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Marcus LeVesseur

22-7-0 UFC 1-2-0
5'9"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
44Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
9:00Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 29.8 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 18.5 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 26.5 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Average 58
  2. Wrestling Average 58
  3. TD Defense Average 58
  4. Control Average 58
  5. Grappling Average 45
  6. Striking Below avg 30
  7. Durability Below avg 26
  8. Striking D Weak 18

Built on 27 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 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 / min2.55
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.7
Striking accuracy64.5%
Striking defense37.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min3.89
Takedown accuracy36.8%
Takedown defense83.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.56
Control time54.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
May 15, 2012 vs Cody McKenzie — 2.27/min (L) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 October 5, 2012 vs Carlo Prater — 3.53/min (W) Oct '12 December 8, 2012 vs Abel Trujillo — 1.01/min (L) Dec '12

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Abel Trujillo 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:56 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · December 8, 2012
9/16Sig. strikes
57/75Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
4:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlo Prater 30-11-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · October 5, 2012
53/77Sig. strikes
42/79Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
8:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cody McKenzie 12-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:05 — UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012
7/14Sig. strikes
1/7Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
22-7-0Pro record
Minnesota Fight FactoryGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 7
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 3
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

EFX 4
UFC 3
Combat on Capitol Hill 3
Seconds Out 2
MF 2
MSC 1
Seconds Out/Vivid MMA 1
Showdown at the Sheraton 1

+ 12 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Abel Trujillo TKO (knees to the body) UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz
December 8, 2012
UFC 2 3:56
W Carlo Prater Decision (split) UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot
October 5, 2012
UFC 3 5:00
L Cody McKenzie Submission (guillotine choke) UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
May 15, 2012
UFC 1 3:05
W Taurean Bogguess Decision (unanimous) MSC: High Stakes
August 19, 2011
MSC 3 5:00
W Brian Geraghty TKO (punches) Seconds Out/Vivid MMA: Combat on Capitol Hill 5
April 15, 2011
Seconds Out/Vivid MMA 1 1:52
W Dane Sayers Decision (unanimous) Showdown at the Sheraton
February 4, 2011
Showdown at the Sheraton 3 5:00
L Dakota Cochrane Submission (triangle choke) Combat on Capitol Hill 4
November 12, 2010
Combat on Capitol Hill 1 4:08
W Josh Bumgarner Submission (rear-naked choke) Combat on Capitol Hill 3
September 17, 2010
Combat on Capitol Hill 2 4:21
W Morrison Lamb TKO (doctor stoppage) Combat on Capitol Hill 2
July 30, 2010
Combat on Capitol Hill 1 3:43
W Jay Ellis KO (punches) ECO: Extreme Cagefighting Organization 6
July 10, 2010
ECO 1 0:53
L Jason Buck TKO (punches) Havoc at the Hyatt II
June 19, 2010
Havoc at the Hyatt II 2 4:20
W Mike Plazola Submission (rear-naked choke) Havoc at the Hyatt
March 27, 2010
Havoc at the Hyatt 1 4:45
W Bruce Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) Seconds Out 11/20/09
November 20, 2009
Seconds Out 1 2:04
W Eric Marriott Decision (unanimous) Seconds Out 2/13/09
February 13, 2009
Seconds Out 3 5:00
W RT Hicks KO (punch) MCS: Minnesota Combat Sports
January 17, 2009
MCS 1 0:10
L Brian Cobb Submission (rear-naked choke) War Gods: Do or Die
November 8, 2008
War Gods 2 2:35
W Ismael Gonzalez Submission (rear-naked choke) WG: War Gods
July 26, 2008
WG 2 1:46
W Henry King Submission (rear-naked choke) MF 4: Max Fights 4
July 19, 2008
MF 1 1:06
L Tom Belt TKO (punches) Adrenaline MMA: Guida vs Russow
June 14, 2008
Adrenaline MMA 1 4:10
W Johnny Case KO (punch) SO: Seconds Out
May 17, 2008
SO 1 0:23
W Jesse Evans Submission (rear-naked choke) MF 3: Max Fights 3
April 26, 2008
MF 1 1:30
L Derek Abram TKO (knee injury) UCS: Battle on the Bay 9
November 30, 2007
UCS 1 0:15
W Mike Sanchez TKO (punches) FCC 31: Freestyle Combat Challenge 31
November 10, 2007
FCC 1 1:23
W Richard Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) WFC - Downtown Throwdown
September 14, 2007
WFC - Downtown Throwdown 2 1:42
W Josh Marker TKO (doctor stoppage) EFX: Fury
May 3, 2007
EFX 1 0:38
W Billy Walters KO (punches) EFX: Fury
November 1, 2006
EFX 1 0:51
W Jaxson Mason Decision (unanimous) EFX: Fury
October 5, 2006
EFX 3 5:00
W Yancy Cueller TKO (punches) EFX: EFX
September 6, 2006
EFX 1 0:27
W Doug Henkey KO (punch) EC: Best of the Best 1
May 10, 2003
EC 1 0:44

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

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 3.7 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 64.5% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 37.9% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 3.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 36.8% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 83.3% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.6
Control time 54.5% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 50.7%