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Desmond Green

4W · 3L
Southpaw
Lightweight
25% finish rate100% as favorite25% as underdog
57%wins
1492
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 →

1491.6Developing

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

36
Oct 11, 1989

Height

5'10" (177.8 cm)

Reach

185.42 cm

Win Rate

57.1%

Output & Defense

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

Strikes landed / min
3.70
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.51
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.19
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
69%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
1.62
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
75%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Sub_Avg
Elite TD defenseElusive striker

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

50.1
Sig. Strikes
1.2
Takedowns
0.0
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO1 (25%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

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

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

100%

3W – 0L in 3 fights

As Underdog

25%

1W – 3L in 4 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid14801488149515101492Apr 17Sep 17Feb 18Jun 18Sep 18Mar 19May 19
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO7 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

def. Charles Jourdain
May 18, 2019
+0.21500
def. Ross Pearson
Mar 30, 2019
+0.21500
lost to Mairbek Taisumov
Sep 15, 2018
-0.11500
def. Gleison Tibau
Jun 1, 2018
+0.11500
lost to Michel Prazeres
Feb 3, 2018
-0.11500
lost to Rustam Khabilov
Sep 2, 2017
-0.11500
def. Josh Emmett
Apr 8, 2017
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Lightweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#2King Green
1568
#3Tom Nolan
1562
#4Nurullo Aliev
1559
#6Chris Padilla
1548
#8Mason Jones
1542
#10Justin Gaethje
1541

Showing top 10 of 98 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (7 fights)

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · May 18, 2019
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 30, 2019
Lightweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018
Lightweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · Jun 1, 2018
Lightweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders · Feb 3, 2018
Lightweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · Sep 2, 2017
Lightweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017
Lightweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →