Fighter Profile›Bantamweight

“The Bama Beast”

Marcus Brimage

7-78 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 2L

Inactive

High Wear

5'4"ht·71"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightLJimmie Rivera·KO/TKO·R1·10yr ago

Fighter Context

4–4UFC·

1KO

0Sub

3Dec

10.1min/fight

80UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.33

Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.186

Average

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

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

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

61%

Strong

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

Striking

Brimage

Distance Striker

Body Attacker

Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.97

Str. Accuracy35%

319UFC landed/896attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.1 vs avg3.64

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.25

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.50

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

55%

Body

26%

Leg

19%

By Position

Distance94%

Clinch6%

Ground1%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 18 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 35 rounds
Avg. Landed	16	15	22
Avg. Absorbed	15	13	21
Avg. Net	+1	+2	+2

Grappling

Brimage·14s ctrlPassive Control

Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.56

TD Accuracy100%

3UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

24UFC defended/30opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

25%

Decision Fighter

div avg 46%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision3 / 4

KD → Finish

1/2Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision1 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

1.7pts

W2 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

2SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 38 less in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=5

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

3.1

4.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.0

2.7

4.2

Diff

+0.3

+0.4

+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-36%L3

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

Brimage — 8 UFC Fights

Result

Method

8 fights

Jimmie Rivera

KO/TKO R1 · 1:29Jul '15

-6

·9 SS (53%)·15 abs·1 kd taken

Cody Garbrandt

KO/TKO R3 · 4:50Jan '15

-6

·43 SS (33%)·49 abs·1 td taken·17s ctrl·2 kd taken

Jumabieke Tuerxun

KO/TKO R1 · 2:58Nov '14

-1

·5 SS (31%)·6 abs·1 kd landed

Russell Doane

S-DEC R3Jul '14

·27 SS (36%)·24 abs·2/2 td·3 td taken·31s ctrl

↵ 15mo layoff

Conor McGregor

KO/TKO R1 · 1:07Apr '13

-9

·12 SS (29%)·21 abs·1 kd taken

Jimy Hettes

U-DEC R3Sep '12

+24

·111 SS (39%)·87 abs·2 td taken·16s ctrl·1 kd landed

Maximo Blanco

S-DEC R3Apr '12

·24 SS (18%)·18 abs

Stephen Bass

U-DEC R3Dec '11

+15

·88 SS (45%)·73 abs·1/1 td·41s ctrl

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“The Bama Beast”

Marcus Brimage

7-78 UFC

Form

5'4"ht·71"reach·Southpawstance·41age

Last fightLJimmie Rivera·KO/TKO·10yr ago

Fighter Context

4–4UFC·

1KO

0Sub

3Dec

10.1min/fight

80UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.33

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.186

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

61%

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

Striking

Brimage

Bantamweight avg

Distance StrikerBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.97

Str. Accuracy35%

319UFC landed/896attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.1 vs avg3.64

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.25

2UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.50

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

55%

Body

26%

Leg

19%

By Position

Dist94%

Clinch6%

Ground1%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=8	R2 n=5	R3 n=5
Landed	16	15	22
Absorbed	15	13	21
Net	+1	+2	+2

Grappling

Brimage

Bantamweight avg

14s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.56

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.56

TD Accuracy100%

3UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense80%

24UFC defended/30opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

25%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.7pts

W2 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

2SD

0MD

50%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=8

R2n=5

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

3.1

4.5

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.0

2.7

4.2

Diff

+0.3

+0.4

+0.3

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

Brimage — UFC Fight Log

Jimmie Rivera

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '15

9 SS (53%)·15 abs·1 kd taken

Cody Garbrandt

KO/TKO·R3·Jan '15

43 SS (33%)·49 abs·1 td taken·17s ctrl·2 kd taken

Jumabieke Tuerxun

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '14

5 SS (31%)·6 abs·1 kd

Russell Doane

S-DEC·R3·Jul '14

27 SS (36%)·24 abs·2/2 td·3 td taken·31s ctrl

Conor McGregor

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '13

12 SS (29%)·21 abs·1 kd taken

Jimy Hettes

U-DEC·R3·Sep '12

111 SS (39%)·87 abs·2 td taken·16s ctrl·1 kd

Maximo Blanco

S-DEC·R3·Apr '12

24 SS (18%)·18 abs

Stephen Bass

U-DEC·R3·Dec '11

88 SS (45%)·73 abs·1/1 td·41s ctrl

Round 18 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=8

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net