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Travis Lutter

10-6-0 UFC 2-4-0
Positional Grappler Wrestler Submission-Vulnerable
5'11"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
53Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:42Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 5.8 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 25.5 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 34.0 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 43.3 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 68.0 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 15.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 70.8 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 71
  2. Wrestling Average 68
  3. Grappling Average 45
  4. Durability Below avg 43
  5. Striking D Below avg 34
  6. Accuracy Below avg 26
  7. TD Defense Weak 15
  8. Striking Weak 6

Built on 46 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.

Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 71 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 68 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 4 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min0.41
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.42
Striking accuracy32.2%
Striking defense42.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.32
Takedowns / 15 min1.95
Takedown accuracy24.0%
Takedown defense30.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.65
Control time29.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
October 22, 2004 vs Marvin Eastman — 0.18/min (W) Oct '04 April 16, 2005 vs Matt Lindland — 0.0/min (L) Apr '05 August 20, 2005 vs Trevor Prangley — 0.6/min (L) Aug '05 November 11, 2006 vs Patrick Cote — 0.0/min (W) — only 2.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '06 February 3, 2007 vs Anderson Silva — 1.11/min (L) Feb '07 April 19, 2008 vs Rich Franklin — 0.12/min (L) Apr '08

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Rich Franklin 24-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:01 — UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · April 19, 2008
1/9Sig. strikes
28/43Absorbed
1/9Takedowns
3:22Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Anderson Silva 18-4 walk-in Submission · R2 2:11 — UFC 67: All or Nothing · February 3, 2007
8/16Sig. strikes
9/11Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
4:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Patrick Cote 8-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 2:18 — The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · November 11, 2006
0/0Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Trevor Prangley 10-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 54: Boiling Point · August 20, 2005
9/19Sig. strikes
54/70Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:40Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matt Lindland 13-3 walk-in Submission · R2 3:13 — UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2 · April 16, 2005
0/4Sig. strikes
11/25Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marvin Eastman 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:33 — UFC 50: The War Of '04 · October 22, 2004
1/11Sig. strikes
10/45Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
10-6-0Pro record
Team LutterGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 7
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Cage Rage 2
EVT 2
Moosin 1
MFC 1
IFF 1
USMMA 1
HOOKnSHOOT 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 16 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Rafael Natal KO (punches) Moosin: God of Martial Arts
May 21, 2010
Moosin 1 4:12
W Jason MacDonald Decision (unanimous) MFC 22
October 2, 2009
MFC 3 5:00
L Rich Franklin TKO (punches) UFC 83
April 19, 2008
UFC 2 3:01
L Anderson Silva Submission (triangle choke) UFC 67
February 3, 2007
UFC 2 2:11
W Patrick Côté Submission (armbar) The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
November 11, 2006
UFC 1 2:18
W Cedric Marks Submission (armbar) IFF 1: International Freestyle Fighting 1
May 6, 2006
IFF 1 1:15
W Jose Landi-Jons Submission (armbar) Cage Rage 15
February 4, 2006
Cage Rage 1 4:00
L Trevor Prangley Decision (unanimous) UFC 54: Boiling Point
August 20, 2005
UFC 3 5:00
W Matt Ewin Submission (keylock) Cage Rage 12
July 2, 2005
Cage Rage 1 1:40
L Matt Lindland Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell
April 16, 2005
UFC 2 3:32
W Marvin Eastman KO (punch) UFC 50
October 22, 2004
UFC 2 0:43
W Grzegorz Jakubowski Submission (kimura) EVT 2: Hazard
April 4, 2004
EVT 2 2:45
W Mark Epstein Submission (rear-naked choke) EVT 1: Genesis
December 6, 2003
EVT 2 2:45
L Jorge Rivera TKO (punches) USMMA 2: Ring of Fury
September 21, 2002
USMMA 3 3:46
W Chris Munsen Submission (rear-naked choke) HOOKnSHOOT: Relentless
May 25, 2002
HOOKnSHOOT 1 0:45
W James Cooper Decision PRW: Power Ring Warriors
November 7, 1998
PRW 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Travis Lutter) — 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 0.4 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 32.2% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 42.6% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 24.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 30.0% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.7 avg 0.7
Control time 29.8% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%