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Lightweight · “Godzilla”

Gabe Ruediger

18-8-0 UFC 0-3-0
5'10"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
4:54Avg 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 19.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 18.7 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 19.0 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 2.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 49.8 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 11.6 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 31.9 of 100 Control — Average, rated 49.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Average 50
  2. Control Average 50
  3. Grappling Below avg 32
  4. Striking Weak 20
  5. Striking D Weak 19
  6. Accuracy Weak 19
  7. TD Defense Weak 12
  8. Durability Weak 3

Built on 14 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
Sig. strikes landed / min1.7
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.16
Striking accuracy31.3%
Striking defense41.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.04
Takedown accuracy11.1%
Takedown defense28.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time22.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
September 23, 2006 vs Melvin Guillard — 1.16/min (L) Sep '06 August 28, 2010 vs Joe Lauzon — 0.5/min (L) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '10 February 5, 2011 vs Paul Taylor — 2.54/min (L) Feb '11

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Paul Taylor 3-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:42 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · February 5, 2011
17/49Sig. strikes
37/61Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Joe Lauzon 16-5 walk-in Submission · R1 2:01 — UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · August 28, 2010
1/8Sig. strikes
19/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Melvin Guillard 20-5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:01 — UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · September 23, 2006
7/23Sig. strikes
20/40Absorbed
2/12Takedowns
2:09Control
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)
18-8-0Pro record
[http://punchkickgrapple.com PKG]Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 13
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

WEC 7
UFC 3
Bamma USA 2
TPF 2
Gladiator Challenge 2
Call to Arms 1
Fight Circuit MMA 1
PFC 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 26 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Scott Catlin Submission (armbar) Bamma USA: Bad Beat 9
May 31, 2013
 Bamma USA 2 2:13
L Scott Catlin TKO (punches) Bamma USA: Bad Beat 5
March 16, 2012
 Bamma USA 2 0:36
L Paul Taylor KO (head kick and punches) UFC 126
February 5, 2011
 UFC 2 1:42
L Joe Lauzon Submission (armbar) UFC 118
August 28, 2010
 UFC 1 2:01
W Lenny Lovato TKO (punches) TPF 5: Stars and Strikes
July 9, 2010
 TPF 1 3:25
W Dominique Robinson Submission (rear-naked choke) TPF 3: Champions Collide
February 4, 2010
 TPF 2 4:49
W Wander Braga Submission (guillotine choke) Call to Arms: Called Out Fights
August 15, 2009
 Call to Arms 2 0:58
W Adam Lehman Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Circuit MMA: Victorious
June 7, 2009
 Fight Circuit MMA 1 2:19
W Darren Crisp Submission (guillotine choke) PFC 13: Validation
May 8, 2009
 PFC 1 1:03
W Max Son Submission (rear-naked choke) Gladiator Challenge: Warriors
February 4, 2009
 Gladiator Challenge 1 0:24
L Justin Wilcox Decision (unanimous) JG and TKT Promotions: Fighting 4 Kidz
August 30, 2008
 JG and TKT Promotions 3 5:00
L Akbarh Arreola Submission (kimura) MMA Xtreme 15
November 16, 2007
 MMA Xtreme 1 2:03
W George Kassimatis Submission (guillotine choke) Ringside Ticket
August 30, 2007
 Ringside Ticket 1 3:51
L Melvin Guillard TKO (punch to the body) UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
September 23, 2006
 UFC 2 1:01
W Savant Young Submission (armbar) PF 1: The Beginning
May 12, 2006
 PF 3 1:29
L Hermes França KO (punches) WEC 19: Undisputed
March 17, 2006
 WEC 1 0:36
W Sam Wells Decision (unanimous) WEC 17: Halloween Fury 4
October 14, 2005
 WEC 3 5:00
W Bobir Hasanov Submission (armbar) KOTC 61: Flash Point
September 23, 2005
 KOTC 1 0:23
W Jason Maxwell Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 14: Vengeance
March 17, 2005
 WEC 1 3:28
W Olaf Alfonso Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 12
October 21, 2004
 WEC 1 3:05
W Steve Ramerez Submission (triangle choke) WEC 11
August 20, 2004
 WEC 1 1:24
W Cory Reeves TKO (punches) IFC: Battleground Tahoe
January 31, 2004
 IFC 1 2:40
W Carlos Cordero TKO (punches) WEC 7
August 9, 2003
 WEC 1 2:57
W Phat Houng Submission (rear-naked choke) Pit Fighting Championship
July 16, 2003
 Pit Fighting Championship 1 1:10
W Josh Gardner TKO (punches) Gladiator Challenge 14
February 16, 2003
 Gladiator Challenge 1 1:41
L Sam Wells KO (punch) WEC 5: Halloween Havoc
October 18, 2002
 WEC 1 4:27

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

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 5.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 31.3% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 41.1% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 11.1% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 28.6% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 22.3% avg 21.2%