Valter Walker
Skill profile
Built on 25 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.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
Valter Walker favored over Thomas Petersen clear UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs Guskov · July 19, 2026
Picked clearly on the strength of a specific, proven finishing tool -- the analyst says he expects a heel hook regardless of how the striking goes.
The striking is genuinely bad -- a decent step-in knee is close to the entire standing arsenal, defense is poor, and he looks genuinely awkward on his feet. What carries a 15-1 record is the grappling: he shoots for takedowns regardless of fatigue and, more specifically, is a heel-hook specialist who has strung together several finishes in a row that way, dropping straight to the ankle without needing to set it up through a full takedown. Good top pressure as a grinder once he does establish position, working ground strikes only after he's settled in.
Striking trend
Fight history
W Thomas Petersen 3-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:32 — UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov · July 25, 2026
W Louie Sutherland 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:24 — UFC 321: Aspinall vs. Gane · October 25, 2025
W Kennedy Nzechukwu 14-5 walk-in Submission · R1 0:54 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira · July 12, 2025
W Don'Tale Mayes 11-7 walk-in Submission · R1 1:17 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues · February 15, 2025
W Junior Tafa 5-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:56 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · August 17, 2024
L Lukasz Brzeski 0-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 · April 6, 2024
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
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 17 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Thomas Petersen | Submission (calf slicer) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
July 25, 2026 |
UFC | 1 | 1:32 |
| W | Louie Sutherland | Submission (heel hook) | UFC 321
October 25, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Submission (inverted heel hook) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Teixeira
July 12, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 0:54 |
| W | Don'Tale Mayes | Submission (heel hook) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues
February 15, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 1:17 |
| W | Junior Tafa | Submission (heel hook) | UFC 305
August 17, 2024 |
UFC | 1 | 4:56 |
| L | Łukasz Brzeski | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2
April 6, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex Nicholson | TKO (retirement) | Titan FC 82
June 2, 2023 |
Titan FC | 4 | 0:50 |
| W | Cássio Barbosa de Oliveira | KO (punches) | MMA Series 67
May 3, 2023 |
MMA Series | 2 | 1:47 |
| W | Ramadan Mohammed Suleiman | TKO (punches) | MMA Series 64
March 18, 2023 |
MMA Series | 1 | 2:27 |
| W | Bunyod Akulov | TKO (punches) | MMA Series 60
December 17, 2022 |
MMA Series | 2 | 2:52 |
| W | Ruslan Medzhidov | Decision (unanimous) | MMA Series 57
October 2, 2022 |
MMA Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Andrey Zhukovsky | Decision (unanimous) | MMA Series 54
July 30, 2022 |
MMA Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wagner Maia | Decision (split) | Arena Global 16
February 19, 2022 |
Arena Global | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Aybek Kobenov | Decision (unanimous) | MMA Series 47
January 29, 2022 |
MMA Series | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Denis Kazakov | TKO (retirement) | GOR MMA
December 5, 2021 |
GOR MMA | 1 | 4:50 |
| W | Curtis Saha Touyem | Submission (rear-naked choke) | FFC: Selection 5
December 12, 2020 |
FFC | 1 | 1:06 |
| W | Dmitriy Plyukhov | TKO (punches) | Studsport: St. George Cup 5
October 4, 2020 |
Studsport | 2 | 2:46 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Valter Walker) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.