Welterweight · “Caramel Thunder”
Miguel Baeza
10-4-0 UFC 3-4-0
Striker
Submission Grappler
6'2"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
9:42Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 67
- Accuracy Average 62
- Grappling Average 58
- TD Defense Below avg 38
- Wrestling Weak 21
- Durability Weak 18
- Control Weak 10
- Striking D Weak 8
Built on 67 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Striker
average striking — rates 67 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler
average grappling — rates 58 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.09
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.91
Striking accuracy47.8%
Striking defense49.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.66
Takedowns / 15 min0.44
Takedown accuracy28.6%
Takedown defense44.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.99
Control time4.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Punahele Soriano 9-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov · June 8, 2024
7/12Sig. strikes
144/175Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Andre Fialho 12-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:39 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
24/58Sig. strikes
32/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Khaos Williams 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:02 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez · November 13, 2021
31/56Sig. strikes
49/131Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
L Santiago Ponzinibbio 25-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · June 5, 2021
104/249Sig. strikes
121/270Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Takashi Sato 16-3 walk-in Submission · R2 4:28 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Clark · November 28, 2020
40/73Sig. strikes
15/58Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Matt Brown 22-16 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:18 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris · May 16, 2020
37/73Sig. strikes
33/61Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:57Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hector Aldana 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:32 — UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson · October 12, 2019
35/61Sig. strikes
8/42Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
Fight Time
3
Dana White's Contender Series
1
XFN
1
Titan FC
1
Rings of Dreams
1
Full career — 14 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Punahele Soriano | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov
June 8, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | André Fialho | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
April 16, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 4:39 |
| L | Khaos Williams | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodríguez
November 13, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 1:02 |
| L | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
June 5, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Takashi Sato | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Smith vs. Clark
November 28, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 4:28 |
| W | Matt Brown | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Harris
May 16, 2020 |
UFC | 2 | 0:18 |
| W | Hector Aldana | TKO (leg kick and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson
October 12, 2019 |
UFC | 2 | 2:32 |
| W | Victor Reyna | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 18
June 25, 2019 |
Dana White's Contender Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matthew Colquhoun | KO (punches) | XFN 22
December 15, 2018 |
XFN | 1 | 3:31 |
| W | Leo Valdivia | Decision (split) | Fight Time 37
September 1, 2017 |
Fight Time | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Augustus D'Angelo | TKO (pucnhes) | Fight Time 36
April 7, 2017 |
Fight Time | 2 | 1:14 |
| W | Mike D'Angelo | KO (punches) | Fight Time 33
October 21, 2016 |
Fight Time | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Emre Orun | KO (punch) | Titan FC 40
August 5, 2016 |
Titan FC | 1 | 1:45 |
| W | John McDonald | TKO (punches) | Rings of Dreams: Fight Night 17
August 22, 2015 |
Rings of Dreams | 1 | 1:21 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Miguel Baeza) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.