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Heavyweight · “The Sledgehammer”

Ilir Latifi

9-7-0
5'10"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1982-07-28Born
3KO wins
2Sub wins
55.6%Finish rate
9:18Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.05
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.93
Striking accuracy45.2%
Striking defense56.3%
Takedowns / 15 min2.11
Takedown accuracy35.6%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.3
Control time30.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-4
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2017-09-09 vs Tyson Pedro — 2.93/min (W) 17-09 2018-02-24 vs Ovince Saint Preux — 6.58/min (W) 18-02 2018-12-29 vs Corey Anderson — 2.2/min (L) 18-12 2019-08-10 vs Volkan Oezdemir — 1.89/min (L) 19-08 2020-02-08 vs Derrick Lewis — 0.33/min (L) 20-02 2021-06-05 vs Tanner Boser — 0.67/min (W) 21-06 2022-10-01 vs Aleksei Oleinik — 2.53/min (W) 22-10 2023-05-20 vs Rodrigo Nascimento — 3.27/min (L) 23-05
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

16 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Rodrigo Nascimento 2-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · 2023-05-20
49/77Sig. strikes
68/152Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
3:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aleksei Oleinik 9-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · 2022-10-01
38/48Sig. strikes
28/70Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
8:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tanner Boser 3-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · 2021-06-05
10/38Sig. strikes
45/105Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Derrick Lewis 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · 2020-02-08
5/12Sig. strikes
20/50Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
8:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Volkan Oezdemir 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:31 — UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · 2019-08-10
18/60Sig. strikes
64/137Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Corey Anderson 8-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12-29
33/78Sig. strikes
40/121Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ovince Saint Preux 10-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:48 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · 2018-02-24
25/41Sig. strikes
7/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tyson Pedro 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · 2017-09-09
44/79Sig. strikes
31/54Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
7:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ryan Bader 13-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:06 — UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · 2016-09-03
9/30Sig. strikes
13/34Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gian Villante 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · 2016-03-05
30/53Sig. strikes
23/68Absorbed
3/12Takedowns
4:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sean O'Connell 2-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:30 — UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · 2016-01-17
2/3Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hans Stringer 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:56 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · 2015-07-18
7/9Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jan Blachowicz 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:58 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · 2014-10-04
2/6Sig. strikes
13/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Dempsey 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:07 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · 2014-07-19
16/31Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cyrille Diabate 4-3 walk-in Submission · R1 3:02 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · 2014-03-08
0/0Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:50Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Gegard Mousasi 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · 2013-04-06
18/112Sig. strikes
80/150Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:31Control
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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

9-7-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 16

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.0 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 45.2% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 56.3% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 2.1 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 35.6% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.4
Control time 30.1% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 55.6% avg 63.4%