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Welterweight

Luigi Fioravanti

26-15-0 UFC 4-5-0
Hard To Hit Defensive Striker
5'8"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
10:38Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 26.0 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 37.0 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 91.9 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 28.9 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 80.3 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.4 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Strong 92
  2. Wrestling Above avg 80
  3. Grappling Above avg 70
  4. Control Above avg 70
  5. TD Defense Average 55
  6. Accuracy Below avg 37
  7. Durability Below avg 29
  8. Striking Below avg 26
Hard To Hit opponents land only 30% of what they throw
Defensive Striker strong striking d — rates 92 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.23
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.21
Striking accuracy42.9%
Striking defense69.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.31
Takedowns / 15 min3.76
Takedown accuracy63.2%
Takedown defense67.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.94
Control time26.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
June 24, 2006 vs Solomon Hutcherson — 2.59/min (W) — only 4.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '06 December 13, 2006 vs Dave Menne — 4.86/min (W) — only 4.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '06 March 3, 2007 vs Jon Fitch — 1.73/min (L) Mar '07 June 12, 2007 vs Forrest Petz — 3.0/min (L) Jun '07 March 1, 2008 vs Luke Cummo — 2.13/min (W) Mar '08 June 21, 2008 vs Diego Sanchez — 1.91/min (L) Jun '08 December 10, 2008 vs Brodie Farber — 2.0/min (W) Dec '08 February 7, 2009 vs Anthony Johnson — 2.58/min (L) — only 4.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '09

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Anthony Johnson 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · February 7, 2009
12/23Sig. strikes
21/47Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brodie Farber 13-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · December 10, 2008
30/55Sig. strikes
10/29Absorbed
8/10Takedowns
9:50Control
0Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
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L Diego Sanchez 18-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:07 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale · June 21, 2008
27/80Sig. strikes
51/116Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Luke Cummo 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · March 1, 2008
32/75Sig. strikes
16/39Absorbed
13/16Takedowns
10:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Forrest Petz 15-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher · June 12, 2007
45/121Sig. strikes
40/272Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jon Fitch 12-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:05 — UFC 68: The Uprising · March 3, 2007
14/25Sig. strikes
19/42Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dave Menne 41-14-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:44 — UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs Riggs · December 13, 2006
23/50Sig. strikes
8/42Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:32Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Solomon Hutcherson 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:15 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale · June 24, 2006
11/31Sig. strikes
11/28Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:46Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chris Leben 14-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night 4 · April 6, 2006
20/39Sig. strikes
36/90Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:02Control
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)
26-15-0Pro record
The Jungle MMA, American Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 6
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 2
Decision 6
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 9
M-1 Challenge 7
Absolute Fighting Championships 3
MFC 2
BattleGrounds MMA 1
Shamrock Promotions 1
Flawless FC 1
Ringside MMA 1

+ 16 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 41 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Artem Frolov TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 72: Kunchenko vs. Abdulaev 2
November 18, 2016
 M-1 Challenge 1 2:11
L Ramazan Emeev TKO (corner stoppage) M-1 Challenge 63: Puetz vs. Nemkov 2
December 4, 2015
 M-1 Challenge 4 5:00
W Sergey Kovalev Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 59: Battle of Nomads 5
July 3, 2015
 M-1 Challenge 2 1:56
L Nodar Kudukhashvili Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 55: In Memory of Guram Gugenishvili
February 21, 2015
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
W Ruslan Khaskhanov TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 54 & ACB 12
December 17, 2014
 M-1 Challenge 1 3:06
L Joe Ray TKO (knees and punches) BattleGrounds MMA 5: O.N.E.
October 3, 2014
 BattleGrounds MMA 1 2:39
W Joshua Thorpe TKO (retirement) Shamrock Promotions: Fight Night
October 12, 2013
 Shamrock Promotions 3 2:54
W Edwin Aguilar Submission (rear-naked choke) Flawless FC 3: California Love
May 18, 2013
 Flawless FC 1 0:42
L Paul Daley Decision (unanimous) Ringside MMA 12: Daley vs. Fioravanti
October 21, 2011
 Ringside MMA 3 5:00
L Joe Doerksen Decision (unanimous) Score Fighting Series 1: Mein vs. Zaromskis
June 10, 2011
 Score Fighting Series 3 5:00
L Andrei Semenov Decision (unanimous) M-1 Challenge 25: Zavurov vs. Enomoto
April 28, 2011
 M-1 Challenge 3 5:00
W Mike Geurin Decision (unanimous) Raging Wolf XI: Mayhem in the Mist
March 5, 2011
 Raging Wolf XI 3 5:00
W Mitch Whitesel TKO (submission to punches) WEF 45
January 21, 2011
 WEF 2 4:41
W Arthur Guseinov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 22: Narkun vs. Vasilevsky
December 10, 2010
 M-1 Challenge 4 0:33
W Johnny Buck Decision (unanimous) Panama City Beach MMA: Brawl on the Beach
October 2, 2010
 Panama City Beach MMA 3 5:00
W Woody Weatherby TKO (punches) M-1 Selection 2010: The Americas Finals
September 18, 2010
 M-1 Selection 1 2:51
L John Kolosci Submission (rear-naked choke) Hoosier Fight Club
June 11, 2010
 Hoosier Fight Club 1 0:42
L Pete Spratt TKO (punches) MFC 25
May 7, 2010
 MFC 3 4:02
W Shane Primm Decision (unanimous) Raging Wolf VI: Mayhem in the Mist
January 23, 2010
 Raging Wolf VI 3 5:00
W Matt Lagler Decision (unanimous) C3: Slammin Jammin Weekend 3
December 11, 2009
 C3 3 5:00
L John Alessio KO (punches) MFC 22
October 2, 2009
 MFC 3 1:34
W Fabricio Nascimento KO (punches) Xtreme MMA Championships 1
June 18, 2009
 Xtreme MMA Championships 1 4:44
L Anthony Johnson TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
February 7, 2009
 UFC 1 4:39
W Brodie Farber Decision (unanimous) UFC: Fight for the Troops
December 10, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
L Diego Sanchez TKO (knee and punches) The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale
June 21, 2008
 UFC 3 4:07
W Luke Cummo Decision (unanimous) UFC 82
March 1, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Frank Camacho TKO (doctor stoppage) PXC 12: Settling the Score
July 12, 2007
 PXC 1 —
L Forrest Petz Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 10
June 12, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jon Fitch Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 68
March 3, 2007
 UFC 2 3:05
W Dave Menne TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Riggs
December 13, 2006
 UFC 1 4:44
W Hidetaka Monma TKO (punches) GCM: D.O.G. 7
September 9, 2006
 GCM 1 2:31
W Solomon Hutcherson KO (punch) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale
June 24, 2006
 UFC 1 4:15
W Stephan Potvin Decision (unanimous) APEX: Evolution
June 10, 2006
 APEX 3 5:00
L Chris Leben Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night 4
April 6, 2006
 UFC 3 5:00
W Sean Sallee TKO (submission to punches) Absolute Fighting Championships 15
February 18, 2006
 Absolute Fighting Championships 1 1:32
W Tim Stout Decision (unanimous) Full Throttle 4
September 9, 2005
 Full Throttle 3 5:00
W George Allen TKO (punches) Real Fighting Championships 2
July 22, 2005
 Real Fighting Championships 3 3:39
W Hans Canko TKO (punches) North American Combat Challenge
June 18, 2005
 North American Combat Challenge 2 2:09
W Manuel Garcia TKO (corner stoppage) Absolute Fighting Championships 12
April 30, 2005
 Absolute Fighting Championships 1 5:00
W Thiago Goncalves Decision (unanimous) Absolute Fighting Championships 11
February 12, 2005
 Absolute Fighting Championships 2 5:00
W Kiel Reid Submission Obaktagon Challenge 1
April 10, 2004
 Obaktagon Challenge 1 3:14

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Luigi Fioravanti) — 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 2.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 42.9% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 69.9% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 3.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 63.2% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 67.9% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.6
Control time 26.5% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%