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Light Heavyweight · “The Hungarian Nightmare”

Christian Wellisch

8-5-0 UFC 2-3-0
Submission Grappler Defensive Striker Gets Dropped Taken Down Often
6'2"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
51Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
7:22Avg 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 20.9 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 1.4 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 56.9 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 5.1 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 35.3 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 6.4 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 60.8 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 36.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Average 61
  2. Striking D Average 57
  3. Control Below avg 36
  4. Wrestling Below avg 35
  5. Striking Weak 21
  6. TD Defense Weak 6
  7. Durability Weak 5
  8. Accuracy Weak 1

Built on 36 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 57 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 36 minutes of cage time
Taken Down Often put on his back 12 times · 4.9 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.12
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.04
Striking accuracy27.9%
Striking defense56.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.41
Takedowns / 15 min1.22
Takedown accuracy42.9%
Takedown defense45.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.22
Control time12.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
August 26, 2006 vs Cheick Kongo — 0.0/min (L) — only 2.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '06 December 30, 2006 vs Anthony Perosh — 4.07/min (W) Dec '06 September 22, 2007 vs Scott Junk — 1.81/min (W) — only 3.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '07 May 24, 2008 vs Shane Carwin — 2.73/min (L) — only 0.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '08 January 31, 2009 vs Jake O'Brien — 3.07/min (L) Jan '09

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jake O'Brien 10-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · January 31, 2009
46/179Sig. strikes
25/84Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Shane Carwin 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:44 — UFC 84: Ill Will · May 24, 2008
2/11Sig. strikes
5/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Scott Junk 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:19 — UFC 76: Knockout · September 22, 2007
6/11Sig. strikes
17/28Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Anthony Perosh 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · December 30, 2006
61/206Sig. strikes
48/107Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:58Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Cheick Kongo 8-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:51 — UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral · August 26, 2006
0/5Sig. strikes
17/22Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
8-5-0Pro record
American Kickboxing AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5
IFC 1
Valor Fighting 1
Shooto Australia 1
CFM 1
X-1 1
WEC 1
KOTC 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 13 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jake O'Brien Decision (split) UFC 94
January 31, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Shane Carwin KO (punch) UFC 84
May 24, 2008
 UFC 1 0:44
W Scott Junk Submission (heel hook) UFC 76
September 22, 2007
 UFC 1 3:19
W Anthony Perosh Decision (unanimous) UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz
December 30, 2006
 UFC 3 5:00
L Cheick Kongo KO (knee) UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
August 26, 2006
 UFC 1 2:51
W Dan Evensen TKO (corner stoppage) IFC: Caged Combat
April 1, 2006
 IFC 2 5:00
W Tom Howard Submission (rear-naked choke) Valor Fighting: Showdown At Cache Creek
February 3, 2006
 Valor Fighting 1 2:11
L Soa Palelei TKO (punches) Shooto Australia: NHB
February 12, 2004
 Shooto Australia 2 4:33
W Vince Lucero TKO (punches) CFM: Octogono Extremo
September 27, 2003
 CFM 1 —
L Kensuke Sasaki Submission (guillotine choke) X-1
September 6, 2003
 X-1 1 2:35
W Jay White TKO (punches) WEC 4
August 31, 2002
 WEC 3 3:42
W Sam Sotello Submission (rear-naked choke) KOTC 16: Double Cross
August 2, 2002
 KOTC 1 4:20
W Dennis Taddio TKO (punches) Shogun 1
December 15, 2001
 Shogun 1 1:23

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

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.1 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 27.9% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 56.1% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 42.9% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 45.5% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.2 avg 0.5
Control time 12.3% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 63.3%