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Phil Baroni

16-19-0 UFC 3-7-0
One-Punch Power Precision Striker
5'9"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
50Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
9:39Avg 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 43.6 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 69.8 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 7.2 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 39.8 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 44.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 32.2 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 58.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 67.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 70
  2. Control Average 68
  3. Grappling Average 58
  4. Wrestling Average 45
  5. Striking Below avg 44
  6. Durability Below avg 40
  7. TD Defense Below avg 32
  8. Striking D Weak 7
One-Punch Power 5 knockdowns · 0.78 per 15 min
Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.62
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.1
Striking accuracy49.4%
Striking defense37.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.78
Takedowns / 15 min1.24
Takedown accuracy44.4%
Takedown defense66.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.47
Control time25.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
May 10, 2002 vs Amar Suloev — 3.69/min (W) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '02 September 27, 2002 vs Dave Menne — 26.67/min (W) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '02 February 28, 2003 vs Matt Lindland — 2.93/min (L) Feb '03 November 21, 2003 vs Evan Tanner — 3.62/min (L) — only 4.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '03 June 19, 2004 vs Evan Tanner — 1.53/min (L) Jun '04 February 5, 2005 vs Pete Sell — 1.19/min (L) Feb '05 November 21, 2009 vs Amir Sadollah — 3.4/min (L) Nov '09 January 1, 2011 vs Brad Tavares — 2.54/min (L) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '11

Fight history

10 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Brad Tavares 6-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:20 — UFC 125: Resolution · January 1, 2011
11/16Sig. strikes
22/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:49Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Amir Sadollah 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 · November 21, 2009
51/140Sig. strikes
134/222Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
2:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Pete Sell 5-0 walk-in Submission · R3 4:19 — UFC 51: Super Saturday · February 5, 2005
17/40Sig. strikes
16/49Absorbed
4/6Takedowns
6:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Evan Tanner 22-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 48: Payback · June 19, 2004
23/67Sig. strikes
73/102Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Evan Tanner 21-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:42 — UFC 45: Revolution · November 21, 2003
17/32Sig. strikes
28/34Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Matt Lindland 8-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 41: Onslaught · February 28, 2003
44/73Sig. strikes
40/76Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dave Menne 32-8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:18 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · September 27, 2002
8/13Sig. strikes
1/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Amar Suloev 13-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:59 — UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
11/23Sig. strikes
9/15Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Matt Lindland 5-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 34: High Voltage · November 2, 2001
32/54Sig. strikes
71/94Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:28Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Curtis Stout 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R2 5:00 — UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk · February 23, 2001
39/54Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
9:45Control
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)
16-19-0Pro record
American Kickboxing Academy, Evolve MMA, Team Hammer House (formerly)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 11
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 3
Decision 9
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 10
PRIDE Bushido 5
ONE FC 3
ICON Sport 2
Rebel FC 1
KOTC 1
Bellator 1
DREAM 1

+ 11 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 35 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Sai Wang Submission (rear-naked choke) Rebel FC 9
September 7, 2019
 Rebel FC 1 4:10
W Matt Lagler TKO (punches) KOTC: Under Siege
May 4, 2018
 KOTC 1 0:24
L Karo Parisyan TKO (punches) Bellator 122
July 25, 2014
 Bellator 1 2:06
L Nobutatsu Suzuki TKO (punches) ONE FC: Rise to Power
May 31, 2013
 ONE FC 1 4:17
L Hayato Sakurai Decision (unanimous) DREAM 18
December 31, 2012
 DREAM 3 5:00
W Rodrigo Ribeiro TKO (soccer kicks and punches) ONE FC: Pride of a Nation
August 31, 2012
 ONE FC 1 1:00
L Chris Holland TKO (punches) Ring of Fire 43: Bad Blood
June 2, 2012
 Ring of Fire 2 2:50
L Yoshiyuki Yoshida Decision (unanimous) ONE FC 1: Champion vs. Champion
September 3, 2011
 ONE FC 3 5:00
W Nick Nolte Decision (unanimous) Titan Fighting Championships 17
March 25, 2011
 Titan Fighting Championships 3 5:00
L Brad Tavares KO (knees and punches) UFC 125
January 1, 2011
 UFC 1 4:20
L Amir Sadollah Decision (unanimous) UFC 106
November 21, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Joe Riggs Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
June 6, 2009
 Strikeforce 3 5:00
W Olaf Alfonso Decision (unanimous) PFC 10: Explosive
September 27, 2008
 PFC 3 5:00
W Ron Verdadero TKO (punches) ICON Sport: Hard Times
August 2, 2008
 ICON Sport 1 0:51
W Scott Jansen KO (punch) Cage Rage 27
July 12, 2008
 Cage Rage 1 3:20
L Joey Villaseñor TKO (punches) EliteXC: Primetime
May 31, 2008
 EliteXC 1 1:11
L Kala Hose TKO (punches) ICON Sport: Baroni vs. Hose
March 15, 2008
 ICON Sport 5 1:45
L Frank Shamrock Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni
June 22, 2007
 Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni 2 4:00
W Yosuke Nishijima Technical Submission (kimura) PRIDE 32 The Real Deal
October 21, 2006
 PRIDE 1 3:20
L Kazuo Misaki Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 11
June 4, 2006
 PRIDE Bushido 2 5:00
W Yuki Kondo KO (punch) PRIDE Bushido 10
April 2, 2006
 PRIDE Bushido 1 0:25
L Ikuhisa Minowa Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 9
September 25, 2005
 PRIDE Bushido 2 5:00
W Ryo Chonan KO (punch) PRIDE Bushido 8
July 17, 2005
 PRIDE Bushido 1 1:40
W Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (stomps) PRIDE Bushido 7
May 22, 2005
 PRIDE Bushido 2 2:04
W Chris Cruit Submission (armbar) Extreme Fighting Challenge 11
March 5, 2005
 Extreme Fighting Challenge 2 —
L Pete Sell Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 51
February 5, 2005
 UFC 3 4:19
L Evan Tanner Decision (unanimous) UFC 48
June 19, 2004
 UFC 3 5:00
L Evan Tanner TKO (punches) UFC 45
November 21, 2003
 UFC 1 4:42
L Matt Lindland Decision (unanimous) UFC 41
February 28, 2003
 UFC 3 5:00
W Dave Menne KO (punches) UFC 39
September 27, 2002
 UFC 1 0:18
W Amar Suloev TKO (punches) UFC 37
May 10, 2002
 UFC 1 2:55
L Matt Lindland Decision (majority) UFC 34
November 2, 2001
 UFC 3 5:00
W Robert Sarkozi TKO (punches) WMMAA 1: MegaFights
August 10, 2001
 WMMAA 1 1:05
W Curtis Stout Decision (unanimous) UFC 30
February 23, 2001
 UFC 2 5:00
W John Hayes TKO (punches) Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 9
August 5, 2000
 Vengeance at the Vanderbilt 1 0:35

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

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.6 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 4.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 49.4% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 37.4% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 44.4% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 66.0% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.7
Control time 25.4% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 60.7%