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Heavyweight

Brock Lesnar

5-3-0 (1 NC) UFC 4-3-0 (1 NC)
Smothering Control Precision Striker Gets Dropped
6'3"Height
81"Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
7:32Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 57.9 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 80.2 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 57.3 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 11.9 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 76.4 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 80.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 80
  2. Control Above avg 80
  3. Wrestling Above avg 76
  4. Striking Average 58
  5. Striking D Average 57
  6. TD Defense Average 55
  7. Grappling Average 45
  8. Durability Weak 12

Built on 60 minutes of tracked cage time across 8 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 55% of every fight spent in control position
Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 80 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 60 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.53
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.14
Striking accuracy72.0%
Striking defense51.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.5
Takedowns / 15 min3.73
Takedown accuracy53.6%
Takedown defense60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.5
Control time55.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 2, 2008 vs Frank Mir — 10.67/min (L) — only 1.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '08 August 9, 2008 vs Heath Herring — 3.0/min (W) Aug '08 November 15, 2008 vs Randy Couture — 3.82/min (W) Nov '08 July 11, 2009 vs Frank Mir — 6.91/min (W) Jul '09 July 3, 2010 vs Shane Carwin — 1.09/min (W) Jul '10 October 23, 2010 vs Cain Velasquez — 2.14/min (L) — only 4.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '10 December 30, 2011 vs Alistair Overeem — 2.47/min (L) — only 2.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '11 July 9, 2016 vs Mark Hunt — 3.4/min (NC) Jul '16

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
NC Mark Hunt 12-10-1 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · July 9, 2016
51/75Sig. strikes
13/32Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
8:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alistair Overeem 34-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:26 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · December 30, 2011
6/18Sig. strikes
19/24Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cain Velasquez 8-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 4:12 — UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · October 23, 2010
9/19Sig. strikes
31/67Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shane Carwin 12-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 2:19 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · July 3, 2010
8/15Sig. strikes
40/85Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:33Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 12-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 1:48 — UFC 100 · July 11, 2009
47/51Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
5:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Randy Couture 13-8 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 3:07 — UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar · November 15, 2008
31/42Sig. strikes
11/19Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:50Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Heath Herring 21-13 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 87: Seek And Destroy · August 9, 2008
45/52Sig. strikes
9/21Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
11:33Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Frank Mir 10-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:30 — UFC 81: Breaking Point · February 2, 2008
16/24Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:07Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
5-3-0 (1 NC)Pro record
DeathClutch GymGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Dynamite!! USA 1
Full career — 9 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
NC Mark Hunt NC (overturned) UFC 200
July 9, 2016
UFC 3 5:00
L Alistair Overeem TKO (kick to the body and punches) UFC 141
December 30, 2011
UFC 1 2:26
L Cain Velasquez TKO (punches) UFC 121
October 23, 2010
UFC 1 4:12
W Shane Carwin Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 116
July 3, 2010
UFC 2 2:19
W Frank Mir TKO (punches) UFC 100
July 11, 2009
UFC 2 1:48
W Randy Couture TKO (punches) UFC 91
November 15, 2008
UFC 2 3:07
W Heath Herring Decision (unanimous) UFC 87
August 9, 2008
UFC 3 5:00
L Frank Mir Submission (kneebar) UFC 81
February 2, 2008
UFC 1 1:30
W Kim Min-soo TKO (submission to punches) Dynamite!! USA
June 2, 2007
Dynamite!! USA 1 1:09

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brock Lesnar) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 72.0% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 51.0% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 3.7 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 53.6% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 60.0% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.4
Control time 55.1% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 63.7%