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Kyle Watson lands 3.7 and absorbs 3.3 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

Kyle Watson has minimal takedown activity on record.

Kyle Watson's last fight was over 182 months ago.

Kyle Watson is 46 years old.

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Kyle Watson

13-8-12 UFC
Form
Inactive
6'0"ht·Southpawstance·46age
Last fightLJohn Makdessi·KO/TKO·R3·15yr ago
Fighter Context
1–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
13.2min/fight
·
26UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
+0.42

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
38

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
12-7-1
Last fight: Apr 2011
Physical
Height
6'0"
+2.2"div avg 5'10"
Stance
Southpaw
Tactical edge vs orthodox
Sub Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
217%
Sub
1083%
Decision
00%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
457%
Sub
00%
Decision
343%
Striking

Kyle Watson — 3.67 significant strikes per minute, 35% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.25 strikes per minute.

Watson
Distance Striker
Body Attacker
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.67
Str. Accuracy35%
97UFC landed/276attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.0 vs avg3.25
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
41%
Body
38%
Leg
21%
By Position
Distance78%
/
Clinch22%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed191812
Avg. Absorbed141910
Avg. Net+5-1+2
Grappling

Kyle Watson — 100% takedown defense.

Watson·83s ctrlAverage Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY8.51
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/15attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense100%
1UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing

Kyle Watson — 1 UFC win (1 decision).

Finish Rate
0%
div avg 52%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision1 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Pattern
Stopped by KO/TKO in R3
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
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+21+41+62+83avg20102011

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Watson — 2 UFC Fights

Kyle Watson — UFC fight record: 1 win, 1 loss.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
John Makdessi
LW
KO/TKO R3 · 1:27Apr '11
-25
·25 SS (18%)·50 abs·0/3 td·18s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Sako Chivitchian
LW
U-DEC R3Dec '10
+36
·72 SS (53%)·36 abs·0/12 td·148s ctrl
All Fighters
Lightweight

Kyle Watson

13-8-12 UFC
Form
6'0"ht·Southpawstance·46age
Last fightLJohn Makdessi·KO/TKO·15yr ago
Fighter Context
1–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
1Dec
·
13.2min/fight
·
26UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.42

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
38

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
12-7-1
Last fight: Apr 2011
Physical
Height
6'0"
+2.2"div avg 5'10"
Stance
Southpaw
Edge vs orthodox
Sub Artist
Win Methods
KO / TKO
217%
Sub
1083%
Decision
00%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
457%
Sub
00%
Decision
343%
Striking
Watson
Lightweight avg
Distance StrikerBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.67
Str. Accuracy35%
97UFC landed/276attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.0 vs avg3.25
Str. Defense62%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
41%
Body
38%
Leg
21%
By Position
Dist78%
Clinch22%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=2
R3
n=2
Landed191812
Absorbed141910
Net+5-1+2
Grappling
Watson
Lightweight avg
83s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY8.51
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/15attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense100%
1UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
1Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
1UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.92.13.4R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
3.8
3.6
3.6
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.8
3.8
3.1
Diff
+1.0
-0.2
+0.5

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

Watson — UFC Fight Log
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L
John MakdessiLW
KO/TKO·R3·Apr '11
25 SS (18%)·50 abs·0/3 td·18s ctrl·1 kd taken
W
Sako ChivitchianLW
U-DEC·R3·Dec '10
72 SS (53%)·36 abs·0/12 td·148s ctrl
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