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Garreth McLellan

13-7-0 UFC 1-4-0
Precision Striker Positional Grappler Taken Down Often
6'1"Height
72"Reach
SouthpawStance
44Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
10:24Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 42.1 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 74.7 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 32.3 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 12.0 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 52.5 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 3.9 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 65.9 of 100 Control — Average, rated 68.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 75
  2. Control Average 68
  3. Grappling Average 66
  4. Wrestling Average 52
  5. Striking Below avg 42
  6. Striking D Below avg 32
  7. Durability Weak 12
  8. TD Defense Weak 4

Built on 52 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 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 75 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler average control — rates 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 15 times · 4.3 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.56
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.94
Striking accuracy54.4%
Striking defense45.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.15
Takedown accuracy22.2%
Takedown defense34.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.86
Control time27.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
April 11, 2015 vs Bartosz Fabinski — 0.87/min (L) Apr '15 October 24, 2015 vs Bubba Bush — 6.48/min (W) Oct '15 May 8, 2016 vs Magnus Cedenblad — 2.07/min (L) May '16 August 27, 2016 vs Alessio Di Chirico — 3.8/min (L) Aug '16 March 11, 2017 vs Paulo Costa — 4.68/min (L) — only 1.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '17

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Paulo Costa 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:17 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · March 11, 2017
6/14Sig. strikes
22/32Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alessio Di Chirico 9-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit · August 27, 2016
57/139Sig. strikes
61/136Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
3:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Magnus Cedenblad 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:47 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski · May 8, 2016
12/33Sig. strikes
21/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Bubba Bush 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:58 — UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · October 24, 2015
97/133Sig. strikes
8/14Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
7:48Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Bartosz Fabinski 11-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · April 11, 2015
13/21Sig. strikes
41/53Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:43Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub 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)
13-7-0Pro record
Ultimate MMA Fitness, FightFitMilitiaGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 9
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

EFC Africa 13
UFC 5
Fight Force 1
XFC Africa 1
Full career — 20 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Brendan Lesar KO (punch) EFC Africa 80
June 29, 2019
 EFC Africa 1 3:06
L Paulo Costa TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
March 11, 2017
 UFC 1 1:17
L Alessio Di Chirico Decision (split) UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit
August 27, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Magnus Cedenblad TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski
May 8, 2016
 UFC 2 0:47
W Bubba Bush TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
October 24, 2015
 UFC 3 4:58
L Bartosz Fabiński Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2
April 11, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Dricus du Plessis Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 33
August 30, 2014
 EFC Africa 3 1:44
W J.P. Kruger Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 28
March 27, 2014
 EFC Africa 1 3:05
W Jeremy Smith Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 24
October 10, 2013
 EFC Africa 1 —
W Tumelo Muphutha Decision (split) EFC Africa 20
June 27, 2013
 EFC Africa 3 5:00
W Armand de Bruyn Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 15
July 27, 2012
 EFC Africa 1 1:22
W Danie van Heerden Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 14
June 1, 2012
 EFC Africa 2 3:08
L Jeremy Smith Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 12
March 2, 2012
 EFC Africa 4 0:56
W Jacques Joubert Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 8
April 14, 2011
 EFC Africa 4 3:14
W Wade Henderson Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 5
October 21, 2010
 EFC Africa 2 3:38
W Warren Allison Submission (armbar) EFC Africa 3
May 8, 2010
 EFC Africa 1 —
W Juan Lubbe KO (punches) EFC Africa 2
March 10, 2010
 EFC Africa 1 —
W Barry Britz TKO (punches) EFC Africa 1
November 12, 2009
 EFC Africa 1 —
L Wade Henderson TKO (punches) Fight Force 1
July 26, 2009
 Fight Force 1 —
W J.P. Kruger Submission (armbar) XFC Africa: Fight Club
May 30, 2009
 XFC Africa 1 1:20

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Garreth McLellan) — 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 3.6 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 54.4% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 45.2% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 22.2% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 34.8% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.7
Control time 27.4% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%