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Bantamweight

Mitch Gagnon

12-5-0 UFC 4-4-0
Defensive Striker Submission Grappler
5'5"Height
65"Reach
SouthpawStance
42Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
9:44Avg 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 — Below avg, rated 43.3 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 55.3 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 84.9 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 72.6 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 55.4 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 35.3 of 100 Grappling — Strong, rated 84.8 of 100 Control — Average, rated 58.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Strong 85
  2. Grappling Strong 85
  3. Durability Above avg 73
  4. Control Average 58
  5. Wrestling Average 55
  6. Accuracy Average 55
  7. Striking Below avg 43
  8. TD Defense Below avg 35

Built on 77 minutes of tracked cage time across 8 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker strong striking d — rates 85 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler strong grappling — rates 85 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.76
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.21
Striking accuracy46.4%
Striking defense61.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.58
Takedowns / 15 min1.16
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense65.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.93
Control time21.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
July 21, 2012 vs Bryan Caraway — 2.32/min (L) Jul '12 September 22, 2012 vs Walel Watson — 4.35/min (W) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '12 September 21, 2013 vs Dustin Kimura — 6.61/min (W) — only 4.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '13 April 16, 2014 vs Tim Gorman — 3.13/min (W) Apr '14 October 4, 2014 vs Roman Salazar — 2.38/min (W) — only 2.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '14 December 20, 2014 vs Renan Barao — 4.18/min (L) Dec '14 December 10, 2016 vs Matthew Lopez — 2.07/min (L) Dec '16 May 4, 2019 vs Cole Smith — 1.0/min (L) May '19

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Cole Smith 6-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · May 4, 2019
15/54Sig. strikes
38/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:06Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Matthew Lopez 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · December 10, 2016
31/50Sig. strikes
30/54Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Renan Barao 32-2 walk-in Submission · R3 3:53 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway · December 20, 2014
58/111Sig. strikes
59/138Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
4:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Roman Salazar 9-2 walk-in Submission · R1 2:06 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine · October 4, 2014
5/17Sig. strikes
3/6Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Tim Gorman 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy · April 16, 2014
47/98Sig. strikes
15/69Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:07Control
0Knockdowns
5Sub attempts
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W Dustin Kimura 10-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:05 — UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson · September 21, 2013
27/57Sig. strikes
15/44Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:41Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Walel Watson 9-4 walk-in Submission · R1 1:09 — UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · September 22, 2012
5/11Sig. strikes
1/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:31Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Bryan Caraway 16-5 walk-in Submission · R3 1:39 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · July 21, 2012
27/65Sig. strikes
11/45Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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)
12-5-0Pro record
Troop MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 11
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Ringside MMA 4
Xtreme MMA 3
Wreck MMA 1
Warrior-1 MMA 1
Full career — 17 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Cole Smith Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
May 4, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
L Matthew Lopez Decision (unanimous) UFC 206
December 10, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Renan Barão Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway
December 20, 2014
 UFC 3 3:53
W Roman Salazar Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
October 4, 2014
 UFC 1 2:06
W Tim Gorman Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter Nations Finale: Bisping vs. Kennedy
April 16, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Dustin Kimura Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 165
September 21, 2013
 UFC 1 4:05
W Walel Watson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 152
September 22, 2012
 UFC 1 1:09
L Bryan Caraway Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 149
July 21, 2012
 UFC 3 1:39
W David Harris Submission (guillotine choke) Ringside MMA 12: Daley vs. Fioravanti
October 21, 2011
 Ringside MMA 1 2:09
W Rejean Groulx Submission (slam) Ringside MMA 10: Cote vs. Starnes
April 9, 2011
 Ringside MMA 3 3:47
W Guillaume Lamarche Submission (guillotine choke) Ringside MMA 6: Rage
April 10, 2010
 Ringside MMA 1 0:52
W Stephane Bernadel Submission (guillotine choke) Wreck MMA: Fight for the Troops
December 11, 2009
 Wreck MMA 1 0:38
W Jeff Harrison Submission (rear-naked choke) Warrior-1 MMA 3: High Voltage
October 10, 2009
 Warrior-1 MMA 1 4:32
W Eugenio Carpine Submission (rear-naked choke) Ringside MMA 1: The Comeback
May 30, 2009
 Ringside MMA 1 1:29
L Will Romero Decision (unanimous) Xtreme MMA 7: House of Pain
February 27, 2009
 Xtreme MMA 3 5:00
W Gabriel Lavallee Submission (guillotine choke) Xtreme MMA 6: House of Pain
November 8, 2008
 Xtreme MMA 1 2:18
W Dimitri Waardenburg Submission (guillotine choke) Xtreme MMA 5: It's Crow Time
September 13, 2008
 Xtreme MMA 1 2:32

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mitch Gagnon) — 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 2.8 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 46.4% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 61.9% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 65.7% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.9 avg 0.5
Control time 21.8% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 48.2%