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Featherweight · “Kuya”

Josh Culibao

11-4-1 UFC 3-4-1
Defensive Striker Durable
5'10"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
32Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:07Avg 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 — Average, rated 55.9 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 46.4 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 67.8 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 56.7 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 11.6 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 48.1 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 34.3 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 12.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 68
  2. Durability Average 57
  3. Striking Average 56
  4. TD Defense Average 48
  5. Accuracy Average 46
  6. Grappling Below avg 34
  7. Control Weak 13
  8. Wrestling Weak 12
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable average durability — rates 57 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.41
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.04
Striking accuracy44.8%
Striking defense59.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.57
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense65.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.29
Control time6.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
February 22, 2020 vs Jalin Turner — 1.5/min (L) Feb '20 October 3, 2020 vs Charles Jourdain — 3.07/min (D) Oct '20 May 22, 2021 vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke — 3.53/min (W) May '21 June 11, 2022 vs SeungWoo Choi — 3.4/min (W) Jun '22 February 11, 2023 vs Melsik Baghdasaryan — 2.27/min (W) Feb '23 July 22, 2023 vs Lerone Murphy — 1.53/min (L) Jul '23 March 16, 2024 vs Danny Silva — 5.8/min (L) Mar '24 August 17, 2024 vs Ricardo Ramos — 4.67/min (L) Aug '24

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ricardo Ramos 16-6 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · August 17, 2024
70/127Sig. strikes
27/118Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Danny Silva 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura · March 16, 2024
87/202Sig. strikes
45/107Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Lerone Murphy 12-0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · July 22, 2023
23/59Sig. strikes
59/109Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Melsik Baghdasaryan 7-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:02 — UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · February 11, 2023
16/45Sig. strikes
26/44Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W SeungWoo Choi 10-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka · June 11, 2022
51/111Sig. strikes
46/163Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:58Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Shayilan Nuerdanbieke 36-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt · May 22, 2021
53/104Sig. strikes
17/63Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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D Charles Jourdain 10-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Aldana · October 3, 2020
46/124Sig. strikes
44/101Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
2:28Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jalin Turner 8-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:01 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · February 22, 2020
12/28Sig. strikes
55/91Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:09Control
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)
11-4-1Pro record
Igor MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 1
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 3
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Urban Fight Night 3
Superfight MMA 2
Hex Fight Series 2
Diamondback FC 1
Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ricardo Ramos Decision (split) UFC 305
August 18, 2024
 UFC 3 5:00
L Danny Silva Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura
March 16, 2024
 UFC 3 5:00
L Lerone Murphy Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
July 22, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
W Melsik Baghdasaryan Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 284
February 12, 2023
 UFC 2 2:02
W Choi Seung-woo Decision (split) UFC 275
June 11, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Shayilan Nuerdanbieke Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt
May 22, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
D Charles Jourdain Draw (split) UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana
October 4, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jalin Turner TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
February 23, 2020
 UFC 2 3:01
W Josh Payne TKO (punches) Superfight MMA 10
March 1, 2019
 Superfight MMA 1 3:02
W Rodolfo Marques TKO (head kick and punches) Diamondback FC 7
November 10, 2018
 Diamondback FC 4 0:00
W James McGlashan Decision (majority) Urban Fight Night 13
December 2, 2017
 Urban Fight Night 3 5:00
W Jordan Cameron Decision (split) Hex Fight Series 8
March 31, 2017
 Hex Fight Series 5 5:00
W Raphael Berthet TKO (punch to the body and soccer kicks) Hex Fight Series 7
December 2, 2016
 Hex Fight Series 5 1:35
W Simon Arentz TKO (punches) Urban Fight Night 8
August 27, 2016
 Urban Fight Night 1 4:49
W Brad Shortland Decision (majority) Urban Fight Night 7
May 7, 2016
 Urban Fight Night 3 5:00
W Paul Traish TKO (punches) Superfight MMA 2
February 19, 2016
 Superfight MMA 1 4:28

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

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.4 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 44.8% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 59.9% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 65.6% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.6
Control time 6.6% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 45.1%