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Welterweight

Laverne Clark

27-21-1 UFC 4-1-0
5'11"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
52Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
5:07Avg 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 — Weak, rated 22.0 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 41.9 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 56.3 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 56.3 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 22.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 43.8 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 29.8 of 100 Control — Average, rated 56.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 56
  2. Durability Average 56
  3. Control Average 56
  4. TD Defense Below avg 44
  5. Accuracy Below avg 42
  6. Grappling Below avg 30
  7. Wrestling Weak 23
  8. Striking Weak 22

Built on 24 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.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.44
Sig. strikes absorbed / min0.08
Striking accuracy42.2%
Striking defense83.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.62
Takedowns / 15 min1.23
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense71.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time35.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
January 8, 1999 vs Frank Caracci — 2.18/min (W) Jan '99 May 7, 1999 vs Fabiano Iha — 4.44/min (W) — only 1.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '99 April 14, 2000 vs Koji Oishi — 0.87/min (W) Apr '00 September 22, 2000 vs Fabiano Iha — 0.86/min (L) — only 1.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '00

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Fabiano Iha 3-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:10 — UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz · September 22, 2000
1/2Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Koji Oishi 0-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 · April 14, 2000
13/45Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Fabiano Iha 2-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 1:21 — UFC 20: Battle for the Gold · May 7, 1999
6/6Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Frank Caracci 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 6:52 — UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title · January 8, 1999
15/30Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Josh Stuart 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:15 — UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou · March 13, 1998
—Sig. strikes
—Absorbed
—Takedowns
—Control
—Knockdowns
—Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Josh Stuart › Simulate vs Josh Stuart ›

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)
27-21-1Pro record
Miletich Fighting SystemsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 11
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 18
Decision 1
Other 1

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

EC 12
CFC 5
UFC 5
KOTC 3
Blueblood MMA 2
HFC 2
Caged Aggression 1
CBB 1

+ 18 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 49 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mark Stoddard Submission (verbal) Caged Aggression 12: Night Two
March 15, 2014
 Caged Aggression 1 1:43
L Evan Vasquez Matus Submission (triangle choke) CBB: Coco Beach Brawl
April 28, 2012
 CBB 1 4:59
L Brian Foster Submission (armbar) Capital City Cage Wars 7
October 15, 2011
 Capital City Cage Wars 1 2:31
W Sean Salmon KO (punches) Fight Tour
August 20, 2011
 Fight Tour 1 3:22
L Sean Huffman DQ Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator 9
February 4, 2011
 Blueblood MMA — —
W Evan Marks Submission (rear-naked choke) Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator 6
April 30, 2010
 Blueblood MMA 1 3:38
L Ryan Ford Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 18: Famous
September 28, 2008
 MFC 2 2:30
W Matt Kelly TKO CFC 12: Courage Fighting Championships 12
June 27, 2008
 CFC 1 1:57
W Aaron Smith Submission (strikes) CFC 11: Courage Fighting Championships 11
May 2, 2008
 CFC 1 3:32
W Zeke Shiling Submission (rear naked choke) CFC 9: Courage Fighting Championships 9
June 20, 2007
 CFC 1 0:26
L Aaron Wetherspoon Submission (armbar) KOTC: Sinister
April 27, 2007
 KOTC 1 3:10
L Chris Wilson Submission (triangle choke) SF 17: Hot Zone
August 5, 2006
 SF 1 3:51
W Victor Moreno Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Redemption on the River
February 17, 2006
 KOTC 3 5:00
W Jamie Woods KO CFC 4: Courage Fighting Championships 4
January 7, 2006
 CFC 1 —
L Jake Ellenberger Submission (triangle choke) KOTC 64: Raging Bull
December 16, 2005
 KOTC 2 3:06
W Cruz Chacon TKO EC 65: Extreme Challenge 65
October 21, 2005
 EC 1 3:35
W Jake Jetter Submission (armbar) XFO 7: Xtreme Fighting Organization 7
August 27, 2005
 XFO 1 1:53
D Melvin Guillard Draw RCF: Dual in the Delta
September 25, 2004
 RCF 3 —
W John Moore Submission (arm triangle choke) ICE 11: ICE XI
September 4, 2004
 ICE 1 2:04
W Kevin Knabjan KO CFC 1: Courage Fighting Championships 1
July 24, 2004
 CFC 2 0:10
L Buck Greer Submission (triangle choke) PXC 2: Chaos
May 22, 2004
 PXC 2 1:03
L Jorge Santiago Submission (triangle choke) HFC 2: Hardcore Fighting Championships 2
October 18, 2003
 HFC 1 2:17
W Mac Danzig Decision (unanimous) EC 54: Extreme Challenge 54
October 12, 2003
 EC 3 3:00
W Rafal Piszczek Decision (unanimous) EC 54: Extreme Challenge 54
October 12, 2003
 EC 3 5:00
L Chris Lytle Decision (unanimous) Battleground 1: War Cry
July 19, 2003
 Battleground 3 5:00
W Miguel Menendez TKO HFC 1: Hardcore Fighting Championships 1
May 24, 2003
 HFC 2 0:45
W Donald Ouimet Decision (unanimous) UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii
September 17, 2002
 UCC Hawaii 3 5:00
L Ryuki Ueyama TKO (towel thrown) Deep: 3rd Impact
December 23, 2001
 Deep 1 5:00
L Frank Trigg Submission (strikes) World Fighting Alliance 1
November 3, 2001
 World Fighting Alliance 3 2:15
L Daiju Takase Submission (triangle choke) Pancrase: 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
July 29, 2001
 Pancrase 2 0:16
W Earnest Knight Submission (strikes) Gladiators 16: Gladiators 16
June 30, 2001
 Gladiators 1 —
L Jutaro Nakao Technical Submission (triangle choke) HOOKnSHOOT: Masters
May 26, 2001
 HOOKnSHOOT 3 3:50
L Chatt Lavender Submission (armbar) Rings USA: Battle of Champions
March 17, 2001
 Rings USA 2 1:04
L Fabiano Iha Submission (armbar) UFC 27
September 22, 2000
 UFC 1 1:10
W Cedric Marks Submission (choke) EC 35: Extreme Challenge 35
June 29, 2000
 EC 2 3:24
W Koji Oishi Decision (majority) UFC 25
April 14, 2000
 UFC 3 5:00
W John Lewis Decision (unanimous) WEF 8: Goin' Platinum
January 15, 2000
 WEF 3 5:00
W John Paun TKO (guillotine choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29
November 13, 1999
 EC 1 0:45
L Matt Hughes Submission (rear naked choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29
November 13, 1999
 EC 2 1:35
L Dave Menne Submission (guillotine choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29
November 13, 1999
 EC 2 3:18
W CJ Fernandes Submission (injury) EC 26: Extreme Challenge 26
July 21, 1999
 EC 1 3:00
W Fabiano Iha TKO (cut) UFC 20
May 7, 1999
 UFC 1 1:31
W James Julian Submission (strikes) EB 2: Extreme Boxing 2
February 17, 1999
 EB 1 2:08
W Frank Caracci Submission (strikes) UFC 18
January 8, 1999
 UFC 1 6:52
W Dave Yoder Submission (rear naked choke) EC 20: Extreme Challenge 20
August 22, 1998
 EC 1 4:35
W Josh Stewart TKO (strikes) UFC 16
March 13, 1998
 UFC 1 —
L Dave Menne Submission (triangle choke) EC 5: Extreme Challenge 5
April 18, 1997
 EC 1 5:51
L Brian Dunn Submission (guillotine choke) EC 4: Extreme Challenge 4
February 22, 1997
 EC 1 3:26
W Shonie Carter KO (punches) EC 3: Extreme Challenge 3
February 15, 1997
 EC 1 0:09

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.4 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 0.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 42.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 83.3% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 71.4% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 35.1% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 54.1%