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Richie Hightower absorbs 6.9 and lands 4.6 significant strikes per minute. Striking deficit of 2.3. Among the larger negative margins in the division.

Richie Hightower's takedown volume and opponent defense rate both point to a credible wrestling threat.

Richie Hightower's last fight was over 223 months ago.

Richie Hightower is 51 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Welterweight
“The Dirty Samurai”

Richie Hightower

8-4 (1 NC)1 UFC
Form
Inactive
5'8"ht·Orthodoxstance·51age
Last fightLTroy Mandaloniz·KO/TKO·R1·18yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
4.3min/fight
·
4UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈1 UFC Fight
Striking Differential
-2.30

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

Adj. TD Threat
1.384

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

Durability
29

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
8-3
Last fight: Dec 2007
Physical
Height
5'8"
−3.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
450%
Sub
113%
Decision
338%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
267%
Decision
133%
Striking

Richie Hightower — 4.62 significant strikes per minute, 35% striking accuracy, absorbs 6.92 strikes per minute.

Hightower
Dirty Boxer
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.62
Str. Accuracy35%
20UFC landed/56attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+3.2 vs avg6.92
Str. Defense21%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
20%
Leg
10%
By Position
Distance70%
/
Clinch30%
Grappling

Richie Hightower — 3.5 takedowns per 15 minutes, 100% takedown accuracy, 100% takedown defense.

Hightower·19s ctrlPassive Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.46
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense100%
2UFC defended/2opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Pattern
Stopped by KO/TKO in R1
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+6+12+17+23avg2007

1 UFC fights · hover for details

Hightower — 1 UFC Fight

Richie Hightower — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 1 loss.

Result
Method
1 fight
L
Troy Mandaloniz
WW
KO/TKO R1 · 4:20Dec '07
-10
·20 SS (36%)·30 abs·1/1 td·19s ctrl·1 kd taken
All Fighters
Welterweight
“The Dirty Samurai”

Richie Hightower

8-4 (1 NC)1 UFC
Form
5'8"ht·Orthodoxstance·51age
Last fightLTroy Mandaloniz·KO/TKO·18yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
4.3min/fight
·
4UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-2.30

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

Adj. TD Threat
1.384

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

Durability
29

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
8-3
Last fight: Dec 2007
Physical
Height
5'8"
−3.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
450%
Sub
113%
Decision
338%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
267%
Decision
133%
Striking
Hightower
Welterweight avg
Dirty Boxer
Sig. Strikes / Min4.62
Str. Accuracy35%
20UFC landed/56attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+3.2 vs avg6.92
Str. Defense21%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
20%
Leg
10%
By Position
Dist70%
Clinch30%
Grappling
Hightower
Welterweight avg
19s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min3.46
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense100%
2UFC defended/2opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Pace & Cardio
No completed rounds with sufficient data. Fights may have ended too early in R1 to compute per-round pace stats.
Hightower — UFC Fight Log
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L
Troy MandalonizWW
KO/TKO·R1·Dec '07
20 SS (36%)·30 abs·1/1 td·19s ctrl·1 kd taken
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