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Light Heavyweight · “The Pleasure Man”

Anton Turkalj

0-4-0
Wrestler Positional Grappler Taken Down Often
6'4"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
30Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
8:17Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 28.7 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 31.6 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 33.0 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 9.8 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 62.1 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 2.6 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 26.7 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 43.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Average 62
  2. Control Below avg 44
  3. Striking D Below avg 33
  4. Accuracy Below avg 32
  5. Striking Below avg 29
  6. Grappling Below avg 27
  7. Durability Weak 10
  8. TD Defense Weak 3

Built on 33 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Wrestler average wrestling — rates 62 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler below avg control — rates 44 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 10 times · 4.5 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.4
Striking accuracy40.8%
Striking defense53.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.26
Takedown accuracy21.7%
Takedown defense16.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time15.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Jailton Almeida favored — picked against Anton Turkalj emphatic UFC 279 · September 7, 2022

He notes Almeida is a massive betting favorite and says he'd be very surprised to see him lose, calling it a clear pick despite the lopsided odds.

Anton Turkalj is a credible, capable grappler in his own right, but he took this assignment on very short notice after originally angling for a fight at a lower weight, and now finds himself undersized against a heavyweight opponent who was already fully camp-ready. The analyst credits him for taking a tough spot but doesn't see a realistic path to victory given the size gap and lack of preparation time.

Strengthcapable grappler in his own right
Strengthwilling to step up on short notice
Weaknesssignificantly outsized for this matchup
Weaknesstook the fight on short notice without a full camp
Weaknessoriginally prepared for a different weight class

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
September 10, 2022 vs Jailton Almeida — 0.22/min (L) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '22 March 11, 2023 vs Vitor Petrino — 2.2/min (L) Mar '23 September 9, 2023 vs Tyson Pedro — 3.64/min (L) — only 2.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '23 March 30, 2024 vs Ibo Aslan — 4.77/min (L) Mar '24

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ibo Aslan 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:32 — UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot · March 30, 2024
55/157Sig. strikes
74/180Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Tyson Pedro 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:12 — UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · September 9, 2023
8/24Sig. strikes
16/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Vitor Petrino 7-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili · March 11, 2023
33/56Sig. strikes
39/82Absorbed
5/15Takedowns
4:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jailton Almeida 16-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:27 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · September 10, 2022
1/1Sig. strikes
17/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

UFC bouts in this database
0-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.8% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 53.7% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 2.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 21.7% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 16.7% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 15.0% avg 21.6%