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Light Heavyweight

Mike van Arsdale

6-5-0 UFC 2-2-0
Positional Grappler Durable Submission-Vulnerable
6'2"Height
—Reach
SwitchStance
61Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
9:48Avg 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 — Weak, rated 16.0 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 30.4 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 51.1 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 54.6 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 50.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 40.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 58.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Average 58
  2. Durability Average 55
  3. Striking D Average 51
  4. Wrestling Average 51
  5. Grappling Average 45
  6. TD Defense Below avg 40
  7. Accuracy Below avg 30
  8. Striking Weak 16

Built on 39 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.

Positional Grappler average control — rates 58 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable average durability — rates 55 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 2 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.78
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.48
Striking accuracy39.8%
Striking defense44.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.15
Takedown accuracy20.0%
Takedown defense61.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.38
Control time31.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
May 15, 1998 vs Joe Pardo — 2.45/min (W) May '98 April 16, 2005 vs John Marsh — 2.27/min (W) Apr '05 August 20, 2005 vs Randy Couture — 0.74/min (L) Aug '05 February 4, 2006 vs Renato Sobral — 0.43/min (L) — only 2.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '06

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Renato Sobral 29-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:21 — UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · February 4, 2006
1/4Sig. strikes
9/12Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Randy Couture 10-7 walk-in Submission · R3 0:52 — UFC 54: Boiling Point · August 20, 2005
8/40Sig. strikes
27/46Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W John Marsh 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · April 16, 2005
34/60Sig. strikes
18/35Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
7:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Joe Pardo 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 11:01 — UFC 17: Redemption · May 15, 1998
27/72Sig. strikes
4/11Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Joe Pardo › Simulate vs Joe Pardo ›

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)
6-5-0Pro record
American Kickboxing Academy (until 2005), JacksonWink MMA (2005–2011), Imperial Athletics/BlackZilians (2011–2012)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 4
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 4
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4
IVC 2
Raze MMA 1
PFA 1
MMA Mexico 1
EP 1
WFA 1
Full career — 11 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Matt Lindland Submission (guillotine choke) Raze MMA: Fight Night
April 29, 2006
 Raze MMA 1 3:38
L Jorge Oliveira Submission (triangle choke) PFA: Pride and Fury 4
March 24, 2006
 PFA 1 4:02
L Renato Sobral Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3
February 4, 2006
 UFC 1 2:21
L Randy Couture Submission (anaconda choke) UFC 54
August 20, 2005
 UFC 3 0:52
W John Marsh Decision (unanimous) UFC 52
April 16, 2005
 UFC 3 5:00
W Emanuel Newton Submission (kimura) MMA Mexico: Day 1
December 17, 2004
 MMA Mexico 1 1:35
W Mario Lopez Submission (crucifix) EP: XXXtreme Impact
December 28, 2003
 EP 1 0:28
W Chris Haseman TKO (strikes) WFA 3: Level 3
November 23, 2002
 WFA 2 3:10
L Wanderlei Silva KO (punch and kick) IVC 6: The Challenge
August 23, 1998
 IVC 1 4:00
W Joe Pardo Submission (armlock) UFC 17
May 15, 1998
 UFC 1 11:01
W Dario Amorim Submission (shoulder injury) IVC 4: The Battle
February 7, 1998
 IVC 1 2:42

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

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.8% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 44.2% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 20.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 61.5% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.5
Control time 31.4% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 63.3%