Bantamweight · “El Toro”
Anthony Birchak
16-8-0 UFC 2-4-0
Defensive Striker
Submission Grappler
Submission-Vulnerable
5'8"Height
69"Reach
OrthodoxStance
40Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
5:13Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking D Average 48
- Grappling Below avg 43
- Striking Below avg 43
- Control Below avg 36
- Wrestling Below avg 31
- TD Defense Weak 21
- Accuracy Weak 14
- Durability Weak 8
Built on 31 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Defensive Striker
average striking d — rates 48 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler
below avg grappling — rates 43 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable
2 of 4 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.93
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.67
Striking accuracy36.6%
Striking defense56.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.96
Takedowns / 15 min0.48
Takedown accuracy14.3%
Takedown defense61.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.48
Control time11.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Tony Gravely 20-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:31 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum · April 17, 2021
18/45Sig. strikes
39/75Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Gustavo Lopez 11-5 walk-in Submission · R1 2:43 — UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira · November 7, 2020
17/40Sig. strikes
26/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dileno Lopes 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · July 7, 2016
41/112Sig. strikes
25/87Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Thomas Almeida 20-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:24 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · November 7, 2015
27/91Sig. strikes
24/50Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joe Soto 15-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:37 — UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson · June 6, 2015
16/39Sig. strikes
1/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ian Entwistle 8-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:04 — UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic · December 13, 2014
4/9Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
8
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
3
Decision
3
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
6
Rizin World Grand Prix
2
Maximum FC
2
Rage in the Cage
2
World Fighting Federation
2
Combate Americas
1
LFA
1
Combate
1
+ 7 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tony Gravely | TKO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
April 17, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 1:31 |
| L | Gustavo Lopez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
November 7, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Erik Radleim | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combate Americas: Tucson
October 11, 2019 |
Combate Americas | 1 | 1:40 |
| W | Raphael Montini de Lima | Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 72
July 26, 2019 |
LFA | 1 | 1:34 |
| W | Adam Martinez | TKO (punches) | Combate 26
October 13, 2018 |
Combate | 1 | 0:51 |
| L | Moon Jae-hoon | Decision (split) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: 2nd Round
December 29, 2017 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Takafumi Otsuka | Decision (split) | Rizin World Grand Prix 2017: Opening Round - Part 1
July 30, 2017 |
Rizin World Grand Prix | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Tatsuya Kawajiri | Decision (unanimous) | Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura
April 16, 2017 |
Rizin | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Dileno Lopes | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
July 7, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Thomas Almeida | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
November 7, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 4:22 |
| W | Joe Soto | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
June 6, 2015 |
UFC | 1 | 1:37 |
| L | Ian Entwistle | Submission (heel hook) | UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic
December 13, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 1:04 |
| W | Tito Jones | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Maximum FC 38
October 4, 2013 |
Maximum FC | 2 | 3:30 |
| W | Ryan Benoit | Decision (unanimous) | Maximum FC 37
May 10, 2013 |
Maximum FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Leyva | TKO (punches) | Jackson's MMA Series 10
December 1, 2012 |
Jackson's MMA Series | 1 | 1:22 |
| W | Roman Salazar | TKO (punches) | Coalition of Combat: Clash of the Titans
June 2, 2012 |
Coalition of Combat | 3 | 1:38 |
| W | John Green | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Combat Promotions: Burlington Beatdown
April 28, 2012 |
Xtreme Combat Promotions | 2 | 2:14 |
| L | Jorge Clay | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Amazon Forest Combat 1
September 14, 2011 |
Amazon Forest Combat | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Carlos Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | Rage in the Cage 153
July 16, 2011 |
Rage in the Cage | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Tyler Bialecki | Submission (brabo choke) | Bellator 41
April 16, 2011 |
Bellator | 1 | 4:06 |
| W | Austin Apollos | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Rage in the Cage 150
March 19, 2011 |
Rage in the Cage | 1 | 2:36 |
| W | Matt Betzold | Submission (triangle choke) | World Fighting Federation
October 16, 2010 |
World Fighting Federation | 2 | 1:12 |
| W | Gio Arvizu | Submission (armbar) | World Fighting Federation
April 24, 2010 |
World Fighting Federation | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | Michael Poe | Submission (choke) | Ringside Ultimo Fighting
July 4, 2009 |
Ringside Ultimo Fighting | 1 | 1:18 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Anthony Birchak) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.