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Lightweight · “The Spaniard”

Charlie Brenneman

19-8-0 UFC 4-7-0
Smothering Control Positional Grappler Gets Dropped KO-Prone
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
7:44Avg 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 — Weak, rated 8.6 of 100 Accuracy — Strong, rated 87.4 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 49.8 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 6.2 of 100 Wrestling — Strong, rated 91.8 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 74.2 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 20.0 of 100 Control — Elite, rated 96.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Elite 97
  2. Wrestling Strong 92
  3. Accuracy Strong 87
  4. TD Defense Above avg 74
  5. Striking D Average 50
  6. Grappling Weak 20
  7. Striking Weak 9
  8. Durability Weak 6

Built on 85 minutes of tracked cage time across 11 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 62% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler elite control — rates 97 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 6 times in 85 minutes of cage time
KO-Prone 4 of 7 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.52
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.55
Striking accuracy56.6%
Striking defense47.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min4.23
Takedown accuracy42.1%
Takedown defense72.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time61.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
June 26, 2011 vs Rick Story — 0.73/min (W) Jun '11 October 1, 2011 vs Anthony Johnson — 0.36/min (L) — only 2.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '11 January 20, 2012 vs Daniel Roberts — 1.6/min (W) Jan '12 June 8, 2012 vs Erick Silva — 0.66/min (L) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '12 September 22, 2012 vs Kyle Noke — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '12 January 15, 2014 vs Beneil Dariush — 2.86/min (L) — only 1.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '14 April 26, 2014 vs Danny Castillo — 2.43/min (L) Apr '14 November 8, 2014 vs Leandro Silva — 0.94/min (L) — only 4.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '14

Fight history

11 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Leandro Silva 16-3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:15 — UFC Fight Night 56: Shogun vs Saint Preux · November 8, 2014
4/9Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
2:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Danny Castillo 16-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:21 — UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · April 26, 2014
13/21Sig. strikes
16/21Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Beneil Dariush 7-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:45 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · January 15, 2014
5/9Sig. strikes
9/21Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kyle Noke 19-6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:45 — UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · September 22, 2012
0/2Sig. strikes
7/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Erick Silva 13-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:33 — UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall · June 8, 2012
3/12Sig. strikes
10/14Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
2:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Daniel Roberts 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · January 20, 2012
24/26Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
13:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Anthony Johnson 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:49 — UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson · October 1, 2011
1/2Sig. strikes
16/20Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rick Story 13-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · June 26, 2011
11/26Sig. strikes
17/46Absorbed
5/8Takedowns
9:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Amilcar Alves 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 · January 22, 2011
26/35Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
12:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Johny Hendricks 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:40 — UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · August 7, 2010
9/33Sig. strikes
28/42Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jason High 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi · March 31, 2010
33/53Sig. strikes
12/31Absorbed
6/10Takedowns
8:48Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-8-0Pro record
AMA Fight ClubGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 5
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11
VFL 4
CFFC 3
ROC 3
Extreme Challenge 2
Iron Will Fighting Championship 1
United States Fight League 1
Ring of Combat 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 27 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Leandro Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux
November 8, 2014
 UFC 1 4:15
L Danny Castillo KO (punch) UFC 172
April 26, 2014
 UFC 2 0:21
L Beneil Dariush Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
January 15, 2014
 UFC 1 1:45
W Kyle Baker Submission (arm-triangle choke) CFFC 28: Brenneman vs. Baker
October 26, 2013
 CFFC 2 4:07
W Gemiyale Adkins Decision (unanimous) CFFC 25: Williams vs. Faunce
June 22, 2013
 CFFC 3 5:00
W Jeremy Castro Submission (Peruvian necktie) CFFC 23: La Nsang vs. Baker
April 12, 2013
 CFFC 1 4:34
W Eric Irvin Submission (rear-naked choke) VFL 40: Broad Avenue Brawlers
January 19, 2013
 VFL 2 2:09
L Kyle Noke TKO (punches) UFC 152
September 22, 2012
 UFC 1 0:45
L Erick Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall
June 8, 2012
 UFC 1 4:33
W Daniel Roberts Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller
January 20, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Anthony Johnson TKO (head kick) UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson
October 1, 2011
 UFC 1 2:49
W Rick Story Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
June 26, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Amilcar Alves Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight For The Troops 2
January 22, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Johny Hendricks TKO (punches) UFC 117
August 7, 2010
 UFC 2 0:40
W Jason High Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi
March 31, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W George Sheppard Submission (punches) VFL 23: Mason Dixon Showdown 2
January 30, 2010
 VFL 2 1:55
W Phillip Wyman TKO (punches) VFL 21: Broad Avenue Brawlers 2
October 11, 2009
 VFL 1 3:39
W Mitch Whitesel Decision (unanimous) VFL 19: Broad Avenue Brawlers
July 24, 2009
 VFL 3 5:00
W Chris Thomas Submission (arm-triangle choke) Iron Will Fighting Championship 1
May 16, 2009
 Iron Will Fighting Championship 2 1:17
W Edward O'Daniel TKO (elbows) Extreme Challenge: The War at the Shore
January 23, 2009
 Extreme Challenge 2 4:22
W Yanish Dimitry TKO (punches) United States Fight League: War in the Woods 5
November 29, 2008
 United States Fight League 1 4:50
L John Howard Decision (unanimous) Ring of Combat 21
September 12, 2008
 Ring of Combat 3 5:00
W Drew Puzon Decision (split) ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series
January 25, 2008
 ShoXC 3 5:00
W Mark Berrocal TKO (punches) ROC 17: Beast of the Northeast Finals
November 30, 2007
 ROC 2 3:54
W Joseph Aviles Decision (unanimous) ROC 16: Beast of the Northeast Semi-Finals
October 26, 2007
 ROC 3 4:00
W Jordan Damon TKO (doctor stoppage) ROC 15: Beast of the Northeast Quarterfinals
September 7, 2007
 ROC 1 2:20
W Marcelo Oliveira Decision (unanimous) Extreme Challenge 81
July 28, 2007
 Extreme Challenge 3 5:00

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

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.5 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 1.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 56.6% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 47.0% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 4.2 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 42.1% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 72.7% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 61.8% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 50.7%