Middleweight
Kelvin Gastelum
20-11-0 (1 NC) UFC 14-11-0 (1 NC)
5'9"Height
71"Reach
SouthpawStance
1991-10-24Born
3KO wins
2Sub wins
35.7%Finish rate
13:21Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.65
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.52
Striking accuracy42.4%
Striking defense57.3%
Takedowns / 15 min1.04
Takedown accuracy35.3%
Takedown defense60.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.09
Control time13.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents12-11
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
26 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Vicente Luque 16-8 walk-in Submission · R1 4:08 — UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · 2026-04-11
9/20Sig. strikes
12/28Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dustin Stoltzfus 3-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva · 2025-09-13
57/117Sig. strikes
64/146Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joe Pyfer 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · 2025-06-07
33/99Sig. strikes
57/114Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Daniel Rodriguez 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · 2024-06-22
112/238Sig. strikes
127/265Absorbed
4/4Takedowns
2:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sean Brady 5-1 walk-in Submission · R3 1:43 — UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan · 2023-12-02
18/32Sig. strikes
14/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Curtis 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04-08
83/188Sig. strikes
70/201Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jared Cannonier 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · 2021-08-21
89/246Sig. strikes
81/207Absorbed
0/8Takedowns
2:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Robert Whittaker 13-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum · 2021-04-17
62/209Sig. strikes
150/284Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ian Heinisch 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · 2021-02-13
38/84Sig. strikes
27/67Absorbed
6/14Takedowns
6:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jack Hermansson 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:18 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · 2020-07-18
0/3Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Darren Till 5-2-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · 2019-11-02
40/81Sig. strikes
36/67Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Israel Adesanya 5-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · 2019-04-13
91/220Sig. strikes
109/237Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
1:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jacare Souza 8-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · 2018-05-12
53/145Sig. strikes
64/115Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:35Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michael Bisping 20-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum · 2017-11-25
14/27Sig. strikes
7/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Weidman 9-3 walk-in Submission · R3 3:45 — UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · 2017-07-22
26/47Sig. strikes
36/76Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Vitor Belfort 14-9 walk-in Overturned · R1 3:52 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · 2017-03-11
26/49Sig. strikes
10/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Kennedy 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:45 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · 2016-12-10
62/110Sig. strikes
45/108Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:10Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johny Hendricks 12-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · 2016-07-09
124/249Sig. strikes
70/157Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Neil Magny 9-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum · 2015-11-21
54/134Sig. strikes
54/145Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
7:13Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nate Marquardt 11-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · 2015-06-13
59/110Sig. strikes
18/49Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tyron Woodley 4-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz · 2015-01-31
32/143Sig. strikes
27/104Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Ellenberger 8-4 walk-in Submission · R1 4:46 — UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt · 2014-11-15
16/36Sig. strikes
10/24Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:56Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Nicholas Musoke 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens · 2014-06-28
67/174Sig. strikes
36/128Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rick Story 9-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · 2014-03-15
59/137Sig. strikes
45/163Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brian Melancon 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:26 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · 2013-08-28
14/23Sig. strikes
7/21Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:31Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Uriah Hall 0-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · 2013-04-13
31/74Sig. strikes
44/77Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
6:29Control
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.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kelvin Gastelum) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
5
Submission
6
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
4
Decision
7
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
26
Rage in the Cage
1
RUF MMA
1
Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting
1
Latin American Warriors
1
Latin American Fighter
1
Warrior CF
1
Full career — 32 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Vicente Luque | Submission (anaconda choke) | UFC 327
2026-04-11 |
UFC | 1 | 4:08 |
| W | Dustin Stoltzfus | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
2025-09-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Joe Pyfer | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 316
2025-06-07 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Daniel Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-06-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Sean Brady | Submission (kimura) | UFC on ESPN: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
2023-12-02 |
UFC | 3 | 1:43 |
| W | Chris Curtis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 287
2023-04-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jared Cannonier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-08-21 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Robert Whittaker | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
2021-04-17 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ian Heinisch | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 258
2021-02-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Jack Hermansson | Submission (heel hook) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-07-19 |
UFC | 1 | 1:18 |
| L | Darren Till | Decision (split) | UFC 244
2019-11-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Israel Adesanya | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 236
2019-04-13 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Ronaldo Souza | Decision (split) | UFC 224
2018-05-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Michael Bisping | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
2017-11-25 |
UFC | 1 | 2:30 |
| L | Chris Weidman | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-07-22 |
UFC | 3 | 3:45 |
| NC | Vitor Belfort | NC (overturned) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
2017-03-11 |
UFC | 1 | 3:52 |
| W | Tim Kennedy | TKO (punches) | UFC 206
2016-12-10 |
UFC | 3 | 2:45 |
| W | Johny Hendricks | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 200
2016-07-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Neil Magny | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum
2015-11-21 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Nate Marquardt | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 188
2015-06-13 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | Tyron Woodley | Decision (split) | UFC 183
2015-01-31 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jake Ellenberger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 180
2014-11-15 |
UFC | 1 | 4:46 |
| W | Nico Musoke | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens
2014-06-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rick Story | Decision (split) | UFC 171
2014-03-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Brian Melancon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
2013-08-28 |
UFC | 1 | 2:26 |
| W | Uriah Hall | Decision (split) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
2013-04-13 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Ashford | TKO (punches) | Rage in the Cage 161
2012-07-20 |
Rage in the Cage | 1 | 1:57 |
| W | Bill Smallwood | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RUF MMA: Cage Rage on the River 2
2012-07-07 |
RUF MMA | 1 | 0:56 |
| W | Mike Gentile | TKO (punches) | Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting 10
2011-10-22 |
Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting | 2 | 2:32 |
| W | Yair Moguel | Submission (kimura) | Latin American Warriors 1: Heatwave
2011-07-16 |
Latin American Warriors | 3 | 2:26 |
| W | Jose Sanchez | TKO (submission to punches) | Latin American Fighter 1: Border Wars
2010-12-11 |
Latin American Fighter | 2 | 1:38 |
| W | Luis Magana | Submission (armbar) | Warrior CF 1
2009-03-28 |
Warrior CF | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Kelvin Gastelum) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 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.