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Steve Cantwell absorbs 5.8 and lands 3.6 significant strikes per minute. Striking deficit of 2.1. Among the larger negative margins in the division.

Steve Cantwell has minimal takedown activity on record.

Steve Cantwell wins 13% of rounds across 16 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Steve Cantwell has 0 KO/TKO losses in 5 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.17 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 88 out of 99, average for the division.

Steve Cantwell finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Steve Cantwell's last fight was over 172 months ago.

Steve Cantwell is 39 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Middleweight
“The Robot”

Steve Cantwell

7-66 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 5L
Inactive
High Variance
Goes Long
Moderate Wear
6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLRiki Fukuda·U-DEC·R3·14yr ago
Fighter Context
1–5UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
13.2min/fight
·
79UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-2.13
High Risk

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.078
Passive

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

Durability
88
Durable

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
13%
Passive

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

Striking

Steve Cantwell — 3.63 significant strikes per minute, 34% striking accuracy, absorbs 5.76 strikes per minute.

Cantwell
Distance Striker
Body Attacker
Middleweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.63
Str. Accuracy34%
250UFC landed/789attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+2.2 vs avg5.76
Str. Defense55%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight0.17
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
32%
Leg
14%
By Position
Distance76%
/
Clinch18%
/
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 16 rounds
Round 25 rounds
Round 35 rounds
Avg. Landed151716
Avg. Absorbed223239
Avg. Net-8-16-24
Grappling

Steve Cantwell — 0.7 takedowns per 15 minutes, 30% takedown accuracy, 0.7 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 80% takedown defense.

Cantwell
Control Wrestler
·31s ctrlPassive Control
Middleweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.65
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.90
TD Accuracy30%
3UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense80%
20UFC defended/25opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing

Steve Cantwell — 1 UFC win (1 submission), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
div avg 61%
How They Lose
5UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 5
Submission0 / 5
Decision5 / 5
Loss Pattern
Outscored
5 of 5 losses by decision
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsR1R2R3
SUB W
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
W0 dec
2.7pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
Div. change
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 44 vs 40 first half
0+20+40+60+79avg↵↗2008200920112012

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

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.61.64.9R1R2R3
R1n=6
R2n=5
R3n=5
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
3.3
3.2
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.6
6.4
7.9
Diff
-1.6
-3.1
-4.7

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 6 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+41%L3
-66%19%105%WLLLLL

Last 6 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Cantwell — 6 UFC Fights

Steve Cantwell — UFC fight record: 1 win, 5 losses.

Result
Method
6 fights
L
Riki Fukuda
MW
U-DEC R3Feb '12
-77
·47 SS (32%)·124 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·12s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Mike Massenzio
MW
U-DEC R3Oct '11
-22
·56 SS (34%)·78 abs·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 sub att
L
Cyrille Diabate
LHW
U-DEC R3Mar '11
-118
·28 SS (27%)·146 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·85s ctrl·1 kd taken
↵ 18mo layoff
L
Brian Stann
LHW
U-DEC R3Sep '09
-9
·35 SS (23%)·44 abs·0/1 td
L
Luiz Cane
LHW
U-DEC R3Apr '09
-18
·69 SS (37%)·87 abs
W
Razak Al-Hassan
LHW
SUB R1 · 4:04Dec '08
+2
·15 SS (52%)·13 abs·1/1 td·78s ctrl·1 sub att
Cantwell — Prior Tracked Fights (4)
WJustin McElfreshWECKO/TKOR1—
LBrian StannWECKO/TKOR1—
WTim McKenzieWECSUBR1—
WBrian StannWECKO/TKOR2—
All Fighters
Middleweight
“The Robot”

Steve Cantwell

7-66 UFC
Form
5L
6'2"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLRiki Fukuda·U-DEC·14yr ago
Fighter Context
1–5UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
13.2min/fight
·
79UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-2.13

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.078

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

Durability
88

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
13%

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

Striking
Cantwell
Middleweight avg
Distance StrikerBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.63
Str. Accuracy34%
250UFC landed/789attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+2.2 vs avg5.76
Str. Defense55%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight0.17
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
32%
Leg
14%
By Position
Dist76%
Clinch18%
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=6
R2
n=5
R3
n=5
Landed151716
Absorbed223239
Net-8-16-24
Grappling
Cantwell
Middleweight avg
Control Wrestler
31s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.65
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.90
TD Accuracy30%
3UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70
1UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense80%
20UFC defended/25opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
5Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (W)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—
W0 dec
2.7pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
5UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.61.64.9R1R2R3
R1n=6
R2n=5
R3n=5
Outputsig strikes / min
3.0
3.3
3.2
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.6
6.4
7.9
Diff
-1.6
-3.1
-4.7

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

Cantwell — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Riki FukudaMW
U-DEC·R3·Feb '12
47 SS (32%)·124 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·12s ctrl·1 sub
L
Mike MassenzioMW
U-DEC·R3·Oct '11
56 SS (34%)·78 abs·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 sub
L
Cyrille DiabateLHW
U-DEC·R3·Mar '11
28 SS (27%)·146 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·85s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Brian StannLHW
U-DEC·R3·Sep '09
35 SS (23%)·44 abs·0/1 td
L
Luiz CaneLHW
U-DEC·R3·Apr '09
69 SS (37%)·87 abs
W
Razak Al-HassanLHW
SUB·R1·Dec '08
15 SS (52%)·13 abs·1/1 td·78s ctrl·1 sub
Cantwell — Prior Tracked Fights (4)
WJustin McElfreshWECKO/TKOR1
LBrian StannWECKO/TKOR1
WTim McKenzieWECSUBR1
WBrian StannWECKO/TKOR2
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