Light Heavyweight · “The Iron Lion”
Branden Lee Hinkle
17-11-0 (1 NC) UFC 1-2-0
6'3"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
53Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
4:36Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Average 49
- TD Defense Average 49
- Grappling Average 49
- Control Average 49
- Wrestling Average 45
- Durability Below avg 40
- Striking Below avg 33
- Striking D Weak 16
Built on 13 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.61
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.91
Striking accuracy69.2%
Striking defense26.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min4.34
Takedown accuracy57.1%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min4.34
Control time48.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Jason Lambert 21-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 5:00 — UFC Fight Night 5 · June 28, 2006
4/6Sig. strikes
44/59Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
1:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jeff Monson 20-5 walk-in Submission · R1 4:35 — UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · February 4, 2006
5/8Sig. strikes
10/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sean Gannon 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:14 — UFC 55: Fury · October 7, 2005
27/38Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:48Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub 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
10
Submission
5
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
8
Decision
1
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
NF
4
UFC
3
RINGS
3
WEF
2
RSF
2
IVC
2
Horsepower Promotions
1
Reality Cage Combat
1
+ 11 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 29 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Marvin Babe | Submission | Horsepower Promotions: Fists of Fury 10
February 6, 2016 |
Horsepower Promotions | 1 | 2:43 |
| W | Alonzo Roane | TKO (punches) | Reality Cage Combat: West Virginia vs. the World
May 18, 2012 |
Reality Cage Combat | 2 | 1:39 |
| L | Jessie Gibbs | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFC 3: Pancrase Fighting Championship 3
April 2, 2011 |
PFC | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Kevin Jordan | TKO (punches) | DFL 1: The Big Bang
November 24, 2010 |
DFL | 1 | 2:30 |
| L | Chris Tuchscherer | TKO (punches) | SNMMA: Beatdown at 4 Bears
March 21, 2009 |
SNMMA | 4 | 4:43 |
| W | Roman Zentsov | Decision (unanimous) | BodogFIGHT: Alvarez vs Lee
July 14, 2007 |
BodogFIGHT | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (heel hook) | GFC: Evolution
May 19, 2007 |
GFC | 1 | 0:37 |
| L | Jason Lambert | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night 5
June 28, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 5:00 |
| L | Jeff Monson | Technical Submission (north-south choke) | UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
February 4, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | Sean Gannon | TKO (punches) | UFC 55
October 7, 2005 |
UFC | 1 | 4:14 |
| W | Jason DeAngelo | TKO (submission to strikes) | HHCF 21: Redemption
August 26, 2005 |
HHCF | 1 | — |
| W | Tommy Sauer | TKO (punches) | WEF: Sin City
May 20, 2005 |
WEF | 1 | 2:19 |
| W | Daisuke Watanabe | Decision | NF 5: Neo Fight 5
October 2, 2004 |
NF | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sim Kyum Kim | TKO (punches) | NF 5: Neo Fight 5
October 2, 2004 |
NF | 1 | 3:26 |
| W | Sang Hyun Park | TKO (leg kick) | NF 2: Neo Fight 2
December 20, 2003 |
NF | 1 | 1:00 |
| NC | Sang Min Lee | No Contest | NF 2: Neo Fight 2
December 20, 2003 |
NF | — | — |
| W | Rogelio Sanchez | Submission (armbar) | VTX: Vale Todo Xtremeo 1
November 22, 2003 |
VTX | 1 | 1:23 |
| W | Eric Knox | TKO (submission to punches) | NLF: Next Level Fighting
September 13, 2003 |
NLF | 1 | 1:00 |
| L | Gabriel Gonzaga | Submission (triangle choke) | Meca 9: Meca World Vale Tudo 9
August 1, 2003 |
Meca | 1 | 3:54 |
| W | Jorge Rivera | TKO (corner stoppage) | RSF 2: Attack at the Track
June 23, 2001 |
RSF | 2 | 1:54 |
| W | George Allen | TKO (punches) | RSF 1: Redemption in the Valley
April 21, 2001 |
RSF | 2 | — |
| L | Volk Han | Submission (triangle armbar) | RINGS: Millennium Combine 2
June 15, 2000 |
RINGS | 1 | 8:11 |
| W | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEF 9: World Class
May 13, 2000 |
WEF | 1 | 2:21 |
| L | Wataru Sakata | Submission (leg lock) | RINGS: Millennium Combine 1
April 20, 2000 |
RINGS | 1 | 7:23 |
| L | Maurice Smith | Decision (majority) | RINGS: King of Kings 1999 Block B
December 22, 1999 |
RINGS | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Travis Fulton | TKO (injury) | HFP: Holiday Fight Party
December 11, 1999 |
HFP | 1 | 12:38 |
| L | Carlos Barreto | Submission (guillotine choke) | IVC 8: The Road Back to the Top
January 20, 1999 |
IVC | 1 | 4:32 |
| W | Masanori Suda | TKO (upkicks) | VTJ 1998: Vale Tudo Japan 1998
October 25, 1998 |
VTJ | 1 | 5:26 |
| L | Ebenezer Fontes Braga | Submission (triangle choke) | IVC 6: The Challenge
August 23, 1998 |
IVC | 1 | 12:33 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Branden Lee Hinkle) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.