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Welterweight · “Hollywood”

Steve Bruno

15-6-0 UFC 1-2-0
Wrestler Precision Striker
5'10"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
12:54Avg 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 9.4 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 60.0 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 13.4 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 18.2 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 63.1 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 20.7 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 43.6 of 100 Control — Average, rated 46.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Average 63
  2. Accuracy Average 60
  3. Control Average 47
  4. Grappling Below avg 44
  5. TD Defense Weak 21
  6. Durability Weak 18
  7. Striking D Weak 13
  8. Striking Weak 9

Built on 38 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Wrestler average wrestling — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 60 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.38
Striking accuracy52.1%
Striking defense36.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.94
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense46.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.39
Control time16.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
August 9, 2008 vs Chris Wilson — 0.33/min (L) Aug '08 December 10, 2008 vs Johnny Rees — 1.15/min (W) Dec '08 February 7, 2009 vs Matthew Riddle — 1.47/min (L) Feb '09

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Matthew Riddle 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · February 7, 2009
22/35Sig. strikes
48/81Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Johnny Rees 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:44 — UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · December 10, 2008
10/18Sig. strikes
36/52Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
5:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Chris Wilson 15-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 87: Seek And Destroy · August 9, 2008
5/18Sig. strikes
47/72Absorbed
1/13Takedowns
1:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Chris Wilson › Simulate vs Chris Wilson ›

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)
15-6-0Pro record
American Top TeamGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 7
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 3
Spirit MC 3
Fight Time 2
MFC 2
AFC 2
RICV 2
MFA 1
AFL 1

+ 5 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 21 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Keith Johnson TKO (punches) Fight Time 12: Warriors Collide
November 2, 2012
 Fight Time 2 3:46
W Anderson Melo Decision (unanimous) Fight Time 10: It's Personal
June 22, 2012
 Fight Time 3 5:00
W Robert Thompson Submission (punches) MFA: New Generation 3
September 18, 2010
 MFA 2 3:48
W Clayton McKinney Submission (D'arce choke) AFL: Rumble on the Rock
September 25, 2009
 AFL 2 1:33
L Matt Riddle Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
February 7, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Johnny Rees Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC: Fight For The Troops
December 10, 2008
 UFC 2 3:44
L Chris Wilson Decision (unanimous) UFC 87
August 9, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Lim Jae-Suk KO (punches) Spirit MC 11: Invasion
April 22, 2007
 Spirit MC 3 2:52
W Ho Jin Kim KO (punch) Spirit MC: Interleague 5
March 11, 2007
 Spirit MC 2 4:24
W Graydon Tannas Submission (rear-naked choke) MFC 11: Gridiron
February 3, 2007
 MFC 1 1:15
W Young Choi KO (punches) Spirit MC 9: Welterweight GP Opening
October 8, 2006
 Spirit MC 3 3:19
L Bart Palaszewski KO (punch) IFL: Championship 2006
June 3, 2006
 IFL 1 1:48
L Landon Showalter Decision (unanimous) MFC: Boardwalk Blitz
March 4, 2006
 MFC 2 5:00
W Jay Jack TKO (punches) Euphoria: USA vs. Japan
November 5, 2005
 Euphoria 1 4:02
W Anthony Tolone TKO (punches) AFC 13: Absolute Fighting Championships 13
July 30, 2005
 AFC 1 3:51
W Chris Schlesinger Decision (majority) RF 8: Reality Fighting 8
April 2, 2005
 RF 2 5:00
W Gino Astudillo TKO (punches) AFC 9: Absolute Fighting Championships 9
July 31, 2004
 AFC 1 0:40
W Jorge Cuellar Submission (rear-naked choke) RM 3: Reto Maximo 3
March 14, 2003
 RM 1 1:51
L Heath Sims Decision (unanimous) XP 2: Xtreme Pankration 2
April 12, 2002
 XP 2 5:00
W Jeff Gibson Submission (armbar) RICV 2: Rumble in Chula Vista 2
July 21, 2001
 RICV — —
W Opie Barr Submission (armbar) RICV 1: Rumble in Chula Vista 1
May 19, 2001
 RICV — —

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Steve Bruno) — 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 1.0 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 52.1% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 36.1% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 46.2% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 16.8% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 54.1%