Featherweight · “Smokin'”
Shane Young
13-8-0 UFC 2-5-0
Forward Pressure
5'8"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
33Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
10:16Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 54
- TD Defense Below avg 41
- Wrestling Below avg 37
- Durability Below avg 37
- Accuracy Weak 24
- Control Weak 19
- Grappling Weak 17
- Striking D Weak 13
Built on 71 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Forward Pressure
5.2 landed and 5.5 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.19
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.46
Striking accuracy40.7%
Striking defense52.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.21
Takedowns / 15 min0.63
Takedown accuracy18.8%
Takedown defense64.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time8.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Gabriel Miranda 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:59 — UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · September 9, 2023
1/4Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Blake Bilder 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski · February 11, 2023
80/196Sig. strikes
111/190Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Omar Morales 10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou · March 27, 2021
46/105Sig. strikes
69/144Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ludovit Klein 16-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:16 — UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · September 26, 2020
4/7Sig. strikes
9/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Austin Arnett 16-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva · February 9, 2019
120/308Sig. strikes
77/209Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rolando Dy 9-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:40 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards · June 23, 2018
104/215Sig. strikes
57/152Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexander Volkanovski 15-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · November 18, 2017
18/81Sig. strikes
68/114Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:16Control
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
4
Decision
3
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
Xtreme Fighting Championship
4
WLF
1
Glory of Heroes
1
BRACE
1
Wu Lin Feng
1
The Legend Of Emei
1
Minotaur
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 21 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Gabriel Miranda | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 293
September 10, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 0:59 |
| L | Blake Bilder | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 284
February 12, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Omar Morales | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 260
March 27, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ľudovít Klein | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC 253
September 27, 2020 |
UFC | 1 | 1:16 |
| W | Austin Arnett | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 234
February 10, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rolando Dy | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Edwards
June 23, 2018 |
UFC | 2 | 4:40 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
November 19, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bo Yan | Submission (choke) | WLF: W.A.R.S. 13
April 22, 2017 |
WLF | 1 | — |
| W | Zexian Jiang | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Glory of Heroes: Rise of Heroes 7
February 18, 2017 |
Glory of Heroes | 1 | 5:00 |
| W | Siitia Leti | Decision | BRACE 43
October 1, 2016 |
BRACE | 1 | 0:36 |
| L | Guan Wang | Decision (unanimous) | Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China
September 19, 2015 |
Wu Lin Feng | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Liucai Cui | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Legend Of Emei 3
August 8, 2015 |
The Legend Of Emei | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Julian Wallace | KO (punches) | Xtreme Fighting Championship 24
May 23, 2015 |
Xtreme Fighting Championship | 1 | 1:16 |
| L | Damien Brown | Decision (majority) | Xtreme Fighting Championship 23
February 28, 2015 |
Xtreme Fighting Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Adrian Rodriguez | TKO (head kick and punches) | Xtreme Fighting Championship 22
November 24, 2014 |
Xtreme Fighting Championship | 3 | 3:32 |
| W | Rodolfo Marques | Decision (split) | Minotaur 3
June 1, 2014 |
Minotaur | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Zhenhong Lu | TKO (punches) | Elevation Power in Cage 4
May 28, 2014 |
Elevation Power in Cage | 1 | 3:29 |
| L | Adrian Rodriguez | Decision (majority) | Xtreme Fighting Championship 20
February 15, 2014 |
Xtreme Fighting Championship | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hayden Watt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shuriken MMA: Rise
November 23, 2013 |
Shuriken MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jiraya Fernandes | TKO (punches) | Jiraya Fernandes
June 23, 2013 |
Jiraya Fernandes | 1 | 4:50 |
| W | Ray Karaitiana | TKO (punches) | ICNZ 18
September 22, 2012 |
ICNZ | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Shane Young) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.