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Middleweight

David Branch

22-7-0 UFC 4-5-0
Smothering Control Positional Grappler KO-Prone
6'1"Height
78"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
9:09Avg 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 — Weak, rated 12.4 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 24.9 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 77.1 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 29.5 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 81.3 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 24.5 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 20.1 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 91.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Strong 91
  2. Wrestling Above avg 81
  3. Striking D Above avg 77
  4. Durability Below avg 30
  5. Accuracy Below avg 25
  6. TD Defense Weak 24
  7. Grappling Weak 20
  8. Striking Weak 12

Built on 82 minutes of tracked cage time across 9 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 42% of every fight spent in control position
Positional Grappler strong control — rates 91 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 3 of 5 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.91
Striking accuracy39.8%
Striking defense56.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.18
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

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
September 15, 2010 vs Tomasz Drwal — 1.0/min (W) Sep '10 December 4, 2010 vs Rich Attonito — 1.07/min (W) Dec '10 March 3, 2011 vs Rousimar Palhares — 0.89/min (L) Mar '11 May 13, 2017 vs Krzysztof Jotko — 2.6/min (W) May '17 September 16, 2017 vs Luke Rockhold — 2.75/min (L) Sep '17 April 21, 2018 vs Thiago Santos — 2.0/min (W) — only 2.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '18 November 3, 2018 vs Jared Cannonier — 1.77/min (L) Nov '18 March 30, 2019 vs Jack Hermansson — 1.22/min (L) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '19

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jack Hermansson 18-4 walk-in Submission · R1 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · March 30, 2019
1/6Sig. strikes
3/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jared Cannonier 10-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:39 — UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis · November 3, 2018
10/25Sig. strikes
26/56Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
1:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Thiago Santos 17-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · April 21, 2018
5/15Sig. strikes
14/29Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Luke Rockhold 15-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:05 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · September 16, 2017
25/56Sig. strikes
58/85Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Krzysztof Jotko 19-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos · May 13, 2017
39/122Sig. strikes
28/85Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
5:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Rousimar Palhares 11-4 walk-in Submission · R2 1:44 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · March 3, 2011
6/23Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rich Attonito 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · December 4, 2010
16/27Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
4/10Takedowns
12:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Tomasz Drwal 17-3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · September 15, 2010
15/31Sig. strikes
10/43Absorbed
3/10Takedowns
7:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Gerald Harris 16-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:35 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · July 3, 2010
20/39Sig. strikes
10/37Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:28Control
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)
22-7-0Pro record
Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Church Street BoxingGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 7
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 4
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

WSOF 10
UFC 9
Bellator 2
Russian Cagefighting Championship 1
Titan FC 1
Pure MMA 1
Shark Fights 1
UCC 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Alexander Shlemenko Submission (guillotine choke) Russian Cagefighting Championship 7
December 14, 2019
 Russian Cagefighting Championship 1 4:58
L Jack Hermansson Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on ESPN: Barboza vs. Gaethje
March 30, 2019
 UFC 1 0:49
L Jared Cannonier TKO (punches) UFC 230
November 3, 2018
 UFC 2 0:39
W Thiago Santos KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
April 21, 2018
 UFC 1 2:30
L Luke Rockhold TKO (submission to punches) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
September 16, 2017
 UFC 2 4:05
W Krzysztof Jotko Decision (split) UFC 211
May 13, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Louis Taylor Submission (rear-naked choke) WSOF 34
December 31, 2016
 WSOF 5 2:00
W Vinny Magalhães Decision (unanimous) WSOF 33
October 7, 2016
 WSOF 5 5:00
W Clifford Starks Decision (unanimous) WSOF 30
April 2, 2016
 WSOF 5 5:00
W Teddy Holder Submission (rear-naked choke) WSOF 23
September 18, 2015
 WSOF 1 2:21
W Jesse McElligott Technical Submission ( Von Flue choke ) WSOF 20
April 10, 2015
 WSOF 2 1:28
W Yushin Okami TKO (punches) WSOF 15
November 15, 2014
 WSOF 4 3:39
W Jesse Taylor Submission (D'Arce choke) WSOF 10
June 21, 2014
 WSOF 1 1:41
W Danillo Villefort Decision (unanimous) WSOF 5
September 14, 2013
 WSOF 3 5:00
W Paulo Filho Decision (unanimous) WSOF 2
March 23, 2013
 WSOF 3 5:00
W Dustin Jacoby Decision (unanimous) WSOF 1
November 3, 2012
 WSOF 3 5:00
L Anthony Johnson Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 22
May 25, 2012
 Titan FC 3 5:00
W Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) Pure MMA: The Beginning
January 22, 2012
 Pure MMA 3 5:00
W Jeremy May TKO (punches) Shark Fights 15: Villaseñor vs Camozzi
May 27, 2011
 Shark Fights 3 3:19
L Rousimar Palhares Submission (kneebar) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2011
 UFC 2 1:44
W Rich Attonito Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
December 4, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tomasz Drwal Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
September 15, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
L Gerald Harris KO (slam) UFC 116
July 3, 2010
 UFC 3 2:35
W Derrick Mehmen Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 15
April 22, 2010
 Bellator 2 0:26
W John Troyer TKO (punches) UCC 1: Merciless
March 19, 2010
 UCC 2 4:26
W Dennis Olson Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 11
June 12, 2009
 Bellator 1 2:27
W Robby Huston Submission (rear-naked choke) DCF: Battle at the Nation's Capital
December 13, 2008
 DCF 2 2:41
W Alex Aquino TKO (doctor stoppage) Ring of Combat 19
May 9, 2008
 Ring of Combat 1 3:29
W Craig Simone TKO (punches) Cage Fights 6
September 29, 2007
 Cage Fights 1 1:44

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

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.8% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 56.7% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 2.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 32.6% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 43.8% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.7
Control time 41.6% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 60.7%