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

0.068

Passive

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

13%

Passive

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

Striking

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. Landed	15	17	16
Avg. Absorbed	22	32	39
Avg. Net	-8	-16	-24

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Cantwell — 6 UFC Fights

Result

Method

6 fights

Riki Fukuda

U-DEC R3Feb '12

-77

·47 SS (32%)·124 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·12s ctrl·1 sub att

Mike Massenzio

U-DEC R3Oct '11

-22

·56 SS (34%)·78 abs·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 sub att

Cyrille Diabate

U-DEC R3Mar '11

-118

·28 SS (27%)·146 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·85s ctrl·1 kd taken

↵ 18mo layoff

Brian Stann

U-DEC R3Sep '09

-9

·35 SS (23%)·44 abs·0/1 td

Luiz Cane

U-DEC R3Apr '09

-18

·69 SS (37%)·87 abs

Razak Al-Hassan

SUB R1 · 4:04Dec '08

·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

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

0.068

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

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
Landed	15	17	16
Absorbed	22	32	39
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

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

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

Riki Fukuda

U-DEC·R3·Feb '12

47 SS (32%)·124 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·12s ctrl·1 sub

Mike Massenzio

U-DEC·R3·Oct '11

56 SS (34%)·78 abs·1 td taken·10s ctrl·1 sub

Cyrille Diabate

U-DEC·R3·Mar '11

28 SS (27%)·146 abs·1/7 td·1 td taken·85s ctrl·1 kd taken

Brian Stann

U-DEC·R3·Sep '09

35 SS (23%)·44 abs·0/1 td

Luiz Cane

U-DEC·R3·Apr '09

69 SS (37%)·87 abs

Razak Al-Hassan

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

Round 16 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-8

-16

-24

n=6

n=5

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-8

-16

-24