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

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

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. Landed	6	9	15
Avg. Absorbed	9	29	16
Avg. Net	-3	-20	-1

Grappling

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

Finish Rate

100%

div avg 46%

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

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)

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Watson — 4 UFC Fights

Result

Method

4 fights

Mitch Gagnon

SUB R1 · 1:09Sep '12

-4

·1 SS (13%)·5 abs·1 kd taken

TJ Dillashaw

U-DEC R3Feb '12

-74

·11 SS (33%)·85 abs·3 td taken·1 sub att

Yves Jabouin

S-DEC R3Dec '11

+14

·47 SS (29%)·33 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·75s ctrl·2 sub att

Joseph Sandoval

KO/TKO R1 · 1:17Oct '11

·9 SS (32%)·2 kd landed

All Fighters

Bantamweight

“The Gazelle”

Walel Watson

14-104 UFC

Form

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

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
Landed	6	9	15
Absorbed	9	29	16
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

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

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

Mitch Gagnon

SUB·R1·Sep '12

1 SS (13%)·5 abs·1 kd taken

TJ Dillashaw

U-DEC·R3·Feb '12

11 SS (33%)·85 abs·3 td taken·1 sub

Yves Jabouin

S-DEC·R3·Dec '11

47 SS (29%)·33 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·75s ctrl·2 sub

Joseph Sandoval

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '11

9 SS (32%)·2 kd

Round 14 rounds

Round 22 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-3

-20

-1

n=4

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-3

-20

-1