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Bantamweight

Payton Talbott

11-1-0 UFC 6-1-0
One-Punch Power Sniper Accuracy Relentless Attack Volume Machine Taken Down Often
5'10"Height
70"Reach
SwitchStance
28Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
9:06Avg 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 — Above avg, rated 82.5 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 82.5 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 29.7 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 77.9 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 29.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 27.3 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 40.7 of 100 Control — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking Above avg 82
  2. Accuracy Above avg 82
  3. Durability Above avg 78
  4. Control Average 58
  5. Grappling Below avg 41
  6. Striking D Below avg 30
  7. Wrestling Below avg 30
  8. TD Defense Below avg 27

Built on 63 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.

One-Punch Power 5 knockdowns · 1.18 per 15 min
Sniper Accuracy 59% of significant strikes land
Relentless Attack 86 offensive actions per 15 min — strikes, takedown and submission attempts together
Volume Machine 6.1 significant strikes landed per minute
Taken Down Often put on his back 14 times · 3.3 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min6.07
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.98
Striking accuracy58.8%
Striking defense44.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.18
Takedowns / 15 min0.94
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense73.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time21.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
November 18, 2023 vs Nick Aguirre — 2.55/min (W) Nov '23 March 23, 2024 vs Cameron Saaiman — 14.77/min (W) Mar '24 June 29, 2024 vs Yanis Ghemmouri — 41.05/min (W) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '24 January 18, 2025 vs Raoni Barcelos — 3.27/min (L) Jan '25 June 28, 2025 vs Felipe Lima — 3.93/min (W) Jun '25 December 6, 2025 vs Henry Cejudo — 8.93/min (W) Dec '25 October 3, 2026 vs Deiveson Figueiredo — 11.63/min (W) — only 2.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '26

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Deiveson Figueiredo 25-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:09 — UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang · October 3, 2026
25/44Sig. strikes
5/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Henry Cejudo 16-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · December 6, 2025
134/217Sig. strikes
60/116Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
3:31Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Felipe Lima 14-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · June 28, 2025
59/118Sig. strikes
26/58Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Raoni Barcelos 18-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
49/84Sig. strikes
62/85Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yanis Ghemmouri 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:19 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · June 29, 2024
13/13Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Cameron Saaiman 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:21 — UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · March 23, 2024
79/129Sig. strikes
31/64Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nick Aguirre 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 0:58 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · November 18, 2023
28/53Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
11-1-0Pro record
Reno Academy of CombatGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 3
FirePower 2
Dana White's Contender Series 1
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Henry Cejudo Decision (unanimous) UFC 323
December 6, 2025
 UFC 3 5:00
W Felipe Lima Decision (unanimous) UFC 317
June 28, 2025
 UFC 3 5:00
L Raoni Barcelos Decision (unanimous) UFC 311
January 18, 2025
 UFC 3 5:00
W Yanis Ghemmouri KO (punches) UFC 303
June 29, 2024
 UFC 1 0:19
W Cameron Saaiman TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas
March 23, 2024
 UFC 2 0:21
W Nick Aguirre Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
November 18, 2023
 UFC 3 0:58
W Reyes Cortez Jr. Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 57
August 8, 2023
 Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
W Cristhian Rivas TKO (punches and elbows) Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 9
March 18, 2023
 Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 3 1:35
W Anthony Jimenez TKO (flying knee and punches) Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 6
October 22, 2022
 Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2 4:26
W Hector Fajardo TKO (punches) Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2
May 28, 2022
 Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2 4:51
W Billy Brand TKO (punches) FirePower 4: Sudden Impact
February 12, 2022
 FirePower 3 2:36
W Abdikabyl Kaldar TKO (punches) FirePower 3: Magnum Force
November 27, 2021
 FirePower 2 3:06

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Payton Talbott) — 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 6.1 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 58.8% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 44.6% avg 56.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 73.1% avg 62.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.5
Control time 21.8% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 48.2%