Darian Weeks
Skill profile
Built on 45 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — 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
Insider info
Yohan Lainesse favored — picked against Darian Weeks lean UFC 279 · September 7, 2022
The analyst calls this one of the tightest matchups on the card and admits low confidence, framing it as a coin-flip he's leaning one way on.
Darian Weeks enters this main-card opener 0-2 in the UFC, but both losses came against tough asks — a short-notice debut against a durable veteran and a step up against a hyped prospect. Despite the winless UFC ledger, he's shown clean boxing fundamentals: solid volume, technical hands, and better head movement than his record suggests. His path here is to out-work Lainesse on the feet and survive the reach gap long enough to grind out a decision, particularly if he can weather an early storm.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Yohan Lainesse 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson · September 10, 2022
L Ian Machado Garry 8-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · April 9, 2022
L Bryan Barberena 15-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · December 4, 2021
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
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.