Heavyweight · “The Machine”
Ian Freeman
20-7-1 UFC 3-2-1
Positional Grappler
Precision Striker
5'11"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
59Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
7:42Avg fight
Skill profile
- Control Above avg 71
- Accuracy Average 69
- TD Defense Average 63
- Grappling Average 45
- Durability Below avg 41
- Striking D Below avg 32
- Wrestling Below avg 29
- Striking Weak 22
Built on 46 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.
Positional Grappler
above avg control — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 69 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.14
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.14
Striking accuracy50.5%
Striking defense40.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.97
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense81.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.65
Control time37.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-0
Striking trend
Fight history
D Vernon White 20-23-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 43: Meltdown · June 6, 2003
18/54Sig. strikes
45/82Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
6:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Andrei Arlovski 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC 40: Vendetta · November 22, 2002
1/11Sig. strikes
14/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 4-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:35 — UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall · July 13, 2002
34/44Sig. strikes
6/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tedd Williams 7-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz · September 22, 2000
30/61Sig. strikes
25/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nate Schroeder 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:13 — UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams · June 9, 2000
16/26Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Scott Adams 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:09 — UFC 24: First Defense · March 10, 2000
0/0Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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
9
Submission
7
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
1
Decision
0
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
6
Cage Rage
4
British Grand Prix '99
3
FFAA
2
Pancrase
2
British Vale Tudo
2
UCFC
1
House of Pain
1
+ 7 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Ricco Rodriguez | TKO (punches) | UCFC 5: Legends of MMA
July 27, 2013 |
UCFC | 1 | 2:11 |
| W | Paul Cahoon | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 26
May 10, 2008 |
Cage Rage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Epstein | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Rage 18
September 30, 2006 |
Cage Rage | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Melvin Manhoef | KO (punches) | Cage Rage 17
July 1, 2006 |
Cage Rage | 1 | 0:17 |
| W | Will Elworthy | TKO (punches) | House of Pain 1
December 12, 2004 |
House of Pain | 1 | — |
| W | Ryan Robinson | TKO (punches) | Cage Rage 9
September 27, 2004 |
Cage Rage | 1 | 2:44 |
| W | Keith Dace | TKO (punches) | CWFC 5: Cage Warriors 5
November 2, 2003 |
CWFC | 1 | 0:47 |
| D | Vernon White | Draw (split) | UFC 43
June 6, 2003 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gerhard Ettl (fighter) [ de ] | Submission (armbar) | FFAA: Fight Night Championships 4
February 22, 2003 |
FFAA | 2 | 1:40 |
| L | Andrei Arlovski | KO (punches) | UFC 40
November 22, 2002 |
UFC | 1 | 1:25 |
| W | Frank Mir | TKO (punches) | UFC 38
July 13, 2002 |
UFC | 1 | 4:35 |
| W | Carlos Barreto | Decision (unanimous) | HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 1
July 17, 2001 |
HOOKnSHOOT | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Stanislav Nuschik | Submission (front choke) | FFAA: Fight Night Championship 3
July 14, 2001 |
FFAA | 1 | 1:57 |
| L | Stanislav Nuschik | KO (punch) | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. the World 1
April 27, 2001 |
M-1 MFC | 1 | 0:20 |
| L | Valentijn Overeem | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 Hot 2 Handle: Simply The Best
March 18, 2001 |
2 Hot | 1 | 1:42 |
| L | Osami Shibuya | TKO (rib injury) | Pancrase: Proof 1
February 4, 2001 |
Pancrase | 1 | 3:51 |
| L | Bob Schrijber | TKO (doctor stoppage) | It's Showtime: Christmas Edition
December 12, 2000 |
It's Showtime | 1 | 1:28 |
| W | Tedd Williams | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 27
September 22, 2000 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bob Stines | KO (punch) | Pancrase: 2000 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
July 23, 2000 |
Pancrase | 1 | 2:38 |
| W | Nate Schroeder | TKO (submission to punches) | UFC 26
June 9, 2000 |
UFC | 2 | 2:13 |
| L | Scott Adams | Submission (Achilles lock) | UFC 24
March 10, 2000 |
UFC | 1 | 3:09 |
| W | Travis Fulton | TKO (retirement) | Millennium Brawl 1
December 5, 1999 |
Millennium Brawl | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Dave Shortby | TKO (punches) | Total Fight KRG 5
October 3, 1999 |
Total Fight KRG | 1 | 2:02 |
| W | Mark Lamborn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | British Vale Tudo
August 28, 1999 |
British Vale Tudo | 1 | 0:55 |
| W | Keith Dace | Submission (guillotine choke) | British Vale Tudo
August 28, 1999 |
British Vale Tudo | 1 | 0:46 |
| W | Kamal Lock | Submission (ankle lock) | British Grand Prix '99
June 27, 1999 |
British Grand Prix '99 | 1 | 3:55 |
| W | Scotty Smith | TKO | British Grand Prix '99
June 27, 1999 |
British Grand Prix '99 | 1 | 0:09 |
| W | Tony Bailey | Submission (guillotine choke) | British Grand Prix '99
June 27, 1999 |
British Grand Prix '99 | 1 | 1:32 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ian Freeman (mixed martial artist)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.