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Marcus Brimage

7-8-0 UFC 4-4-0
Hard To Take Down Defensive Striker KO-Prone Gets Dropped
5'4"Height
71"Reach
SouthpawStance
41Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
10:03Avg 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 39.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 7.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 46.6 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 10.1 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 11.9 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 74.1 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 10.7 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 3.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Above avg 74
  2. Striking D Average 47
  3. Striking Below avg 40
  4. Wrestling Weak 12
  5. Grappling Weak 11
  6. Durability Weak 10
  7. Accuracy Weak 7
  8. Control Weak 4

Built on 80 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.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 74 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 47 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 3 of 4 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 80 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.97
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.64
Striking accuracy35.6%
Striking defense56.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.37
Takedowns / 15 min0.56
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time2.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
December 3, 2011 vs Stephen Bass — 5.87/min (W) Dec '11 April 21, 2012 vs Maximo Blanco — 1.6/min (W) Apr '12 September 22, 2012 vs Jimy Hettes — 7.4/min (W) Sep '12 April 6, 2013 vs Conor McGregor — 10.75/min (L) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '13 July 5, 2014 vs Russell Doane — 1.8/min (L) Jul '14 November 7, 2014 vs Jumabieke Tuerxun — 1.69/min (W) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '14 January 3, 2015 vs Cody Garbrandt — 2.9/min (L) Jan '15 July 18, 2015 vs Jimmie Rivera — 6.07/min (L) — only 1.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '15

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jimmie Rivera 16-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:29 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · July 18, 2015
9/17Sig. strikes
15/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Cody Garbrandt 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:50 — UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier · January 3, 2015
43/132Sig. strikes
49/134Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jumabieke Tuerxun 0-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · November 7, 2014
5/16Sig. strikes
6/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Russell Doane 13-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida · July 5, 2014
27/75Sig. strikes
24/72Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Conor McGregor 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:07 — UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · April 6, 2013
12/41Sig. strikes
21/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jimy Hettes 10-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · September 22, 2012
111/282Sig. strikes
87/175Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Maximo Blanco 8-3-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · April 21, 2012
24/136Sig. strikes
18/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Stephen Bass 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale · December 3, 2011
88/197Sig. strikes
73/140Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:41Control
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)
7-8-0Pro record
American Top Team, Spartan FitnessGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 8
XMMA 1
Viva Nicaragua Canal 1
Road FC 1
USA MMA 1
Iron Ring 1
Xtreme Freestyle Fighting 1
Georgia FC 1
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Kyle Bochniak Decision (unanimous) XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem
July 30, 2021
 XMMA 3 5:00
L Leonardo Morales Decision (unanimous) Viva Nicaragua Canal 13: MMA War
June 25, 2016
 Viva Nicaragua Canal 3 5:00
L Soo Chul Kim Decision (unanimous) Road FC 029
March 12, 2016
 Road FC 3 5:00
L Jimmie Rivera KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
July 18, 2015
 UFC 1 1:29
L Cody Garbrandt TKO (punches) UFC 182
January 3, 2015
 UFC 3 4:50
W Jumabieke Tuerxun KO (head kick) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping
November 8, 2014
 UFC 1 2:58
L Russell Doane Decision (split) UFC 175
July 5, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Conor McGregor TKO (punches) UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi
April 6, 2013
 UFC 1 1:07
W Jimy Hettes Decision (unanimous) UFC 152
September 22, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Maximo Blanco Decision (split) UFC 145
April 21, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Stephen Bass Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale
December 3, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kyle Bradley TKO (punches) USA MMA 13
July 31, 2010
 USA MMA 1 3:01
L Joey Camacho Submission (choke) Iron Ring
February 18, 2008
 Iron Ring 1 1:27
W Bryan Goldsby TKO (punches) Xtreme Freestyle Fighting 7
January 19, 2008
 Xtreme Freestyle Fighting 2 1:07
W Jason Kwast Decision (unanimous) Georgia FC 2
March 17, 2007
 Georgia FC 3 5:00

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

Division context

vs. 124 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.0 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 35.6% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 56.7% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 80.0% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 2.2% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 48.2%