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Welterweight · “The Professor”

Chris Wilson

18-10-0 (1 NC) UFC 1-3-0
Durable Defensive Striker Taken Down Often
6'1"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
14:18Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 35.2 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 71.7 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 75.6 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 77.2 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 37.9 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 16.0 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 62.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Above avg 77
  2. Striking D Above avg 76
  3. Accuracy Above avg 72
  4. Grappling Above avg 70
  5. Control Average 62
  6. Wrestling Below avg 38
  7. Striking Below avg 35
  8. TD Defense Weak 16

Built on 57 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.

Durable above avg durability — rates 77 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 76 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 14 times · 3.7 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.32
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.36
Striking accuracy51.0%
Striking defense55.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.79
Takedowns / 15 min1.31
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense60.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.57
Control time23.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
March 1, 2008 vs Jon Fitch — 1.47/min (L) Mar '08 August 9, 2008 vs Steve Bruno — 3.13/min (W) Aug '08 January 31, 2009 vs John Howard — 3.0/min (L) Jan '09 September 16, 2009 vs Mike Pyle — 1.55/min (L) Sep '09

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Mike Pyle 17-6-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:15 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · September 16, 2009
19/55Sig. strikes
12/41Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:20Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L John Howard 10-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · January 31, 2009
45/82Sig. strikes
21/41Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
3:12Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Steve Bruno 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 87: Seek And Destroy · August 9, 2008
47/72Sig. strikes
5/18Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
9:00Control
3Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Jon Fitch 15-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · March 1, 2008
22/52Sig. strikes
40/76Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
18-10-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Team Quest, Nova UniaoGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 8
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 7
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 5
SportFight 5
IFL 3
SF 3
Brazilian Fighting Championship 2
Shooto Brazil 1
Predador FC 1
HFC 1

+ 8 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Walmir Lazaro KO (punch) Shooto Brazil 42
August 25, 2013
Shooto Brazil 2 4:38
L Leandro Silva Decision (split) Predador FC 23
March 9, 2013
Predador FC 3 5:00
W Irwing Machado Submission (D'arce choke) Brazilian Fighting Championship 3: Lutadores Imortais
August 11, 2012
Brazilian Fighting Championship 1 1:25
W Wellington Oliveira Submission (rear-naked choke) Brazilian Fighting Championship: Desafio dos Imortais
December 16, 2011
Brazilian Fighting Championship 1 4:22
L Keith Wisniewski Decision (unanimous) HFC 7: Validation
April 9, 2011
HFC 3 5:00
L Mike Pyle Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night 19
September 16, 2009
UFC 3 2:15
L John Howard Decision (split) UFC 94
January 31, 2009
UFC 3 5:00
W Steve Bruno Decision (unanimous) UFC 87
August 9, 2008
UFC 3 5:00
L Jon Fitch Decision (unanimous) UFC 82
March 1, 2008
UFC 3 5:00
W Derrick Noble Decision (unanimous) SportFight 20: Homecoming
October 27, 2007
SportFight 3 5:00
W Ray Steinbeiss Submission (armbar) BodogFIGHT: Vancouver
August 24, 2007
BodogFIGHT 2 4:00
W Rory Markham TKO (punches) IFL: Championship Final
December 29, 2006
IFL 1 2:14
W Jay Hieron Decision (unanimous) IFL: World Championship Semifinals
November 2, 2006
IFL 3 4:00
L Brad Blackburn Decision (unanimous) IFL: Portland
September 9, 2006
IFL 3 4:00
W LaVerne Clark Submission (triangle choke) SportFight 17: Hot Zone
August 5, 2006
SportFight 3 3:51
L Nick Thompson Submission (kimura) AFC 17: Absolute Fighting Championships 17
June 24, 2006
AFC 2 2:08
W Pat Healy KO (knee) SportFight 14: Resolution
January 6, 2006
SportFight 1 1:28
W Cruz Chacon Submission (triangle choke) KOTC: Conquest
December 3, 2005
KOTC 2 2:43
W Brandon Melendez KO (punch) SportFight 10: Mayhem
May 28, 2005
SportFight 1 2:30
W Jerome Isaacs Submission (triangle choke) XFC: Dome of Destruction 2
April 30, 2005
XFC 1 0:57
W Dave Garcia Submission (triangle choke) FFC 15: Fiesta Las Vegas
April 14, 2005
FFC 1 1:49
W Damian Hatch TKO (punches) SportFight 4: Fight For Freedom
March 26, 2005
SportFight 3 1:55
L Eddy Ellis Decision (unanimous) SF 4: Fight For Freedom
June 26, 2004
SF 3 5:00
NC Stale Nyang No Contest EVT 3: Inferno
May 22, 2004
EVT — —
L Cam Ward Decision (split) SF 2: On the Move
March 19, 2004
SF 3 5:00
W Scott Poyer TKO (punches) SF 1: Revolution
February 21, 2004
SF 1 0:16
W Chris Young Submission (triangle choke) UFCF: Night of Champions
January 31, 2004
UFC 1 1:03
W Joey Rubio TKO (punches) PPKA: Ultimate Fight Night 3
January 3, 2004
PPKA 2 1:37
W Elder Pyatt KO (punch) FCFF: Rumble at the Roseland 10
December 13, 2003
FCFF 1 0:10

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 51.0% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 55.7% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 60.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.6 avg 0.6
Control time 23.9% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 54.1%