Fighter Profile›Middleweight

Kyle Daukaus

17-4 (1 NC)9 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

· 2W

Declining

High Variance

Early Chaos

6'2"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightWGerald Meerschaert·SUB·R1·6mo ago

Fighter Context

4–4UFC1 NC·

1KO

2Sub

1Dec

7.1min/fight

79UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–3(6 fights)

50%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–0(3 fights)

100%finish rate

+5.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.42

Neutral

61%ile

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

0.181

Average

52%ile

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

Durability

Average

30%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

56%

Average

61%ile

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

Striking

Daukaus

Head Hunter

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.32

Str. Accuracy53%

195UFC landed/391attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.6 vs avg2.90

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / fight0.22

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.44

CQ KO Power

Above Avg70%ile1.03

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

73%

Body

16%

Leg

11%

By Position

Distance62%

Clinch13%

Ground24%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 19 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	9	16	15
Avg. Absorbed	10	20	13
Avg. Net	0	-3	+2

Grappling

Daukaus

Sub Hunter

·169s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.08

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY8.88

TD Accuracy25%

9UFC landed/38attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.10

2UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

10UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

div avg 61%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission2 / 4

Decision1 / 4

KD → Finish

1/2Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision2 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 3 of 3 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 22 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=4

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.7

3.7

3.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

4.5

2.7

Diff

-0.1

-0.8

+0.3

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 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-18%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Daukaus — 9 UFC Fights

Result

Method

9 fights

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

SUB R1 · 0:50Nov '25

·8 SS (73%)·17s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att

Michel PereiraVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 0:43Aug '25

·5 SS (63%)·2 abs·7s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 32mo layoff

Eryk Anders

KO/TKO R2 · 2:45Dec '22

-12

·37 SS (47%)·49 abs·0/8 td·1 td taken·44s ctrl·1 kd taken

Roman Dolidze

KO/TKO R1 · 1:13Jun '22

-4

·4 SS (44%)·8 abs·2 kd taken

Jamie Pickett

SUB R1 · 4:59Feb '22

·6 SS (67%)·5 abs·3/6 td·252s ctrl·2 sub att

Kevin HollandVeteran

Overturned R1 · 3:43Oct '21

·9 SS (69%)·3 abs·1/5 td·130s ctrl·3 sub att

⚠ Result overturned

Phil Hawes

U-DEC R3May '21

-38

·28 SS (34%)·66 abs·0/7 td·2 td taken·253s ctrl

Dustin Stoltzfus

U-DEC R3Nov '20

+32

·64 SS (52%)·32 abs·2/7 td·520s ctrl·1 sub att

Brendan Allen

U-DEC R3Jun '20

-7

·34 SS (59%)·41 abs·3/5 td·464s ctrl·1 kd taken

Daukaus — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WMichael LombardoDWCSU-DECR3Jun 2019

All Fighters

Middleweight

Kyle Daukaus

17-4 (1 NC)9 UFC

Form

6'2"ht·76"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightWGerald Meerschaert·SUB·6mo ago

Fighter Context

4–4UFC1 NC·

1KO

2Sub

1Dec

7.1min/fight

79UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–3

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–0

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.42

61%ile

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.181

52%ile

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

Durability

30%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

56%

61%ile

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

Striking

Daukaus

Middleweight avg

Head Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min3.32

Str. Accuracy53%

195UFC landed/391attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.6 vs avg2.90

Str. Defense42%

KD Rate / Fight0.22

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.44

CQ KO Power

Above Avg70%ile1.03

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

73%

Body

16%

Leg

11%

By Position

Dist62%

Clinch13%

Ground24%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=9	R2 n=4	R3 n=3
Landed	9	16	15
Absorbed	10	20	13
Net	0	-3	+2

Grappling

Daukaus

Middleweight avg

Sub Hunter

169s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.08

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY8.88

TD Accuracy25%

9UFC landed/38attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.10

2UFC wins/7attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

10UFC defended/13opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

2Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.7pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=9

R2n=4

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

2.7

3.7

3.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

4.5

2.7

Diff

-0.1

-0.8

+0.3

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

Daukaus — UFC Fight Log

Gerald MeerschaertVeteran

SUB·R1·Nov '25

8 SS (73%)·17s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub

Michel PereiraVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '25

5 SS (63%)·2 abs·7s ctrl·1 kd

Eryk Anders

KO/TKO·R2·Dec '22

37 SS (47%)·49 abs·0/8 td·1 td taken·44s ctrl·1 kd taken

Roman Dolidze

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '22

4 SS (44%)·8 abs·2 kd taken

Jamie Pickett

SUB·R1·Feb '22

6 SS (67%)·5 abs·3/6 td·252s ctrl·2 sub

Kevin HollandVeteran

Overturned·R1·Oct '21

9 SS (69%)·3 abs·1/5 td·130s ctrl·3 sub

Phil Hawes

U-DEC·R3·May '21

28 SS (34%)·66 abs·0/7 td·2 td taken·253s ctrl

Dustin Stoltzfus

U-DEC·R3·Nov '20

64 SS (52%)·32 abs·2/7 td·520s ctrl·1 sub

Daukaus — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WMichael LombardoDWCSU-DECR3Jun 2019

Round 19 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

n=9

n=4

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3