Bantamweight · “The Disciple”
Dustin Pague
12-11-0 UFC 1-5-0
Precision Striker
Submission Grappler
5'9"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:43Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Above avg 77
- Grappling Above avg 70
- Control Average 59
- TD Defense Average 48
- Wrestling Below avg 34
- Striking D Weak 22
- Durability Weak 22
- Striking Weak 14
Built on 58 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Precision Striker
above avg accuracy — rates 77 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler
above avg grappling — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.65
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.96
Striking accuracy53.6%
Striking defense41.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.03
Takedown accuracy44.4%
Takedown defense55.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.57
Control time22.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L Kyoji Horiguchi 11-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:51 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · October 19, 2013
9/15Sig. strikes
30/50Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:29Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Yves Jabouin 18-8 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · June 15, 2013
15/18Sig. strikes
20/29Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:46Control
0Knockdowns
7Sub attempts
L Chico Camus 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · August 11, 2012
22/37Sig. strikes
32/45Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Ken Stone 10-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida · June 22, 2012
41/90Sig. strikes
63/119Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Papazian 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 3:21 — UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall · June 8, 2012
6/9Sig. strikes
7/17Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:35Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L John Albert 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:09 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale · December 3, 2011
3/10Sig. strikes
21/34Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
9
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
3
Decision
4
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
6
World Cagefighting Championships
2
Southern Fight League
2
The Victorium
1
Ring of Combat
1
Shogun Fights
1
Fight Night in the Cage
1
Xtreme Caged Combat
1
+ 8 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 23 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Anthony Morgan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Cagefighting Championships 14
September 4, 2015 |
World Cagefighting Championships | 2 | 2:41 |
| W | Charlie Gathers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Cagefighting Championships 13
March 20, 2015 |
World Cagefighting Championships | 1 | 1:52 |
| L | D'Juan Owens | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Victorium: Episode 3
July 12, 2014 |
The Victorium | 3 | 2:52 |
| L | Kyoji Horiguchi | TKO (punches) | UFC 166
October 19, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 3:51 |
| L | Yves Jabouin | Decision (split) | UFC 161
June 15, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Chico Camus | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 150
August 11, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ken Stone | Decision (split) | UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida
June 22, 2012 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Papazian | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall
June 8, 2012 |
UFC | 1 | 3:21 |
| L | John Albert | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
December 3, 2011 |
UFC | 1 | 1:09 |
| W | Steve De Angelis | KO (punch) | Ring of Combat 34
February 4, 2011 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 0:25 |
| W | Bret Thomas | Submission (punches) | Shogun Fights 3
November 13, 2010 |
Shogun Fights | 1 | 2:52 |
| W | Dustin Caplinger | TKO (punches) | Fight Night in the Cage 1
September 10, 2010 |
Fight Night in the Cage | 1 | 2:19 |
| W | Scott Heckman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Xtreme Caged Combat 2
July 16, 2010 |
Xtreme Caged Combat | 3 | 0:42 |
| W | Justin Hickey | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ultimate Warrior Challenge 8
May 22, 2010 |
Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 1 | 0:54 |
| L | Din Thomas | TKO (doctor stoppage) | World Extreme Fighting 41
January 8, 2010 |
World Extreme Fighting | 2 | 2:14 |
| L | Anthony Leone | Submission (choke) | PA Fighting Championships 1
November 6, 2009 |
PA Fighting Championships | 2 | 4:58 |
| L | Jeff Lentz | Decision (unanimous) | The Arena Assault 1
August 21, 2009 |
The Arena Assault | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Joel Roberts | TKO (punches) | Inkosi Promotions 1
July 11, 2009 |
Inkosi Promotions | 3 | 3:14 |
| W | Will Childs | Submission (armbar) | The Smoky Mountain Brawl
May 9, 2009 |
The Smoky Mountain Brawl | 1 | 1:47 |
| W | Biff Walizer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Respect Is Earned 2
April 30, 2009 |
Respect Is Earned | 3 | 3:03 |
| W | Charles Cooper | Submission (ankle lock) | Southern Fight League 2
March 28, 2009 |
Southern Fight League | 1 | 0:45 |
| W | John Myers | Submission (triangle choke) | Southern Fight League 1
December 7, 2008 |
Southern Fight League | 1 | 1:05 |
| L | Jon Owens | KO (punch) | The Carolina Crown
October 11, 2008 |
The Carolina Crown | 1 | 0:18 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Dustin Pague) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.