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Middleweight

Tom Breese

21-8-0 UFC 5-3-0
One-Punch Power Precision Striker
6'3"Height
73"Reach
SouthpawStance
35Age
4KO wins
0Sub wins
80.0%Finish rate
7:02Avg 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 — Average, rated 57.9 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 74.7 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 71.3 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 64.6 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 15.7 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 58.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 65.6 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 44.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Above avg 75
  2. Striking D Above avg 71
  3. Grappling Average 66
  4. Durability Average 65
  5. TD Defense Average 58
  6. Striking Average 58
  7. Control Below avg 44
  8. Wrestling Weak 16

Built on 56 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.

One-Punch Power 4 knockdowns · 1.07 per 15 min
Precision Striker above avg accuracy — rates 75 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.34
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.81
Striking accuracy50.9%
Striking defense60.5%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.07
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense70.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.07
Control time15.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
May 30, 2015 vs Luiz Dutra — 5.23/min (W) — only 5.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '15 October 24, 2015 vs Cathal Pendred — 4.98/min (W) — only 4.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '15 February 27, 2016 vs Keita Nakamura — 2.13/min (W) Feb '16 June 4, 2016 vs Sean Strickland — 4.13/min (L) Jun '16 May 27, 2018 vs Daniel Kelly — 6.48/min (W) — only 3.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '18 February 29, 2020 vs Brendan Allen — 0.84/min (L) — only 4.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '20 October 10, 2020 vs KB Bhullar — 10.0/min (W) — only 1.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '20 January 20, 2021 vs Omari Akhmedov — 0.15/min (L) Jan '21

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Omari Akhmedov 17-5-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:41 — UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny · January 20, 2021
1/4Sig. strikes
25/38Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W KB Bhullar 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:42 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · October 10, 2020
17/27Sig. strikes
2/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Brendan Allen 13-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:47 — UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo · February 29, 2020
4/5Sig. strikes
20/29Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Daniel Kelly 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:33 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 27, 2018
23/44Sig. strikes
6/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Sean Strickland 17-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · June 4, 2016
62/153Sig. strikes
73/207Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Keita Nakamura 31-6-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · February 27, 2016
32/59Sig. strikes
6/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
6:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Cathal Pendred 17-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:37 — UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · October 24, 2015
23/35Sig. strikes
5/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Luiz Dutra 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:58 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · May 30, 2015
26/42Sig. strikes
21/43Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:57Control
1Knockdowns
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)
21-8-0Pro record
Fearless MMA (until 2016), Team Renegade BJJ & MMA (2016–present), Tristar Gym (2013–2016)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 14
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 8
BAMMA 6
FNC 4
Levels Fight League 4
KSW 3
UAE Warriors 1
PFL 1
PFL Europe 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Marcin Prachnio Submission (rear-naked choke) FNC 32
June 20, 2026
 FNC 1 1:06
L Caio Machado TKO (punches and elbows) UAE Warriors 67
January 31, 2026
 UAE Warriors 2 2:58
L Emiliano Sordi Submission (rear-naked choke) FNC 25
November 29, 2025
 FNC 1 2:15
W Jakob Nedoh Submission (heel hook) FNC 22
April 12, 2025
 FNC 1 1:18
L Cezary Oleksiejczuk TKO (punches) FNC 21
February 15, 2025
 FNC 1 1:36
W Renato Rangel Decision (unanimous) Levels Fight League 14
October 27, 2024
 Levels Fight League 3 5:00
L Rob Wilkinson TKO (knee and punches) PFL 2 (2024)
April 12, 2024
 PFL 1 1:10
W Cleiton Silva Submission (rear-naked choke) PFL Europe 4 (2023)
December 8, 2023
 PFL Europe 1 3:30
W Jarosław Lech Submission (triangle choke) Levels Fight League 9
July 9, 2023
 Levels Fight League 1 2:42
W Bartosz Leśko Submission (rear-naked choke) KSW 80
March 17, 2023
 KSW 1 2:45
L Paweł Pawlak TKO (elbow and punches) KSW 76
November 12, 2022
 KSW 1 3:54
W Damian Janikowski Submission (guillotine choke) KSW 74
September 10, 2022
 KSW 2 1:53
W Ahmed Sami Submission (guillotine choke) Levels Fight League 5
June 26, 2022
 Levels Fight League 2 1:52
W David Ramires Submission (rear-naked choke) Levels Fight League 4
March 13, 2022
 Levels Fight League 2 1:46
L Omari Akhmedov Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Chiesa vs. Magny
January 20, 2021
 UFC 2 1:41
W KB Bhullar TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
October 11, 2020
 UFC 1 1:43
L Brendan Allen TKO (elbows and punches) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo
February 29, 2020
 UFC 1 4:47
W Dan Kelly TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
May 27, 2018
 UFC 1 3:33
L Sean Strickland Decision (split) UFC 199
June 4, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Keita Nakamura Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
February 27, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
W Cathal Pendred TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
October 24, 2015
 UFC 1 4:37
W Luiz Dutra Jr. TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves
May 30, 2015
 UFC 1 4:58
W Thibaud Larchet Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 74
November 15, 2014
 Cage Warriors 3 4:57
W Warren Kee Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 11
December 1, 2012
 BAMMA 1 3:06
W Jack Magee Submission (triangle choke) BAMMA 10
September 15, 2012
 BAMMA 1 3:19
W Mark Tucker TKO (knee to the body) BAMMA 9
March 24, 2012
 BAMMA 2 1:40
W Qasim Shafiq Submission (triangle choke) BAMMA 8
December 10, 2011
 BAMMA 1 4:20
W Lee Taylor Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 7
September 10, 2011
 BAMMA 1 2:26
W Shahid Hussain Submission (rear-naked choke) BAMMA 4
September 25, 2010
 BAMMA 2 2:57

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tom Breese) — 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 3.3 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 50.9% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 60.5% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 70.6% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.7
Control time 15.8% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 80.0% avg 60.7%