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Ilir Latifi

Ilir Latifi

9W · 7L
Orthodox
Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight
56% finish rate75% as favorite38% as underdog
56%wins
1497
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 →

1497.1Developing→

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

44
Jul 28, 1982

Height

5'10" (177.8 cm)

Reach

185.42 cm

Win Rate

56.3%

Output & Defense

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

Strikes landed / min
2.05
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.93
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-0.88
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
56%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
2.11
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
100%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.30
Sub_Avg
Active wrestlerElite TD defense

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

8.3
Sig. Strikes
1.2
Takedowns
0.4
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO3 (33%)
Submission2 (22%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO3 (43%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

75%

6W – 2L in 8 fights

As Underdog

38%

3W – 5L in 8 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid14801488149515101497Apr 13Oct 14Mar 16Feb 18Feb 20May 23
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO16 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Rodrigo Nascimento
May 20, 2023
-1.91499
def. Aleksei Oleinik
Oct 1, 2022
+1.21501
def. Tanner Boser
Jun 5, 2021
+0.51500
lost to Derrick Lewis
Feb 8, 2020
-0.31500
lost to Volkan Oezdemir
Aug 10, 2019
-0.21500
lost to Corey Anderson
Dec 29, 2018
-0.11500
def. Ovince Saint Preux
Feb 24, 2018
+0.11500
def. Tyson Pedro
Sep 9, 2017
0.01500
lost to Ryan Bader
Sep 3, 2016
0.01500
def. Gian Villante
Mar 5, 2016
0.01500
def. Sean O'Connell
Jan 17, 2016
0.01500
def. Hans Stringer
Jul 18, 2015
0.01500
lost to Jan Blachowicz
Oct 4, 2014
0.01500
def. Chris Dempsey
Jul 19, 2014
0.01500
def. Cyrille Diabate
Mar 8, 2014
0.01500
lost to Gegard Mousasi
Apr 6, 2013
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

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1596
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1576
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#3Brando Pericic
1564
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#4Waldo Cortes Acosta
1562
#5Mario Pinto
1548
↗
#6Vitor Petrino
1543
↗
#7Rizvan Kuniev
1541
↗
#8Sergei Pavlovich
1538
↗
#9Alexander Volkov
1535
↗
#10RJ Harris
1527

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Professional fight history

Fight History (16 fights)

vs Rodrigo Nascimento
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill · May 20, 2023
Heavyweight
Loss
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Aleksei Oleinik
UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan · Oct 1, 2022
Heavyweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Tanner Boser
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai · Jun 5, 2021
Heavyweight
Win
S-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Derrick Lewis
UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · Feb 8, 2020
Heavyweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Volkan Oezdemir
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · Aug 10, 2019
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Corey Anderson
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · Dec 29, 2018
Light Heavyweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Ovince Saint Preux
UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · Feb 24, 2018
Light Heavyweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Tyson Pedro
UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017
Light Heavyweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Ryan Bader
UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett · Sep 3, 2016
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Gian Villante
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · Mar 5, 2016
Light Heavyweight
Win
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Sean O'Connell
UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · Jan 17, 2016
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Hans Stringer
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · Jul 18, 2015
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Jan Blachowicz
UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · Oct 4, 2014
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Chris Dempsey
UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao · Jul 19, 2014
Light Heavyweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Cyrille Diabate
UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · Mar 8, 2014
Light Heavyweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Gegard Mousasi
UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Apr 6, 2013
Light Heavyweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →