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Welterweight · “Super”

Sage Northcutt

12-3-0 UFC 6-2-0
Precision Striker Wrestler Taken Down Often
6'0"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
30Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
9:19Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 60.5 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 82.4 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 82.1 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 54.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 63.9 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 11.8 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 57.4 of 100 Control — Average, rated 47.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 82
  2. Striking D Above avg 82
  3. Wrestling Average 64
  4. Striking Average 60
  5. Grappling Average 57
  6. Durability Average 55
  7. Control Average 48
  8. TD Defense Weak 12

Built on 74 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.

Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 82 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 64 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 14 times · 2.8 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.96
Striking accuracy52.4%
Striking defense59.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.4
Takedowns / 15 min1.81
Takedown accuracy34.6%
Takedown defense41.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.6
Control time17.4%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
October 3, 2015 vs Francisco Trevino — 22.11/min (W) — only 0.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '15 December 10, 2015 vs Cody Pfister — 1.41/min (W) Dec '15 January 30, 2016 vs Bryan Barberena — 2.22/min (L) Jan '16 July 9, 2016 vs Enrique Marin — 2.73/min (W) Jul '16 December 17, 2016 vs Mickey Gall — 1.95/min (L) Dec '16 November 11, 2017 vs Michel Quinones — 5.27/min (W) Nov '17 February 18, 2018 vs Thibault Gouti — 4.2/min (W) Feb '18 July 14, 2018 vs Zak Ottow — 2.92/min (W) Jul '18

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Zak Ottow 16-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:13 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov · July 14, 2018
24/37Sig. strikes
6/16Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:34Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Thibault Gouti 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · February 18, 2018
63/138Sig. strikes
28/66Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
1:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michel Quinones 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · November 11, 2017
79/161Sig. strikes
55/161Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mickey Gall 3-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:40 — UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson · December 17, 2016
13/23Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Enrique Marin 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · July 9, 2016
41/66Sig. strikes
16/36Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
4:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Bryan Barberena 10-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:06 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · January 30, 2016
18/45Sig. strikes
26/48Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cody Pfister 12-4-1 walk-in Submission · R2 0:41 — UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · December 10, 2015
8/9Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Francisco Trevino 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:57 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · October 3, 2015
21/31Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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)
12-3-0Pro record
Team Alpha MaleGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 4
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Legacy FC 4
ONE Fight Night 1
ONE 1
Fury Fighting 1
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Ahmed Mujtaba Submission (heel hook) ONE Fight Night 10
May 5, 2023
ONE Fight Night 1 0:39
L Cosmo Alexandre KO (punch) ONE: Enter the Dragon
May 17, 2019
ONE 1 0:29
W Zak Ottow KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov
July 14, 2018
UFC 2 3:13
W Thibault Gouti Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
February 18, 2018
UFC 3 5:00
W Michel Quiñones Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
November 11, 2017
UFC 3 5:00
L Mickey Gall Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson
December 17, 2016
UFC 2 1:40
W Enrique Marín Decision (unanimous) UFC 200
July 9, 2016
UFC 3 5:00
L Bryan Barberena Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
January 30, 2016
UFC 2 3:06
W Cody Pfister Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
December 10, 2015
UFC 2 0:41
W Francisco Treviño TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 192
October 3, 2015
UFC 1 0:57
W Rocky Long Submission (neck crank) Legacy FC 44
August 28, 2015
Legacy FC 2 3:30
W Gage Duhon Submission (rear-naked choke) Legacy FC 42
November 22, 2014
Legacy FC 1 4:26
W James Christopherson TKO (punches) Fury Fighting 6
May 22, 2014
Fury Fighting 1 4:35
W Jacob Capelli TKO (punches) Legacy FC: Challenger Series 1
April 25, 2014
Legacy FC 1 0:55
W Tim Lashley TKO (wheel kick and punches) Legacy FC 37
April 20, 2014
Legacy FC 1 0:27

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Sage Northcutt) — 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 3.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 52.4% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 59.0% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 34.6% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 41.7% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.6
Control time 17.4% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%