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Welterweight · “The Raging Bull”

Rich Attonito

10-5-0 UFC 3-2-0
Defensive Striker Positional Grappler
5'10"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
12:07Avg 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 32.0 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 60.4 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 79.4 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 28.4 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.8 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 24.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 65.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Above avg 79
  2. Control Average 66
  3. Accuracy Average 60
  4. TD Defense Average 56
  5. Durability Average 55
  6. Striking Below avg 32
  7. Wrestling Below avg 28
  8. Grappling Weak 24

Built on 60 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 79 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler average control — rates 66 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.28
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.13
Striking accuracy47.9%
Striking defense59.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.5
Takedowns / 15 min0.74
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense75.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time25.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
June 19, 2010 vs Jamie Yager — 2.55/min (W) Jun '10 September 15, 2010 vs Rafael Natal — 1.67/min (W) Sep '10 December 4, 2010 vs David Branch — 0.4/min (L) Dec '10 June 26, 2011 vs Daniel Roberts — 4.4/min (W) Jun '11 December 10, 2011 vs Jake Hecht — 2.76/min (L) Dec '11

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jake Hecht 10-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:10 — UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · December 10, 2011
17/27Sig. strikes
33/47Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Daniel Roberts 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · June 26, 2011
66/101Sig. strikes
23/66Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
5:44Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L David Branch 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale · December 4, 2010
6/15Sig. strikes
16/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rafael Natal 12-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · September 15, 2010
25/80Sig. strikes
28/102Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:16Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jamie Yager 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:25 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale · June 19, 2010
24/65Sig. strikes
29/74Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:58Control
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)
10-5-0Pro record
American Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5
Mass Destruction 3
XC-1 1
KOTC 1
Cage Warriors 1
WFC 1
Ultimate Gladiator Championship 1
Euphoria 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 15 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jake Hecht TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 140
December 10, 2011
 UFC 2 1:10
W Daniel Roberts Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry
June 26, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L David Branch Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale
December 4, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rafael Natal Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
September 15, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jamie Yager TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale
June 19, 2010
 UFC 2 4:25
W Gregory Babene Decision (unanimous) XC-1: Xtreme MMA Championship
June 18, 2009
 XC-1 3 5:00
W Uber Gallegos Submission (arm-triangle choke) KOTC: Hurricane
February 21, 2009
 KOTC 1 3:31
L Isidro Gonzalez Submission (armbar) Cage Warriors 36: USA Destruction
January 30, 2009
 Cage Warriors 1 4:21
W Ryan Hodge TKO (punches) WFC 6: Battle in the Bay
March 22, 2008
 WFC 3 1:23
W Rolando Dominique Submission (rear-naked choke) Ultimate Gladiator Championship
December 14, 2007
 Ultimate Gladiator Championship 1 4:06
L Bristol Marunde TKO (punches) Euphoria: USA vs. Russia
November 5, 2005
 Euphoria 3 1:57
W Lance Everson Decision (unanimous) Reality Fighting 9
August 6, 2005
 Reality Fighting 3 5:00
W Mark Raposa TKO (punches) Mass Destruction 18
December 11, 2004
 Mass Destruction — —
L Mike Marshall Decision (split) Mass Destruction 16
May 15, 2004
 Mass Destruction — —
W Mike Mitchell TKO (punches) Mass Destruction 15
February 21, 2004
 Mass Destruction 1 2:26

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Rich Attonito) — 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 2.3 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 47.9% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 59.2% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.7 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 37.5% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 75.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 25.6% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 54.1%