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Light Heavyweight · “Hurricane”

Ike Villanueva

18-14-0 UFC 1-5-0
6'1"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
4:11Avg 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 40.6 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 22.9 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 2.5 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 1.3 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 19.8 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 24.5 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 21.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Average 55
  2. Striking Below avg 41
  3. Grappling Below avg 24
  4. Accuracy Weak 23
  5. Control Weak 22
  6. Wrestling Weak 20
  7. Striking D Weak 2
  8. Durability Weak 1

Built on 25 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.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min7.24
Striking accuracy38.5%
Striking defense36.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.6
Takedowns / 15 min0.6
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time4.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
May 13, 2020 vs Chase Sherman — 2.75/min (L) May '20 August 22, 2020 vs Jordan Wright — 4.62/min (L) — only 1.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '20 January 20, 2021 vs Vinicius Moreira — 4.25/min (W) Jan '21 June 26, 2021 vs Marcin Prachnio — 5.73/min (L) Jun '21 October 23, 2021 vs Nicolae Negumereanu — 5.38/min (L) — only 1.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '21 April 23, 2022 vs Tyson Pedro — 0.81/min (L) — only 4.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '22

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Tyson Pedro 7-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:55 — UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade · April 23, 2022
4/22Sig. strikes
22/29Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Nicolae Negumereanu 10-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:18 — UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori · October 23, 2021
7/21Sig. strikes
11/21Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Marcin Prachnio 14-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:56 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · June 26, 2021
34/79Sig. strikes
59/92Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Vinicius Moreira 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:39 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · January 20, 2021
24/56Sig. strikes
24/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jordan Wright 10-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 1:31 — UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar · August 22, 2020
7/7Sig. strikes
15/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chase Sherman 14-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:49 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira · May 13, 2020
16/54Sig. strikes
51/87Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
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)
18-14-0Pro record
Silverback Fight Club (formerly), 4oz. Fight Club, Metro Fight ClubGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 15
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 5
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Fury FC 5
Legacy FC 4
Shark Fights 3
Fury Fighting 2
International Xtreme Fight Association 2
SWC 2
TKO Fight Alliance 1

+ 7 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 32 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Tyson Pedro KO (leg kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
April 23, 2022
 UFC 1 4:55
L Nicolae Negumereanu TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
October 23, 2021
 UFC 1 1:18
L Marcin Prachnio KO (body kick) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
June 26, 2021
 UFC 2 0:56
W Vinicius Moreira KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
January 20, 2021
 UFC 2 0:39
L Jordan Wright TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar
August 22, 2020
 UFC 1 1:31
L Chase Sherman TKO (punches and elbow) UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
May 13, 2020
 UFC 2 0:49
W Rashad Coulter TKO (punches) Fury FC 40
December 13, 2019
 Fury FC 1 3:17
W Roger Narvaez TKO (punches) Fury FC 36
August 30, 2019
 Fury FC 1 0:28
W Juan Torres TKO (punches) Fury FC 33
June 29, 2019
 Fury FC 1 2:59
W Patrick Miller TKO (punches) Fury FC 16
April 28, 2017
 Fury FC 1 2:05
L Antonio Jones Decision (split) Fury FC 15
February 17, 2017
 Fury FC 3 3:00
W Matt Jones Decision (unanimous) TKO Fight Alliance
January 13, 2017
 TKO Fight Alliance 3 5:00
L Trevin Giles Submission (arm-triangle choke) Legacy FC 59
September 16, 2016
 Legacy FC 3 1:45
W Brandon Farran Decision (unanimous) Legacy FC 55
May 13, 2016
 Legacy FC 3 5:00
W Richard Knepp TKO (punches) Bellator 149
February 19, 2016
 Bellator 1 0:42
W Husam Mohamed TKO (punch) Fury Fighting 9
January 15, 2016
 Fury Fighting 1 1:08
W Kyle Keeney TKO (punches) Fury Fighting 8
October 9, 2015
 Fury Fighting 1 0:24
L Larry Crowe KO (head kick) Legacy FC 8
August 18, 2012
 Legacy FC 2 1:57
L Robert Drysdale Submission (armbar) Legacy FC 12
July 13, 2012
 Legacy FC 1 1:27
L Justin Ledet Submission (armbar) Immortal Kombat Fighting
January 28, 2012
 Immortal Kombat Fighting 3 0:40
W Alexander Pappas TKO (punches) International Xtreme Fight Association
September 16, 2011
 International Xtreme Fight Association 1 1:32
W Brian Lightfoot TKO (punches) International Xtreme Fight Association
February 25, 2011
 International Xtreme Fight Association 1 1:36
W Dwight Gipson KO (punches) TCF Puro Combate 2
December 4, 2010
 TCF Puro Combate 1 0:58
L Artenas Young TKO (punches) Legacy Promotions
July 31, 2010
 Legacy Promotions 3 1:43
W Chase Watson Decision (unanimous) Shark Fights 12
June 26, 2010
 Shark Fights 3 5:00
W Josh Luna TKO (punches) Shark Fights 10
April 24, 2010
 Shark Fights 1 0:28
L Cody Donovan Submission (rear-naked choke) Ascend Combat: The Beginning
April 3, 2010
 Ascend Combat 2 4:52
L Marcus Sursa Submission (guillotine choke) Shark Fights 6
September 12, 2009
 Shark Fights 1 2:06
W Dale Mitchell TKO (punches) URC 5
July 18, 2009
 URC 1 1:23
W Jason Basset KO (punch) SWC 6
May 23, 2009
 SWC 1 0:20
W Daniel Andrews TKO (punches) SWC 5
April 11, 2009
 SWC 1 2:41
L JR Christy TKO (punches) Katana Cagefighting: Conquest
December 6, 2008
 Katana Cagefighting 1 2:19

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

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 7.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 38.5% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 36.4% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 4.3% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.3%