BOUTSCOUT
Middleweight

David Branch

4-5-0
6'1"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1981-09-26Born
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
9:09Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min1.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.91
Striking accuracy39.8%
Striking defense56.7%
Takedowns / 15 min2.55
Takedown accuracy32.6%
Takedown defense43.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time41.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-4
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2010-09-15 vs Tomasz Drwal — 1.0/min (W) 10-09 2010-12-04 vs Rich Attonito — 1.07/min (W) 10-12 2011-03-03 vs Rousimar Palhares — 0.89/min (L) 11-03 2017-05-13 vs Krzysztof Jotko — 2.6/min (W) 17-05 2017-09-16 vs Luke Rockhold — 2.75/min (L) 17-09 2018-04-21 vs Thiago Santos — 2.0/min (W) 18-04 2018-11-03 vs Jared Cannonier — 1.77/min (L) 18-11 2019-03-30 vs Jack Hermansson — 1.22/min (L) 19-03
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

9 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Jack Hermansson 5-2 walk-in Submission · R1 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · 2019-03-30
1/6Sig. strikes
3/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jared Cannonier 3-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:39 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · 2018-11-03
10/25Sig. strikes
26/56Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
1:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Thiago Santos 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · 2018-04-21
5/15Sig. strikes
14/29Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Luke Rockhold 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:05 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · 2017-09-16
25/56Sig. strikes
58/85Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Krzysztof Jotko 6-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · 2017-05-13
39/122Sig. strikes
28/85Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
5:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rousimar Palhares 4-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:44 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · 2011-03-03
6/23Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rich Attonito 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · 2010-12-04
16/27Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
12:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tomasz Drwal 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · 2010-09-15
15/31Sig. strikes
10/43Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
7:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gerald Harris 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:35 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · 2010-07-03
20/39Sig. strikes
10/37Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub 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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

4-5-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 2
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9

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.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.8% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 56.7% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 32.6% avg 40.3%
Takedown defense 43.8% avg 60.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.7
Control time 41.6% avg 22.2%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 61.0%