Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Quicksand”

Mike Pyle

27-14-119 UFC

Grappler

Form

· 3L

Inactive

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·50age

Last fightLZak Ottow·KO/TKO·R1·8yr ago

Fighter Context

10–9UFC·

5KO

2Sub

3Dec

8.3min/fight

150UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

5–7(12 fights)

40%finish rate

-1.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.10

Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.210

Average

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

41%

Passive

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

Striking

Pyle

Ground & Pound

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min2.74

Str. Accuracy45%

383UFC landed/876attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.9 vs avg2.84

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / fight0.21

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

18%

Leg

15%

By Position

Distance55%

Clinch19%

Ground26%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 119 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 38 rounds
Avg. Landed	8	9	19
Avg. Absorbed	13	10	12
Avg. Net	-5	-2	+7

Grappling

Pyle

Sub Hunter

·87s ctrlAverage Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.80

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.30

TD Accuracy35%

16UFC landed/43attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.50

2UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense70%

38UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

9UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO5 / 10

Submission2 / 10

Decision3 / 10

KD → Finish

3/4Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 9

Submission1 / 9

Decision1 / 9

Loss Pattern

8 of 9 losses by finish in R1–R2

Primarily a KO/TKO finisher. 5 of 7 stoppages by KO/TKO

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

1.4pts

W3 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

1SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 20 vs 20 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.0

2.1

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

2.5

2.7

Diff

-1.3

-0.4

+1.5

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

▼Str. Acc-49%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Pyle — 19 UFC Fights

Result

Method

19 fights

Zak Ottow

KO/TKO R1 · 2:34Mar '18

-18

·4 SS (20%)·22 abs·1 kd taken

↵ 15mo layoff

Alex Garcia

KO/TKO R1 · 3:34Dec '16

-9

·5 SS (21%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Alberto Mina

KO/TKO R2 · 1:17Jul '16

-14

·2 SS (17%)·16 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Sean Spencer

KO/TKO R3 · 4:25Feb '16

+25

·75 SS (42%)·50 abs·1/4 td·113s ctrl·1 kd taken

Colby Covington

U-DEC R3May '15

-10

·16 SS (62%)·26 abs·2 td taken·41s ctrl·2 sub att

Jordan Mein

KO/TKO R1 · 1:12Aug '14

-8

·2 SS (25%)·10 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken

TJ Waldburger

KO/TKO R3 · 4:03Feb '14

+18

·56 SS (55%)·38 abs·4/4 td·198s ctrl·1 sub att

Matt BrownVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 0:29Aug '13

-10

·10 abs·1 kd taken

Rick StoryVeteran

S-DEC R3May '13

-24

·33 SS (45%)·57 abs·3 td taken·24s ctrl·1 kd taken·2 sub att

James Head

KO/TKO R1 · 1:55Dec '12

-4

·9 SS (53%)·13 abs·6s ctrl·1 kd landed

Pyle — Prior Tracked Fights (5)

WAaron WetherspoonStrikeforceU-DECR3—

LJake ShieldsEliteXCSUBR1—

WShonie CarterWECSUBR1—

WBret BergmarkWECSUBR1—

WJJ AmbroseAfflictionSUBR1—

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Quicksand”

Mike Pyle

27-14-119 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·50age

Last fightLZak Ottow·KO/TKO·8yr ago

Fighter Context

10–9UFC·

5KO

2Sub

3Dec

8.3min/fight

150UFC min

vs. Winning Record5–7

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.10

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.210

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

41%

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

Striking

Pyle

Welterweight avg

Ground & Pound

Sig. Strikes / Min2.74

Str. Accuracy45%

383UFC landed/876attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.9 vs avg2.84

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / Fight0.21

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.42

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

67%

Body

18%

Leg

15%

By Position

Dist55%

Clinch19%

Ground26%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=19	R2 n=10	R3 n=8
Landed	8	9	19
Absorbed	13	10	12
Net	-5	-2	+7

Grappling

Pyle

Welterweight avg

Sub Hunter

87s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.80

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.30

TD Accuracy35%

16UFC landed/43attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.50

2UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense70%

38UFC defended/52opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

70%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

5KO/TKO

2Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

7KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

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.

1.4pts

W3 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

3UD

1SD

0MD

25%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=19

R2n=10

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

2.0

2.1

4.2

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

2.5

2.7

Diff

-1.3

-0.4

+1.5

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

Pyle — UFC Fight Log

Zak Ottow

KO/TKO·R1·Mar '18

4 SS (20%)·22 abs·1 kd taken

Alex Garcia

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '16

5 SS (21%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Alberto Mina

KO/TKO·R2·Jul '16

2 SS (17%)·16 abs·2 td taken·1 kd taken·1 sub

Sean Spencer

KO/TKO·R3·Feb '16

75 SS (42%)·50 abs·1/4 td·113s ctrl·1 kd taken

Colby Covington

U-DEC·R3·May '15

16 SS (62%)·26 abs·2 td taken·41s ctrl·2 sub

Jordan Mein

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '14

2 SS (25%)·10 abs·0/2 td·1 kd taken

TJ Waldburger

KO/TKO·R3·Feb '14

56 SS (55%)·38 abs·4/4 td·198s ctrl·1 sub

Matt BrownVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '13

10 abs·1 kd taken

Pyle — Prior Tracked Fights (5)

WAaron WetherspoonStrikeforceU-DECR3

LJake ShieldsEliteXCSUBR1

WShonie CarterWECSUBR1

WBret BergmarkWECSUBR1

WJJ AmbroseAfflictionSUBR1

Round 119 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-5

-2

n=19

n=10

n=8

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-5

-2