 155 months ago.

Josh Clopton is 44 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Featherweight
“The Gentleman”

Josh Clopton

6-2-12 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
5'6"ht·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLRani Yahya·U-DEC·R3·12yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
30UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-1.27

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.528

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
6-0-1
Last fight: Aug 2013
Physical
Height
5'6"
−2.8"div avg 5'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
233%
Decision
467%
Striking

Josh Clopton — 1.60 significant strikes per minute, 64% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.87 strikes per minute.

Clopton
Dirty Boxer
Leg Kicker
Featherweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.60
Str. Accuracy64%
48UFC landed/75attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.2 vs avg2.87
Str. Defense50%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
46%
Body
29%
Leg
25%
By Position
Distance42%
/
Clinch42%
/
Ground17%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed8116
Avg. Absorbed17234
Avg. Net-9-11+2
Grappling

Josh Clopton — 2.0 takedowns per 15 minutes, 66% takedown accuracy, 75% takedown defense.

Clopton·332s ctrlElite Control
Featherweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.00
TD Accuracy66%
4UFC landed/6attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense75%
6UFC defended/8opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 47%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision2 / 2
Loss Pattern
Outscored
2 of 2 losses by decision
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
W0 dec
1.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
0+12+25+37+49avg↵20112013

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Clopton — 2 UFC Fights

Josh Clopton — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Rani Yahya
FW
U-DEC R3Aug '13
-9
·5 SS (38%)·14 abs·2 td taken·199s ctrl
↵ 20mo layoff
L
Steven Siler
FW
U-DEC R3Dec '11
-29
·43 SS (69%)·72 abs·4/6 td·465s ctrl
All Fighters
Featherweight
“The Gentleman”

Josh Clopton

6-2-12 UFC
Form
2L
5'6"ht·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLRani Yahya·U-DEC·12yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
15.0min/fight
·
30UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.27

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.528

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
6-0-1
Last fight: Aug 2013
Physical
Height
5'6"
−2.8"div avg 5'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
233%
Decision
467%
Striking
Clopton
Featherweight avg
Dirty BoxerLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min1.60
Str. Accuracy64%
48UFC landed/75attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.2 vs avg2.87
Str. Defense50%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
46%
Body
29%
Leg
25%
By Position
Dist42%
Clinch42%
Ground17%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=2
R3
n=2
Landed8116
Absorbed17234
Net-9-11+2
Grappling
Clopton
Featherweight avg
332s ctrlElite Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY3.00
TD Accuracy66%
4UFC landed/6attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense75%
6UFC defended/8opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 3 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—
W0 dec
1.0pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-0.71.13.0R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
1.5
2.2
1.1
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.3
4.5
0.8
Diff
-1.8
-2.3
+0.3

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

Clopton — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Rani YahyaFW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '13
5 SS (38%)·14 abs·2 td taken·199s ctrl
L
Steven SilerFW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '11
43 SS (69%)·72 abs·4/6 td·465s ctrl
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