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Chris Lytle

3W · 1L
Orthodox
Welterweight
67% finish rate75% as favorite
75%wins
1490
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1490.1Developing→

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

No recent fights — out of active rankings

Age

51
Aug 18, 1974

Height

5'11" (180.34 cm)

Reach

172.72 cm

Win Rate

75.0%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
3.76
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.03
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.73
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
58%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.70
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
55%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.40
Sub_Avg
Submission threat

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

33.7
Sig. Strikes
0.5
Takedowns
1.4
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission2 (67%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

75%

3W – 1L in 4 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid14801488149515101490Jul 10Sep 10Feb 11Aug 11
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO4 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

def. Dan Hardy
Aug 14, 2011
0.01500
lost to Brian Ebersole
Feb 26, 2011
0.01500
def. Matt Serra
Sep 25, 2010
0.01500
def. Matt Brown
Jul 3, 2010
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

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1567
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1565
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#3Daniil Donchenko
1562
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#4Mike Malott
1552
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#5Sam Patterson
1552
#6Jonathan Micallef
1551
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#7Michael Morales
1551
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#8Myktybek Orolbai
1549
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#9Jacobe Smith
1546
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#10Yaroslav Amosov
1545
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Professional fight history

Fight History (4 fights)

vs Dan Hardy
UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 14, 2011
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Brian Ebersole
UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · Feb 26, 2011
Welterweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Matt Serra
UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 25, 2010
Welterweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Matt Brown
UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · Jul 3, 2010
Welterweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →