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Richie Smullen lands 2.0 and absorbs 2.3 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

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

Richie Smullen's last fight was over 96 months ago.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight

Richie Smullen

3-1-11 UFC
Form
Inactive
5'9"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLLuis Pena·SUB·R1·7yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
3.5min/fight
·
4UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈1 UFC Fight
Striking Differential
-0.28

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

Adj. TD Threat
2.241

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

Durability
Unrated

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
15-3-1
Last fight: Jul 2018
Physical
Height
5'9"
−0.8"div avg 5'10"
Reach
68"
−3.6"div avg 71.6"
Stance
Orthodox
Finisher
Win Methods
KO / TKO
640%
Sub
640%
Decision
320%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
133%
Decision
267%
Striking

Richie Smullen — 1.98 significant strikes per minute, 77% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.26 strikes per minute.

Smullen
Ground & Pound
Leg Kicker
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.98
Str. Accuracy77%
7UFC landed/9attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−2.0 vs avg2.26
Str. Defense65%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
43%
Body
14%
Leg
43%
By Position
Distance43%
/
Ground57%
Grappling

Richie Smullen — 8.5 takedowns per 15 minutes, 66% takedown accuracy.

Smullen·100s ctrlActive Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min8.49
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy66%
2UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Tapped Once
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 52%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Pattern
Tapped out in R1
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+2+4+6+8avg2018

1 UFC fights · hover for details

Smullen — 1 UFC Fight

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

Result
Method
1 fight
L
Luis Pena
LW
SUB R1 · 3:32Jul '18
-1
·
7 SS (78%)·8 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·100s ctrl·1 kd taken
All Fighters
Lightweight

Richie Smullen

3-1-11 UFC
Form
5'9"ht·68"reach·Orthodoxstance·34age
Last fightLLuis Pena·SUB·7yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
3.5min/fight
·
4UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.28

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

Adj. TD Threat
2.241

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

Durability
Unrated

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
15-3-1
Last fight: Jul 2018
Physical
Height
5'9"
−0.8"div avg 5'10"
Reach
68"
−3.6"div avg 71.6"
Stance
Orthodox
Finisher
Win Methods
KO / TKO
640%
Sub
640%
Decision
320%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
133%
Decision
267%
Striking
Smullen
Lightweight avg
Ground & PoundLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min1.98
Str. Accuracy77%
7UFC landed/9attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−2.0 vs avg2.26
Str. Defense65%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
43%
Body
14%
Leg
43%
By Position
Dist43%
Ground57%
Grappling
Smullen
Lightweight avg
100s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min8.49
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy66%
2UFC landed/3attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (L)
Pace & Cardio
No completed rounds with sufficient data. Fights may have ended too early in R1 to compute per-round pace stats.
Smullen — UFC Fight Log
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L
Luis PenaLW
SUB·R1·Jul '18
7 SS (78%)·8 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·100s ctrl·1 kd taken
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