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Heavyweight · “The Insane One”

Justin McCully

11-5-2 UFC 2-2-0
Positional Grappler Durable
6'1"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
50Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
11:44Avg 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 — Weak, rated 15.5 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 23.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 48.7 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 57.2 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 37.9 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 15.7 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 28.6 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 71.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 71
  2. Durability Average 57
  3. Striking D Average 49
  4. Wrestling Below avg 38
  5. Grappling Below avg 29
  6. Accuracy Weak 23
  7. TD Defense Weak 16
  8. Striking Weak 16

Built on 46 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 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
Durable average durability — rates 57 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.02
Striking accuracy37.9%
Striking defense46.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.32
Takedowns / 15 min1.28
Takedown accuracy44.4%
Takedown defense43.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time43.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
April 5, 2007 vs Antoni Hardonk — 1.4/min (W) Apr '07 July 5, 2008 vs Gabriel Gonzaga — 1.03/min (L) — only 1.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '08 December 10, 2008 vs Eddie Sanchez — 2.67/min (W) Dec '08 August 29, 2009 vs Mike Russow — 0.73/min (L) Aug '09

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Mike Russow 11-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · August 29, 2009
11/58Sig. strikes
21/36Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Eddie Sanchez 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · December 10, 2008
40/88Sig. strikes
42/100Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
6:33Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Gabriel Gonzaga 8-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:57 — UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin · July 5, 2008
2/9Sig. strikes
6/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Antoni Hardonk 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · April 5, 2007
21/40Sig. strikes
26/35Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
13:29Control
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)
11-5-2Pro record
Team PunishmentGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 6
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 4
Decision 1
Other 0

Draws: 2

Fights by organization

UFC 4
Pancrase 4
RFA 1
Valor Fighting 1
Extreme Wars 1
Venom 1
Jungle Fight 1
It's Showtime 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 18 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Justin Grizzard TKO (punches) RFA 1: Elliot vs. Pulver
December 16, 2011
 RFA 1 2:45
L Mike Russow Decision (unanimous) UFC 102
August 29, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Eddie Sanchez Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight For The Troops
December 10, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Gabriel Gonzaga Submission (americana) UFC 86
July 5, 2008
 UFC 1 1:57
W Antoni Hardonk Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
April 5, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ruben Villareal Submission (front choke) Valor Fighting: San Manuel
October 26, 2006
 Valor Fighting 1 3:48
W Derek Thornton Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme Wars 5: Battlegrounds
October 6, 2006
 Extreme Wars 1 2:20
W Ed de Kruijf Submission (armbar) Venom: First Strike
September 18, 2004
 Venom 1 0:48
W Dario Amorim Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 1
September 13, 2003
 Jungle Fight 3 5:00
L Ed de Kruijf Submission (reverse full-nelson) It's Showtime: Exclusive
October 22, 2000
 It's Showtime 1 2:36
W Errol Maduro Submission UFO Europe: Free Fight Gala
November 28, 1999
 UFO Europe — —
L Mikhail Ilyukhin Technical Submission (achilles lock) RINGS: King of Kings 1999 Block A
October 28, 1999
 RINGS 1 4:48
W Mario Neto Submission (kneebar) WVC 9: World Vale Tudo Championship 9
September 27, 1999
 WVC 1 1:53
L Evan Tanner Technical Submission (kimura) Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
July 26, 1998
 Pancrase 1 5:07
W Martin Emmen Submission (armbar) Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
July 7, 1998
 Pancrase 1 1:34
W Daisuke Ishii Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: 1998 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
July 7, 1998
 Pancrase 2 3:00
D Daisuke Ishii Draw (unanimous) Pancrase: Alive 4
March 18, 1998
 Pancrase 2 3:00
D Kenji Akiyama Draw Daidojuku: Wars 4
March 11, 1997
 Daidojuku 5 3:00

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

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 37.9% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 46.9% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 44.4% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 43.8% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 43.8% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 63.7%