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Steve Cantwell

7-6-0 UFC 1-5-0
Hard To Take Down Durable
6'2"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
13:10Avg 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 16.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 2.7 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 8.0 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 41.2 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 25.7 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 78.0 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 38.9 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 7.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Above avg 78
  2. Durability Below avg 41
  3. Grappling Below avg 39
  4. Wrestling Below avg 26
  5. Striking Weak 17
  6. Striking D Weak 8
  7. Control Weak 7
  8. Accuracy Weak 3

Built on 79 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 78 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable below avg durability — rates 41 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.16
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.22
Striking accuracy31.7%
Striking defense53.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.57
Takedown accuracy30.0%
Takedown defense80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.57
Control time3.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
December 10, 2008 vs Razak Al-Hassan — 3.69/min (W) — only 4.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '08 April 18, 2009 vs Luiz Cane — 4.6/min (L) Apr '09 September 16, 2009 vs Brian Stann — 2.33/min (L) Sep '09 March 3, 2011 vs Cyrille Diabate — 1.87/min (L) Mar '11 October 8, 2011 vs Mike Massenzio — 3.73/min (L) Oct '11 February 25, 2012 vs Riki Fukuda — 3.13/min (L) Feb '12

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Riki Fukuda 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · February 25, 2012
47/148Sig. strikes
124/242Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Mike Massenzio 12-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · October 8, 2011
56/164Sig. strikes
78/164Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Cyrille Diabate 16-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · March 3, 2011
28/105Sig. strikes
146/198Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brian Stann 6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · September 16, 2009
35/154Sig. strikes
44/178Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Luiz Cane 10-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 97: Redemption · April 18, 2009
69/189Sig. strikes
87/223Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Razak Al-Hassan 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:04 — UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops · December 10, 2008
15/29Sig. strikes
13/56Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
7-6-0Pro record
One Kick's GymGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 4
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
WEC 4
RITC 2
Jungle Fight Europe 1
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Riki Fukuda Decision (unanimous) UFC 144
February 26, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
L Mike Massenzio Decision (unanimous) UFC 136
October 8, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Cyrille Diabaté Decision (unanimous) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Brian Stann Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard
September 16, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Luiz Cané Decision (unanimous) UFC 97
April 18, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Razak Al-Hassan Technical submission (armbar) UFC: Fight for the Troops
December 10, 2008
 UFC 1 4:04
W Brian Stann TKO (punches) WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura
August 3, 2008
 WEC 2 4:01
W Tim McKenzie Submission (rear-naked choke) WEC 33: Marshall vs. Stann
March 26, 2008
 WEC 1 2:13
W Justin McElfresh TKO (punches) WEC 29
August 5, 2007
 WEC 1 0:47
L Brian Stann TKO (punches) WEC 26: Condit vs. Alessio
March 24, 2007
 WEC 1 0:41
W Leonardo Pecanha TKO (doctor stoppage) Jungle Fight Europe
December 17, 2006
 Jungle Fight Europe 3 2:32
W Mike Ashford Submission (armbar) RITC 78: Back with a Vengeance
January 14, 2006
 RITC 1 2:01
W Richie Hightower Submission (armbar) RITC 68: Hello Glendale!
April 23, 2005
 RITC 1 2:45

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

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.2 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 6.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 31.7% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 53.6% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 30.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 80.0% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.6 avg 0.7
Control time 3.9% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%