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Light Heavyweight · “Dragon”

Daniel Spohn

19-9-1 UFC 0-1-0
6'4"Height
79"Reach
SouthpawStance
42Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 24.1 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 50.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 50.0 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 50.0 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 17.2 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 11.7 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 33.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Average 50
  2. Striking D Average 50
  3. Durability Average 50
  4. Grappling Average 45
  5. Control Below avg 34
  6. Striking Weak 24
  7. Wrestling Weak 17
  8. TD Defense Weak 12

Built on 15 minutes of tracked cage time across 1 statted fight — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min0.73
Striking accuracy47.1%
Striking defense54.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense28.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.0
Control time7.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Fight history

1 UFC bout · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Patrick Walsh 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · July 6, 2014
24/51Sig. strikes
11/24Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:04Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub 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)
19-9-1Pro record
Ronin Training CenterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 5
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 6
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

PFL 7
NAAFS 5
Bellator 4
Hard Knocks 2
Alpha One Sports 2
UVC 2
Ohio Combat League 1
Dana White's Contender Series 1

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ty Flores Decision (unanimous) PFL 4 (2023)
June 8, 2023
PFL 3 5:00
W Dequan Townsend Decision (unanimous) Ohio Combat League 22
October 8, 2022
Ohio Combat League 3 5:00
D Emiliano Sordi Draw (unanimous) PFL 5 (2021)
June 17, 2021
PFL 3 5:00
L Marthin Hamlet Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) PFL 2 (2021)
April 29, 2021
PFL 2 0:52
L Bazigit Atajev KO (punches) PFL 3 (2019)
June 6, 2019
PFL 1 3:25
L Sean O'Connell Decision (majority) PFL 9 (2018)
October 13, 2018
PFL 2 5:00
W Artur Alibulatov Decision (unanimous) PFL 5 (2018)
August 2, 2018
PFL 3 5:00
W Bazigit Ataev TKO (punches) PFL 2 (2018)
June 21, 2018
PFL 3 4:31
W Angel DeAnda Submission (arm-triangle choke) Dana White's Contender Series 2
July 18, 2017
Dana White's Contender Series 1 3:10
W Flavio Rogerio Magon Decision (unanimous) Hard Knocks 53
January 27, 2017
Hard Knocks 3 5:00
W Jeff Hughes TKO (punches) Alpha One Sports: IT Fight Series 48
December 10, 2016
Alpha One Sports 5 2:02
W Rob Morrow TKO (punches) GOTC MMA 21
June 4, 2016
GOTC MMA 3 1:04
L Rodney Wallace Decision (unanimous) Hard Knocks 48
January 29, 2016
Hard Knocks 5 5:00
W Azunna Anyanwu TKO (punches) CFFC 53
December 4, 2015
CFFC 2 3:24
W Lewis Rumsey Decision (unanimous) Gladiators of the Cage 17
June 6, 2015
Gladiators of the Cage 3 5:00
W Marcus Finch TKO (punches) Absolute Cage Fighting
March 6, 2015
Absolute Cage Fighting 3 3:15
W Michael Cockerham Submission (arm-triangle choke) Alpha One Sports: IT Fight Series 29
November 22, 2014
Alpha One Sports 1 0:42
L Patrick Walsh Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale
July 6, 2014
UFC 3 5:00
W Aaron Mays Submission (armbar) UVC 23: Invasion
May 10, 2013
UVC 1 2:41
W Robert Morrow Submission (rear-naked choke) UVC 22: Mayhem
February 16, 2013
UVC 2 4:03
L Josh Stansbury Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 71
June 22, 2012
Bellator 1 2:30
L Attila Vegh Decision (split) Bellator 66
April 20, 2012
Bellator 3 5:00
L Kelvin Tiller Decision (split) Bellator 56
October 29, 2011
Bellator 3 5:00
W Dane Bonnigson KO (knee) Bellator 51
September 24, 2011
Bellator 1 0:09
W John Hawk Decision (unanimous) NAAFS: Spohn vs. Hawk 2
May 21, 2011
NAAFS 5 5:00
W Josh Hendricks TKO (doctor stoppage) NAAFS: Caged Fury 14
February 26, 2011
NAAFS 1 1:57
W John Hawk Decision (unanimous) NAAFS: Rock N Rumble 4
August 28, 2010
NAAFS 3 3:00
W Josh Stansbury Submission (guillotine choke) NAAFS: Caged Fury 8
November 25, 2009
NAAFS 2 1:01
W Christopher Thad Schlichter Decision (unanimous) NAAFS: Caged Fury 11
April 24, 2009
NAAFS 3 3:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Daniel Spohn) — 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 1.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 0.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 47.1% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 54.2% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 28.6% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 2.0 avg 0.5
Control time 7.1% avg 21.6%