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Featherweight · “The Colombian Warrior”

Danny Chavez

12-5-1 UFC 1-2-1
Hard To Take Down Defensive Striker
5'8"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
11:33Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 25.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 20.0 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 34.0 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 31.9 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 43.5 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 70.8 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 21.0 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 18.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Above avg 71
  2. Wrestling Below avg 44
  3. Striking D Below avg 34
  4. Durability Below avg 32
  5. Striking Below avg 26
  6. Grappling Weak 21
  7. Accuracy Weak 20
  8. Control Weak 19

Built on 46 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.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker below avg striking d — rates 34 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.86
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.83
Striking accuracy38.6%
Striking defense51.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.95
Takedown accuracy60.0%
Takedown defense87.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time6.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
August 15, 2020 vs TJ Brown — 3.27/min (W) Aug '20 February 20, 2021 vs Jared Gordon — 2.6/min (L) Feb '21 July 31, 2021 vs Kai Kamaka — 2.73/min (D) Jul '21 June 18, 2022 vs Ricardo Ramos — 2.5/min (L) — only 1.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '22

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ricardo Ramos 15-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:12 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · June 18, 2022
3/9Sig. strikes
4/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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D Kai Kamaka 8-4 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · July 31, 2021
41/110Sig. strikes
48/77Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jared Gordon 16-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · February 20, 2021
39/113Sig. strikes
82/131Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W TJ Brown 14-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · August 15, 2020
49/110Sig. strikes
43/139Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
2:05Control
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)
12-5-1Pro record
MMA MastersGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 8
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 4
CFA 4
Fight Time 3
Empire MMA 1
Global Legion FC 1
XFN 1
Shogun Fights 1
HOF 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 18 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Bruno Conti Submission (rear-naked choke) Empire MMA 15
June 6, 2026
 Empire MMA 1 2:01
L Ricardo Ramos KO (spinning back elbow) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
June 18, 2022
 UFC 1 1:12
D Kai Kamaka III Draw (majority) UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
July 31, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jared Gordon Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
February 20, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W T.J. Brown Decision (unanimous) UFC 252
August 15, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Dylan Cala KO Global Legion FC 14
July 18, 2020
 Global Legion FC 1 2:24
W Felipe Vargas TKO (head kick) XFN 22
December 15, 2018
 XFN 1 2:50
W Leandro Magalhães KO (punches) Shogun Fights
March 17, 2018
 Shogun Fights 1 4:08
L Adi Alić Decision (unanimous) Fight Time 31
June 24, 2016
 Fight Time 3 5:00
L Jason Soares Submission (guillotine choke) Fight Time 29
February 12, 2016
 Fight Time 5 2:32
W John De Jesus Decision (unanimous) Fight Time 27
September 18, 2015
 Fight Time 3 5:00
W Anderson Hutchinson Decision (split) HOF: Nations Collide
March 13, 2015
 HOF 3 5:00
W Chino Duran Decision (unanimous) CFA 8: Araujo vs. Bradley
October 6, 2012
 CFA 3 5:00
L Jordan Parsons Decision (unanimous) CFA 5: Chavez vs. Parsons
February 24, 2012
 CFA 5 5:00
W Humberto Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) CFA 4: Izquierdo vs. Cenoble
December 17, 2011
 CFA 3 5:00
W Justin Steave Decision (unanimous) CFA 3: Howard vs Olson
October 9, 2011
 CFA 3 5:00
W Casey Phelps Decision (unanimous) Mixed Fighting Alliance 5
May 6, 2011
 Mixed Fighting Alliance 3 5:00
W Nelson Lopez Decision (unanimous) G-Force Fights 3
February 4, 2010
 G-Force Fights 3 5:00

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

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 38.6% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 51.0% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 60.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 87.5% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 6.1% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 45.1%