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Michael Page

25-3-0 UFC 5-1-0
Granite Chin Defensive Striker
6'3"Height
79"Reach
SwitchStance
39Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 14.9 of 100 Accuracy — Strong, rated 87.1 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 91.9 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 84.2 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 8.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 50.4 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 27.4 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 13.4 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking very good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • very good UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker · August 29, 2026 watch ↗
  • great UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling good
1 analyst read graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker · August 29, 2026 watch ↗
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking very good 2 reads
grappling not yet read
wrestling good 1 read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
Granite Chin never dropped in 90 minutes of cage time · 0 losses by knockout
Defensive Striker strong striking d — rates 92 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.92
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.4
Striking accuracy55.3%
Striking defense62.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense63.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.17
Control time6.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-1

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Michael Page favored over Nursulton Ruziboev emphatic UFC Fight Night: Parnasse vs. Hooker · August 29, 2026
strikingvery good wrestlinggood

He calls this one of the surest reads on his entire card and says he would be genuinely embarrassed to see it miss.

The analyst frames him as a well-rounded striker who throws kicks to every level off either leg and creates awkward angles by fighting from a low guard, a habit he offsets with sharp head movement. He is described as still explosive despite being one of the older names on the roster, slipping in and out of range effectively and keeping his own output deliberately sparse so opponents grow hesitant to engage first. That patience is presented as a trap, since anyone who gets frustrated and opens up risks getting caught and finished. His takedown defense is called dependable, built on footwork and sound sprawling, and the analyst expects that speed and elusiveness to be the deciding factor against an opponent he sees as having few answers.

StrengthKicks fluently to the body, legs, and head off both stances
StrengthCreates deceptive striking angles paired with sharp, disciplined head movement
StrengthPatient counter-striking that punishes opponents for overcommitting, with real finishing power when they do
StrengthFootwork-based takedown defense that has held up consistently
WeaknessFights with his hands carried low, a habit that would be exploitable without his head movement bailing him out
WeaknessOutput is intentionally sparse, which can make fights quiet if an opponent declines to take the bait
pace · lowko power · goodtd defense · good
Michael Page favored over Sam Patterson clear UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy · March 15, 2026 · 1 read since
strikinggreat

Picked confidently on his striking versatility and takedown defense forcing a kickboxing match he's built to win, with the weight cut flagged as the one real variable.

Page is one of the trickiest strikers on the roster — fast, unorthodox angles, kicks to every level off either leg, and elite counter-striking that tends to freeze opponents into low output because they know what happens if they miss. He also defends takedowns well through movement, which pushes the fight toward exactly where he wants it. The two real question marks are that he fights with his hands down, which matters more against a heavy-handed puncher, and that he's cutting back down a weight class after time up at middleweight.

Strengthdiverse, fast kicking game off either leg to every level
Strengthexcellent in-and-out movement
Strengthunorthodox angles and rhythm make him hard to time
Strengthelite counter-striking that suppresses opponent output
Strengthgood takedown defense via movement and technique
Weaknessfights with his hands down, a real risk against a hook-power puncher who closes distance
Weaknessmoving back down a weight class after time at middleweight
range · great

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
March 9, 2024 vs Kevin Holland — 2.73/min (W) Mar '24 June 29, 2024 vs Ian Machado Garry — 1.4/min (L) Jun '24 February 1, 2025 vs Shara Magomedov — 2.87/min (W) Feb '25 August 16, 2025 vs Jared Cannonier — 1.93/min (W) Aug '25 March 21, 2026 vs Sam Patterson — 1.8/min (W) Mar '26 September 5, 2026 vs Nursulton Ruziboev — 0.8/min (W) Sep '26

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Nursulton Ruziboev 35-9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · September 5, 2026
12/28Sig. strikes
8/29Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:06Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sam Patterson 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy · March 21, 2026
27/55Sig. strikes
12/64Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jared Cannonier 18-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · August 16, 2025
29/55Sig. strikes
20/57Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shara Magomedov 15-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · February 1, 2025
43/75Sig. strikes
38/87Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ian Machado Garry 14-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · June 29, 2024
21/38Sig. strikes
19/39Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kevin Holland 25-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · March 9, 2024
41/62Sig. strikes
29/61Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:26Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
25-3-0Pro record
London ShootfightersGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 13
Submission 3
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

Bellator 18
UFC 5
Super Fight League 2
Ultimate Challenge MMA 2
Bellator London 1
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Sam Patterson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy
March 21, 2026
UFC 3 5:00
W Jared Cannonier Decision (unanimous) UFC 319
August 16, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
W Sharabutdin Magomedov Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
February 1, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
L Ian Machado Garry Decision (unanimous) UFC 303
June 29, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
W Kevin Holland Decision (unanimous) UFC 299
March 9, 2024
UFC 3 5:00
W Goiti Yamauchi TKO (leg kick) Bellator 292
March 10, 2023
Bellator 1 0:26
L Logan Storley Decision (split) Bellator 281
May 13, 2022
Bellator 5 5:00
W Douglas Lima Decision (split) Bellator 267
October 1, 2021
Bellator 3 5:00
W Derek Anderson TKO (doctor stoppage) Bellator 258
May 7, 2021
Bellator 1 5:00
W Ross Houston Decision (unanimous) Bellator 248
October 10, 2020
Bellator 3 5:00
W Shinsho Anzai KO (punch) Bellator 237
December 29, 2019
Bellator 2 0:23
W Giovanni Melillo KO (punch) Bellator London 2
November 23, 2019
Bellator London 1 1:47
W Richard Kiely KO (flying knee) Bellator 227
September 27, 2019
Bellator 1 2:42
L Douglas Lima KO (punches) Bellator 221
May 13, 2019
Bellator 2 0:35
W Paul Daley Decision (unanimous) Bellator 216
February 16, 2019
Bellator 5 5:00
W David Rickels TKO (retirement) Bellator 200
May 25, 2018
Bellator 2 0:43
W Fernando Gonzalez Decision (split) Bellator 165
November 19, 2016
Bellator 3 5:00
W Evangelista Santos KO (flying knee) Bellator 158
July 16, 2016
Bellator 2 4:31
W Jeremie Holloway Submission (achilles lock) Bellator 153
April 22, 2016
Bellator 1 2:15
W Charlie Ontiveros TKO (elbows) Bellator 144
October 23, 2015
Bellator 1 3:20
W Rudy Bears KO (punch) Bellator 140
July 17, 2015
Bellator 1 1:05
W Nah-Shon Burrell Decision (unanimous) Bellator 128
October 10, 2014
Bellator 3 5:00
W Ricky Rainey TKO (punch) Bellator 120
May 17, 2014
Bellator 1 4:29
W Ramdan Mohamed Submission (rear-naked choke) Super Fight League 15
April 12, 2013
Super Fight League 1 3:48
W Ryan Sanders KO (punch) Bellator 93
March 21, 2013
Bellator 1 0:10
W Haitham El-Sayed TKO (doctor stoppage) Super Fight League 7
November 2, 2012
Super Fight League 1 2:15
W Miguel Bernard Submission (armbar) Ultimate Challenge MMA 27
April 7, 2012
Ultimate Challenge MMA 1 1:43
W Ben Dishman TKO (tornado kick) Ultimate Challenge MMA 26
February 4, 2012
Ultimate Challenge MMA 1 1:05

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

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 1.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 55.3% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 62.6% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 63.6% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.7
Control time 6.3% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 60.7%

Hero photo of Michael Page by Hrhr prph · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons