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Bantamweight

Miguel Torres

44-9-0 UFC 2-2-0
Defensive Striker Submission Grappler
5'9"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
12:04Avg 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 33.5 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 40.5 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 72.2 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 39.8 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 9.8 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 17.6 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 61.4 of 100 Control — Average, rated 45.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Above avg 72
  2. Grappling Average 61
  3. Control Average 46
  4. Accuracy Below avg 40
  5. Durability Below avg 40
  6. Striking Below avg 34
  7. TD Defense Weak 18
  8. Wrestling Weak 10

Built on 48 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 72 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.21
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.45
Striking accuracy43.3%
Striking defense75.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.93
Control time16.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
February 5, 2011 vs Antonio Banuelos — 4.87/min (W) Feb '11 May 28, 2011 vs Demetrious Johnson — 0.67/min (L) May '11 November 19, 2011 vs Nick Pace — 4.27/min (W) Nov '11 April 21, 2012 vs Michael McDonald — 2.42/min (L) — only 3.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '12

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Michael McDonald 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:18 — UFC 145: Jones vs Evans · April 21, 2012
8/29Sig. strikes
16/59Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nick Pace 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · November 19, 2011
64/122Sig. strikes
31/69Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Demetrious Johnson 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill · May 28, 2011
10/19Sig. strikes
13/23Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:34Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Antonio Banuelos 18-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · February 5, 2011
73/188Sig. strikes
10/135Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
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)
44-9-0Pro record
Tristar Gym, Torres Martial Arts Academy, Jaco Hybrid Training Center (Blackzilians)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 25
Decision 10
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 3
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

FFCC 9
WEC 8
IHC 8
TFC 5
UFC 4
United Combat League 3
TCC 3
ES 3

+ 8 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 53 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Lloyd Carter Submission (guillotine choke) United Combat League: Havoc In Hammond 3
September 24, 2016
United Combat League 1 2:44
L Kleber Koike Erbst Submission (brabo choke) Rebel FC 3: The Promised Ones
June 27, 2015
Rebel FC 2 4:40
L Desmond Green KO (knee and punches) Titan FC 31
October 31, 2014
Titan FC 1 0:46
W Takahiro Ashida Decision (split) Rebel FC 2: Battle Royal
August 1, 2014
Rebel FC 3 5:00
W Wade Choate Submission (guillotine choke) United Combat League: Torres vs. Choate
May 31, 2014
United Combat League 1 1:19
W Giovanni Moljo Decision (unanimous) United Combat League: Havoc in Hammond
February 15, 2014
United Combat League 3 5:00
L Pablo Alfonso Submission (guillotine choke) WSOF 6
October 26, 2013
WSOF 1 3:05
L Marlon Moraes Decision (split) WSOF 1
November 3, 2012
WSOF 3 5:00
L Michael McDonald KO (punches) UFC 145
April 21, 2012
UFC 1 3:18
W Nick Pace Decision (unanimous) UFC 139
November 19, 2011
UFC 3 5:00
L Demetrious Johnson Decision (unanimous) UFC 130
May 28, 2011
UFC 3 5:00
W Antonio Banuelos Decision (unanimous) UFC 126
February 5, 2011
UFC 3 5:00
W Charlie Valencia Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 51
September 30, 2010
WEC 2 2:25
L Joseph Benavidez Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 47
March 6, 2010
WEC 2 2:57
L Brian Bowles KO (punches) WEC 42
August 9, 2009
WEC 1 3:57
W Takeya Mizugaki Decision (unanimous) WEC 40
April 5, 2009
WEC 5 5:00
W Manny Tapia TKO (punches & elbows) WEC 37
December 3, 2008
WEC 2 3:04
W Yoshiro Maeda TKO (doctor stoppage) WEC 34
June 1, 2008
WEC 3 5:00
W Chase Beebe Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 32
February 13, 2008
WEC 1 3:59
W Jeff Bedard Submission (triangle choke) WEC 30
September 5, 2007
WEC 1 2:30
W Darius Turcinskas Submission (rear-naked choke) IMMAC 2: Attack
April 21, 2007
IMMAC 2 0:57
W Charles Wilson Submission (triangle choke) TFC: Total Fight Challenge 7
February 10, 2007
TFC 3 1:29
W Bobby Gamboa Submission (rear-naked choke) AFC 19: Absolution Fighting Championships 19
September 9, 2006
AFC 1 2:52
W Derek Collins TKO (punches) TFC: Total Fight Challenge 6
May 5, 2006
TFC 1 2:32
W Richard Nancoo TKO (punches) IHC 10: Tempest
April 29, 2006
IHC 2 —
W Joe Pearson Submission (triangle choke) TFC: Total Fight Challenge 5
February 18, 2006
TFC 1 0:28
W Ryan Ackerman Submission (armbar) IHC 9: Purgatory
November 19, 2005
IHC 1 4:45
W Dan Swift Decision (unanimous) TFC: Total Fight Challenge 3
May 21, 2005
TFC 3 5:00
W Mike French Submission (triangle choke) SB 40: Superbrawl 40
April 30, 2005
SB 2 2:44
W Jim Bruketta Submission (triangle choke) TFC: Total Fight Challenge 2
February 19, 2005
TFC 2 2:08
W Alex Khanbabian Submission (armbar) IHC 8: Ethereal
November 20, 2004
IHC 1 1:01
W Mustafa Hussaini TKO (punches) IHC 7: The Crucible
June 5, 2004
IHC 3 1:24
L Ryan Ackerman Decision (unanimous) IHC 6: Inferno
November 22, 2003
IHC 3 5:00
W Lindsey Durlacher Decision (unanimous) IHC 4: Armageddon
May 18, 2002
IHC 3 5:00
W Brian Szohr Submission (triangle choke) TCC: Battle of the Badges
April 13, 2002
TCC 1 3:36
W Craig Williamson Submission (triangle choke) TCC: Battle of the Badges
April 13, 2002
TCC 1 2:45
W Steve Reyna TKO (doctor stoppage) IHC 3: Exodus
November 10, 2001
IHC 1 5:00
W Nick Mitchell Decision (unanimous) IHC 3: Exodus
November 10, 2001
IHC 2 5:00
W Danny Long KO (punches) TCC: Total Combat Challenge
September 29, 2001
TCC 1 —
W Patrick Rodriguez Submission FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
April 30, 2001
FFCC 2 1:41
W Josh Mason TKO (submission to punches) Cage Rage 2
April 14, 2001
Cage Rage 2 —
W Mark Jaromillo Submission (armbar) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
March 26, 2001
FFCC 2 2:40
W David Odle TKO (submission to punches) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
February 26, 2001
FFCC 1 2:05
W Danny Alexander Submission (rear-naked choke) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
January 29, 2001
FFCC 1 0:58
W Jesse Gudenschwagger TKO (doctor stoppage) MMA Invitational 4
November 18, 2000
MMA Invitational 2 5:00
W Chad Bratton Decision (unanimous) ES: Extreme Shootfighting
September 30, 2000
ES 1 15:00
W Ricky Olson Decision (unanimous) ES: Extreme Shootfighting
September 30, 2000
ES 1 15:00
W Cory Merriman TKO (submission to punches) ES: Extreme Shootfighting
September 30, 2000
ES 1 1:27
W Dan Caesar TKO (submission to punches) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
August 28, 2000
FFCC 1 4:30
W Kris Kramer Submission (triangle choke) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
July 28, 2000
FFCC 1 3:00
W Michael Reyna TKO (submission to punches) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
May 22, 2000
FFCC 1 1:22
W Dan Caesar Submission (guillotine choke) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
April 24, 2000
FFCC 1 4:09
W Larry Pulliam TKO (punches) FFCC: Finke's Full Contact Challenge
March 27, 2000
FFCC 1 0:10

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Miguel Torres (fighter)) — 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 3.2 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 1.4 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 43.3% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 75.5% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 25.0% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.5
Control time 16.5% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 48.2%