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Light Heavyweight · “The Snake”

Cyrille Diabate

19-10-1 UFC 4-4-0
Sniper Accuracy Precision Striker Submission-Vulnerable Taken Down Often
6'6"Height
81"Reach
SouthpawStance
53Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
7:18Avg 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 — Above avg, rated 71.6 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 79.0 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 79.0 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 39.0 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 28.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 20.6 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 39.9 of 100 Control — Average, rated 46.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 79
  2. Striking D Above avg 79
  3. Striking Above avg 72
  4. Control Average 46
  5. Grappling Below avg 40
  6. Durability Below avg 39
  7. Wrestling Below avg 28
  8. TD Defense Weak 21

Built on 58 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.

Sniper Accuracy 73% of significant strikes land
Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 79 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 3 of 4 losses came by submission
Taken Down Often put on his back 12 times · 3.1 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.34
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.68
Striking accuracy72.8%
Striking defense62.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.77
Takedowns / 15 min1.28
Takedown accuracy83.3%
Takedown defense57.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.26
Control time16.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
May 29, 2010 vs Luiz Cane — 7.67/min (W) — only 2.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '10 October 16, 2010 vs Alexander Gustafsson — 1.43/min (L) Oct '10 March 3, 2011 vs Steve Cantwell — 9.73/min (W) Mar '11 November 5, 2011 vs Anthony Perosh — 2.09/min (L) Nov '11 April 14, 2012 vs Tom DeBlass — 3.2/min (W) Apr '12 November 17, 2012 vs Chad Griggs — 2.5/min (W) — only 2.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '12 February 16, 2013 vs Jimi Manuwa — 1.8/min (L) Feb '13 March 8, 2014 vs Ilir Latifi — 0.0/min (L) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '14

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ilir Latifi 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 3:02 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · March 8, 2014
0/0Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jimi Manuwa 12-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · February 16, 2013
9/14Sig. strikes
18/36Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chad Griggs 11-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:24 — UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · November 17, 2012
6/7Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:55Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Tom DeBlass 7-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · April 14, 2012
48/50Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Anthony Perosh 11-6 walk-in Submission · R2 3:09 — UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · November 5, 2011
17/37Sig. strikes
17/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Steve Cantwell 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · March 3, 2011
146/198Sig. strikes
28/105Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:37Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alexander Gustafsson 9-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:41 — UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · October 16, 2010
11/22Sig. strikes
28/56Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Luiz Cane 11-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:13 — UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans · May 29, 2010
17/21Sig. strikes
4/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
1Knockdowns
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)
19-10-1Pro record
Snake Team, Team Quest, AKAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 6
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 5
Decision 3
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Cage Rage 3
Real Rhythm 3
2H2H 2
Cage Wars 2
Golden Trophy 2
TPF 1
AMMA 1

+ 8 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 30 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ilir Latifi Submission (ninja choke) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Manuwa
March 8, 2014
 UFC 1 3:02
L Jimi Manuwa TKO (retirement) UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald
February 16, 2013
 UFC 1 5:00
W Chad Griggs Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 154
November 17, 2012
 UFC 1 2:24
W Tom DeBlass Decision (majority) UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
April 14, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Anthony Perosh Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 138
November 5, 2011
 UFC 2 3:09
W Steve Cantwell Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Alexander Gustafsson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 120
October 16, 2010
 UFC 2 2:41
W Luiz Cané TKO (punches) UFC 114
May 29, 2010
 UFC 1 2:13
W Rob Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) TPF 2: Brawl in the Hall
December 3, 2009
 TPF 1 1:47
W Marcus Hicks Submission (armbar) AMMA 1: First Blood
October 24, 2009
 AMMA 1 1:29
W Lodune Sincaid TKO (doctor stoppage) PFC 12: High Stakes
January 22, 2009
 PFC 2 1:15
W Jaime Fletcher Decision (unanimous) ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma 2
August 15, 2008
 ShoXC 3 5:00
W Ryan Robinson Submission (armbar) Cage Rage 21
April 21, 2007
 Cage Rage 1 1:15
L Maurício Rua TKO (stomps) Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute
September 10, 2006
 Pride FC - Final Conflict Absolute 1 5:29
W Yasuhito Namekawa KO (flying knee) Real Rhythm: 4th Stage
July 30, 2006
 Real Rhythm 2 1:50
W Yasuhito Namekawa KO (punches) Deep: 24 Impact
April 11, 2006
 Deep 2 2:22
W Takahiro Oba Submission (rear-naked choke) Real Rhythm: 3rd Stage
March 4, 2006
 Real Rhythm 2 3:47
W Mu Jin-Na KO (head kick and punches) Real Rhythm: 2nd Stage
November 19, 2005
 Real Rhythm 1 1:28
L Fábio Piamonte Submission (arm-triangle choke) Cage Rage 12
July 2, 2005
 Cage Rage 1 2:09
L Renato Sobral Submission (guillotine choke) Cage Rage 9
November 27, 2004
 Cage Rage 1 3:38
L Arman Gambaryan Decision (unanimous) M-1 MFC: Middleweight GP
October 9, 2004
 M-1 MFC 3 5:00
L Rodney Glunder Decision (unanimous) 2 Hot 2 Handle
February 22, 2004
 2 Hot 2 3:00
W James Žikic Decision (unanimous) EF 1: Genesis
July 13, 2003
 EF 3 5:00
W Dave Vader Submission (triangle choke) 2H2H 6: Simply the Best 6
March 16, 2003
 2H2H 1 3:40
W Bob Schrijber Decision 2H2H 5: Simply the Best 5
October 13, 2002
 2H2H 2 3:00
W Matt Frye KO (punches) Cage Wars 2
May 15, 2002
 Cage Wars 1 —
L Josh Dempsey Decision Cage Wars 1
February 23, 2002
 Cage Wars 2 —
D Rodney Glunder Draw Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory
June 10, 2001
 Rings Holland 2 5:00
W Andre Juskevicius KO (punches) Golden Trophy 2000
March 18, 2000
 Golden Trophy 1 0:49
W Ryuta Sakurai TKO (punches) Golden Trophy 1999
March 20, 1999
 Golden Trophy 2 —

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Cyrille Diabaté) — 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 4.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 72.8% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 62.3% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 83.3% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 57.1% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.5
Control time 16.9% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 63.3%