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Walel Watson absorbs 3.8 and lands 2.1 significant strikes per minute. Striking deficit of 1.7. Among the larger negative margins in the division.

Walel Watson has minimal takedown activity on record.

Walel Watson has 0 KO losses in 4 UFC fights. Absorbs 0.25 knockdowns per fight on average. Durability rating requires more fights to establish.

Walel Watson finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Walel Watson's last fight was over 165 months ago.

Walel Watson is 41 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Bantamweight
“The Gazelle”

Walel Watson

14-104 UFC
Kickboxer
Form
· 3L
Inactive
Moderate Wear
5'11"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLMitch Gagnon·SUB·R1·13yr ago
Fighter Context
1–3UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.1min/fight
·
32UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-1.69
High Risk

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

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat
0.000
None

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.

Striking

Walel Watson — 2.10 significant strikes per minute, 29% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.79 strikes per minute.

Watson
Counter Puncher
Leg Kicker
Bantamweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.10
Str. Accuracy29%
68UFC landed/232attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
3.79
Str. Defense43%
KD Rate / fight0.50
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.25
CQ KO Power
2.94
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
19%
Leg
27%
By Position
Distance84%
/
Clinch4%
/
Ground12%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 14 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed6915
Avg. Absorbed92916
Avg. Net-3-20-1
Grappling

Walel Watson — 1.4 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 61% takedown defense.

Watson·20s ctrlPassive Control
Bantamweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.46
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40
0UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense61%
8UFC defended/13opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing

Walel Watson — 1 UFC win (1 KO/TKO), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 47%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 3
Submission1 / 3
Decision2 / 3
Loss Pattern
Outscored
2 of 3 losses by decision
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
W0 dec
3.8pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
1UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
50%split rate
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+14+27+41+54avg20112012

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

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.70.93.4R1R2R3
R1n=4
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
1.8
1.7
2.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.7
5.7
3.2
Diff
-1.0
-4.0
-0.3

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 4 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+33%L3
-137%-24%88%WLLL

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Watson — 4 UFC Fights

Walel Watson — UFC fight record: 1 win, 3 losses.

Result
Method
4 fights
L
Mitch Gagnon
BW
SUB R1 · 1:09Sep '12
-4
·
1 SS (13%)·5 abs·1 kd taken
L
TJ Dillashaw
BW
U-DEC R3Feb '12
-74
·
11 SS (33%)·85 abs·3 td taken·1 sub att
L
Yves Jabouin
BW
S-DEC R3Dec '11
+14
·
47 SS (29%)·33 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·75s ctrl·2 sub att
W
Joseph Sandoval
BW
KO/TKO R1 · 1:17Oct '11
+9
·
9 SS (32%)·2 kd landed
All Fighters
Bantamweight
“The Gazelle”

Walel Watson

14-104 UFC
Form
3L
5'11"ht·75"reach·Orthodoxstance·41age
Last fightLMitch Gagnon·SUB·13yr ago
Fighter Context
1–3UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.1min/fight
·
32UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.69

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

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.

Striking
Watson
Bantamweight avg
Counter PuncherLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min2.10
Str. Accuracy29%
68UFC landed/232attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
3.79
Str. Defense43%
KD Rate / Fight0.50
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.25
CQ KO Power
2.94
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
19%
Leg
27%
By Position
Dist84%
Clinch4%
Ground12%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=4
R2
n=2
R3
n=2
Landed6915
Absorbed92916
Net-3-20-1
Grappling
Watson
Bantamweight avg
20s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.46
TD Accuracy0%
0UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.40
0UFC wins/3attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense61%
8UFC defended/13opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 6 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—
W0 dec
3.8pts
L2 dec
field avg 1.95 pts
Decision Types
1UD
·
1SD
·
0MD
·
50%split rate
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.70.93.4R1R2R3
R1n=4
R2n=2
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
1.8
1.7
2.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.7
5.7
3.2
Diff
-1.0
-4.0
-0.3

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

Watson — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Mitch GagnonBW
SUB·R1·Sep '12
1 SS (13%)·5 abs·1 kd taken
L
TJ DillashawBW
U-DEC·R3·Feb '12
11 SS (33%)·85 abs·3 td taken·1 sub
L
Yves JabouinBW
S-DEC·R3·Dec '11
47 SS (29%)·33 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·75s ctrl·2 sub
W
Joseph SandovalBW
KO/TKO·R1·Oct '11
9 SS (32%)·2 kd
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