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Welterweight

Peter Sobotta

17-7-1 UFC 4-6-0
Hard To Take Down Positional Grappler
6'0"Height
75"Reach
SouthpawStance
39Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:44Avg 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 — Weak, rated 23.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 23.0 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 69.5 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 33.0 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 64.8 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 82.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 64.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 79.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Above avg 82
  2. Control Above avg 80
  3. Striking D Above avg 70
  4. Wrestling Average 65
  5. Grappling Average 64
  6. Durability Below avg 33
  7. Striking Weak 24
  8. Accuracy Weak 23
Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 82 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 80 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.14
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.9
Striking accuracy40.2%
Striking defense58.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.51
Takedowns / 15 min1.53
Takedown accuracy32.4%
Takedown defense77.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.51
Control time31.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
November 13, 2010 vs Amir Sadollah — 2.27/min (L) Nov '10 May 31, 2014 vs Pawel Pawlak — 3.13/min (W) May '14 June 20, 2015 vs Steve Kennedy — 2.03/min (W) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '15 November 14, 2015 vs Kyle Noke — 0.99/min (L) — only 2.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '15 September 3, 2016 vs Nicolas Dalby — 2.53/min (W) Sep '16 May 28, 2017 vs Ben Saunders — 6.15/min (W) May '17 March 17, 2018 vs Leon Edwards — 1.07/min (L) Mar '18 July 25, 2020 vs Alex Oliveira — 1.93/min (L) Jul '20

Fight history

10 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Alex Oliveira 21-8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · July 25, 2020
29/67Sig. strikes
45/93Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Leon Edwards 14-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:59 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · March 17, 2018
16/43Sig. strikes
42/86Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Ben Saunders 21-7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:29 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 28, 2017
46/97Sig. strikes
19/68Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:03Control
3Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nicolas Dalby 14-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · September 3, 2016
38/76Sig. strikes
14/52Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
10:22Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Kyle Noke 21-7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:01 — UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm · November 14, 2015
2/6Sig. strikes
23/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Steve Kennedy 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:57 — UFC Fight Night: Jedrzejczyk vs Penne · June 20, 2015
6/13Sig. strikes
3/12Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:20Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Pawel Pawlak 10-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
47/101Sig. strikes
21/84Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
7:58Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Amir Sadollah 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami · November 13, 2010
34/126Sig. strikes
90/209Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
3:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L James Wilks 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 115: Liddell vs Franklin · June 12, 2010
15/57Sig. strikes
38/80Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
8:07Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Paul Taylor 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 99: The Comeback · June 13, 2009
18/39Sig. strikes
46/102Absorbed
2/7Takedowns
2:08Control
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)
17-7-1Pro record
Planet EaterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 10
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 4
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 10
R2F 3
FFC 3
MMA Attack 2
Free Fight Association 2
Eurogames MMA Sports 1
KSW Extra 1
Outsider Cup 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 25 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Alex Oliveira Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
July 26, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
L Leon Edwards TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
March 17, 2018
 UFC 3 4:59
W Ben Saunders TKO (punches and knee) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
May 28, 2017
 UFC 2 2:29
W Nicolas Dalby Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
September 3, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Kyle Noke TKO (body kick and punches) UFC 193
November 15, 2015
 UFC 1 2:01
W Steve Kennedy Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne
June 20, 2015
 UFC 1 2:57
W Pawel Pawlak Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi
May 31, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Tamirlan Dadaev Submission (rear-naked choke) R2F: Casino Fight Night 3
November 10, 2012
 R2F 1 2:10
W Mustafa Asmaoui Submission (rear-naked choke) R2F: Casino Fight Night 3
November 10, 2012
 R2F 1 3:36
W Branimir Radosavljevic Submission (rear-naked choke) R2F: Casino Fight Night 3
November 10, 2012
 R2F 1 0:35
W Juan Manuel Suárez Submission (rear-naked choke) MMA Attack 2
April 27, 2012
 MMA Attack 1 2:18
W Marius Panin Submission (rear-naked choke) Eurogames MMA Sports
March 24, 2012
 Eurogames MMA Sports 1 1:20
D Borys Mańkowski Draw (overturned) MMA Attack
November 5, 2011
 MMA Attack 3 3:00
L Amir Sadollah Decision (unanimous) UFC 122
November 13, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
L James Wilks Decision (unanimous) UFC 115
June 12, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
L Paul Taylor Decision (unanimous) UFC 99
June 13, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kerim Abzailow TKO (punches) KSW Extra
September 13, 2008
 KSW Extra 3 1:12
W Dominique Stetefeld Submission (triangle choke) Free Fight Association
July 12, 2008
 Free Fight Association 1 4:38
W Simon Fiess TKO (punches) Free Fight Association
July 12, 2008
 Free Fight Association 1 0:38
W Robin Dutry Submission (armbar) Outsider Cup 9
June 14, 2008
 Outsider Cup 1 1:11
L Nelson Siegert Submission (punches) FFC: Battle for the Belt
October 15, 2006
 FFC 2 4:55
W Hendrik Nitzsche TKO (punches) FFC: Battle for the Belt
October 15, 2006
 FFC 1 3:15
W Peter Micuch TKO (punches) FFC: Heaven or Hell
April 23, 2006
 FFC 1 3:15
W Peter Salzgeber Submission (rear-naked choke) UCS: Fighting Day 2
November 19, 2005
 UCS 1 0:33
W Christian Bruckner Submission (armbar) Free Fight Championship
October 24, 2004
 Free Fight Championship 1 1:00

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.1 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 58.9% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 32.4% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 77.8% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.6
Control time 31.0% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%