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Middleweight · “The Cuban Missile Crisis”

Julian Marquez

9-6-0 UFC 3-5-0
Forward Pressure Submission Grappler KO-Prone Gets Dropped
6'2"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:42Avg 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 62.2 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 47.7 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 10.0 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 2.1 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 12.4 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 12.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 66.3 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 15.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Average 66
  2. Striking Average 62
  3. Accuracy Average 48
  4. Control Weak 15
  5. Wrestling Weak 12
  6. TD Defense Weak 12
  7. Striking D Weak 10
  8. Durability Weak 2

Built on 61 minutes of tracked cage time across 8 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Forward Pressure 5.1 landed and 5.7 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 66 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 4 of 5 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 5 times in 61 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.09
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.71
Striking accuracy45.0%
Striking defense49.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.24
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense45.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min2.67
Control time5.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
December 16, 2017 vs Darren Stewart — 4.16/min (W) Dec '17 July 6, 2018 vs Alessio Di Chirico — 3.13/min (L) Jul '18 February 13, 2021 vs Maki Pitolo — 2.87/min (W) Feb '21 April 10, 2021 vs Sam Alvey — 8.57/min (W) Apr '21 June 18, 2022 vs Gregory Rodrigues — 3.94/min (L) — only 3.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '22 March 4, 2023 vs Marc-Andre Barriault — 8.91/min (L) Mar '23 June 8, 2024 vs Zach Reese — 3.0/min (L) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '24 March 1, 2025 vs Cody Brundage — 7.79/min (L) — only 4.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '25

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Cody Brundage 10-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:45 — UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev · March 1, 2025
37/73Sig. strikes
44/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Zach Reese 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:20 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov · June 8, 2024
1/1Sig. strikes
6/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Marc-Andre Barriault 14-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:12 — UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · March 4, 2023
82/171Sig. strikes
109/222Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Gregory Rodrigues 11-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett · June 18, 2022
13/42Sig. strikes
49/72Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Sam Alvey 33-14-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:07 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · April 10, 2021
61/100Sig. strikes
29/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Maki Pitolo 13-7 walk-in Submission · R3 4:17 — UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · February 13, 2021
41/100Sig. strikes
32/65Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:54Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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L Alessio Di Chirico 11-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale · July 6, 2018
47/147Sig. strikes
50/116Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Darren Stewart 7-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:42 — UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · December 16, 2017
32/64Sig. strikes
33/58Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub 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)
9-6-0Pro record
Glory MMA & Fitness (until 2014, 2020–2022), Syndicate MMA (2014–2020)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 3
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Combate Americas 2
Dana White's Contender Series 1
LFA 1
Bellator 1
Kansas City Fighting Alliance 1
Blackout FC 1
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Cody Brundage TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev
March 1, 2025
 UFC 1 4:45
L Zachary Reese TKO (body kick and punches) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
June 8, 2024
 UFC 1 0:20
L Marc-André Barriault TKO (punches) UFC 285
March 4, 2023
 UFC 2 4:12
L Gregory Rodrigues KO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Emmett
June 18, 2022
 UFC 1 3:18
W Sam Alvey Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland
April 10, 2021
 UFC 2 2:07
W Maki Pitolo Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 258
February 13, 2021
 UFC 3 4:17
L Alessio Di Chirico Decision (split) The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
July 6, 2018
 UFC 3 5:00
W Darren Stewart Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
December 16, 2017
 UFC 2 2:42
W Phil Hawes KO (head kick) Dana White's Contender Series 4
August 1, 2017
 Dana White's Contender Series 2 2:20
W Cameron Olson KO (punch) LFA 12
May 19, 2017
 LFA 1 1:06
W Matt Hamill TKO (punches) Combate Americas: Empire Rising
October 14, 2016
 Combate Americas 1 1:22
W Idrees Wasi TKO (punches) Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 5
May 9, 2016
 Combate Americas 2 2:05
L Chris Harris Decision (unanimous) Bellator 150
February 26, 2016
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Jesse Jones TKO (punches) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 14
April 25, 2015
 Kansas City Fighting Alliance 1 2:29
W Charles Rooks TKO (punches) Blackout FC 22
May 24, 2014
 Blackout FC 1 0:53

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Julian Marquez) — 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 5.1 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 5.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 45.0% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 49.6% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 45.8% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 2.7 avg 0.7
Control time 5.9% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%