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Featherweight

Sam Sicilia

18-11-0 UFC 5-7-0
Submission Grappler Hard To Take Down Submission-Vulnerable
5'8"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
40Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
8:38Avg 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 16.7 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 3.8 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 53.4 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 31.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 52.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 68.4 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 63.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Above avg 70
  2. TD Defense Average 68
  3. Control Average 64
  4. Striking D Average 53
  5. Wrestling Average 52
  6. Durability Below avg 32
  7. Striking Weak 17
  8. Accuracy Weak 4
Submission Grappler above avg grappling — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
Hard To Take Down average td defense — rates 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 3 of 7 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.55
Striking accuracy33.5%
Striking defense59.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.14
Takedowns / 15 min1.45
Takedown accuracy43.5%
Takedown defense70.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.87
Control time23.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
January 15, 2014 vs Cole Miller — 2.03/min (L) Jan '14 May 24, 2014 vs Aaron Phillips — 2.47/min (W) May '14 September 20, 2014 vs Katsunori Kikuno — 5.43/min (L) Sep '14 January 24, 2015 vs Akira Corassani — 2.91/min (W) — only 3.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '15 July 15, 2015 vs Yaotzin Meza — 0.8/min (W) Jul '15 November 28, 2015 vs Dooho Choi — 5.16/min (L) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '15 September 17, 2016 vs Gabriel Benitez — 3.0/min (L) Sep '16 February 19, 2017 vs Gavin Tucker — 0.67/min (L) Feb '17

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Gavin Tucker 9-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · February 19, 2017
10/87Sig. strikes
55/163Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Gabriel Benitez 18-5 walk-in Submission · R2 1:20 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · September 17, 2016
19/70Sig. strikes
39/101Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dooho Choi 12-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:33 — UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Masvidal · November 28, 2015
8/19Sig. strikes
18/26Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Yaotzin Meza 21-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · July 15, 2015
12/41Sig. strikes
18/37Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
8:28Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Akira Corassani 12-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:26 — UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson · January 24, 2015
10/26Sig. strikes
10/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:25Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Katsunori Kikuno 22-6-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:38 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
36/91Sig. strikes
32/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Aaron Phillips 7-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
37/68Sig. strikes
18/40Absorbed
5/8Takedowns
10:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Cole Miller 20-8 walk-in Submission · R2 1:54 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · January 15, 2014
14/56Sig. strikes
38/91Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Godofredo Pepey 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:42 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 · November 9, 2013
11/15Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Maximo Blanco 8-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · April 13, 2013
26/99Sig. strikes
52/145Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
2:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Rony Jason 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:16 — UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · October 13, 2012
39/96Sig. strikes
46/96Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Cristiano Marcello 12-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:53 — The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale · June 1, 2012
33/93Sig. strikes
39/90Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
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)
18-11-0Pro record
SikjitsuGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 4
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 6
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12
Bellator 4
Lords of the Cage 3
Rumble on the Ridge 2
ExciteFight 1
Bellator London 1
Conquest of the Cage 1
Caged Conflict 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Talon Hoffman KO ExciteFight: Conquest of the Cage
August 26, 2021
 ExciteFight 3 1:18
L Robert Whiteford KO (punches) Bellator London 2
November 23, 2019
 Bellator London 3 4:54
L Pedro Carvalho Submission (face crank) Bellator 226
September 7, 2019
 Bellator 2 1:56
W Derek Campos Decision (split) Bellator 212
December 14, 2018
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Emmanuel Sanchez Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 198
April 28, 2018
 Bellator 1 3:52
W Marcos Galvão Decision (unanimous) Bellator 189
December 1, 2017
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Gavin Tucker Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
February 19, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
L Gabriel Benítez Technical Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson
September 17, 2016
 UFC 2 1:20
L Choi Doo-ho KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal
November 28, 2015
 UFC 1 1:33
W Yaotzin Meza Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
July 15, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Akira Corassani KO (punch) UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015
 UFC 1 3:26
L Katsunori Kikuno Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
September 20, 2014
 UFC 2 1:38
W Aaron Phillips Decision (unanimous) UFC 173
May 24, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Cole Miller Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
January 15, 2014
 UFC 2 1:54
W Godofredo Pepey TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson
November 9, 2013
 UFC 1 1:42
L Maximo Blanco Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale
April 13, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
L Rony Jason TKO (punches) UFC 153
October 13, 2012
 UFC 2 4:16
W Cristiano Marcello KO (knees and punches) The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale
June 1, 2012
 UFC 2 2:53
W Arley George KO (punch) Conquest of the Cage 10
December 15, 2011
 Conquest of the Cage 1 0:25
W Jared Haller TKO (punches) Caged Conflict
November 12, 2011
 Caged Conflict 1 0:25
W Josiah Mitchell KO (punch) CageSport 16
October 1, 2011
 CageSport 1 0:29
W Dominic Rivera Submission (rear-naked choke) Fight Night Round 16
August 13, 2011
 Fight Night Round 1 2:38
W Josh Snodgrass Submission (rear-naked choke) Caged Combat 4
July 29, 2011
 Caged Combat 1 1:48
W Angel Diaz KO (punch) Lords of the Cage 7
July 16, 2011
 Lords of the Cage 1 3:35
L Daniel Swain Submission (rear-naked choke) Lords of the Cage 6
June 10, 2011
 Lords of the Cage 1 2:37
W Charon Spain Submission (neck crank) Lords of the Cage 5
April 28, 2011
 Lords of the Cage 1 4:03
W Marc Forsyth Submission (rear-naked choke) Rumble on the Ridge 17
March 5, 2011
 Rumble on the Ridge 2 4:07
W Jason Gybels KO (punches) Rumble on the Ridge 16
January 15, 2011
 Rumble on the Ridge 1 2:54
W Brian Clayton Decision (unanimous) Combat Caged Warriors 4
September 15, 2007
 Combat Caged Warriors 3 5:00

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

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.5 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 33.5% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 59.2% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 43.5% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 70.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.6
Control time 23.6% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 60.0% avg 45.1%