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Tony Ferguson

Tony Ferguson

1083 ELO #235

"El Cucuy"

MMA 26-11-0 · UFC 15-9-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 1 year and 310 days ago

Tony Ferguson "El Cucuy" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Tony Ferguson has 15 wins in the UFC. Tony Ferguson lands an average of 4.91 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.39 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1083), and have not fought Tony Ferguson before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 0.0 22
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 0.0 27
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 1.0 17
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 1.0 39
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 1.0 85
Max Griffin 8-11-0 40 1002 2.0 81

Fight Results Breakdown

24
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Donald Cerrone in 2019
Opponent ELO: 1220

Biggest Upset Loss

Michael Chandler in 2022
Your ELO: 1178 · Opponent ELO: 1005 · Favored by 173

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Feb 12 1984
Age
42
Peak ELO
1236
ELO Rank
235 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
583-265-8
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1070.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1036.8

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.91
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
45%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.37
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
55%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.39
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
35%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.9
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Tony Ferguson Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2024-08-03 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov Michael Chiesa SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 3:44 Loss -
2023-12-16 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Paddy Pimblett U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-07-29 UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 King Green SUB Arm Triangle 3 4:54 Loss -
2022-09-10 UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson Nate Diaz SUB Guillotine Choke 4 2:52 Loss -
2022-05-07 UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje Michael Chandler KO/TKO Kick 2 0:17 Loss -
2021-05-15 UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler Beneil Dariush U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-12-12 UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno Charles Oliveira U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-05-09 UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje Justin Gaethje KO/TKO Punch 5 3:39 Loss -
2019-06-08 UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes Donald Cerrone KO/TKO 2 5:00 Win -
2018-10-06 UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor Anthony Pettis KO/TKO 2 5:00 Win -
2017-10-07 UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee Kevin Lee SUB Triangle Choke 3 4:02 Win -
2016-11-05 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Rafael Dos Anjos U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2016-07-13 UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker Lando Vannata SUB D'Arce Choke 2 2:22 Win -
2015-12-11 The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale Edson Barboza SUB D'Arce Choke 2 2:54 Win -
2015-07-15 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee Josh Thomson U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-02-28 UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano Gleison Tibau SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 2:37 Win -
2014-12-06 UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Abel Trujillo SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 4:19 Win -
2014-08-30 UFC 177: Dillashaw vs Soto Danny Castillo S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-05-24 UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw Katsunori Kikuno KO/TKO Punch 1 4:06 Win -
2013-10-19 UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Mike Rio SUB D'Arce Choke 1 1:52 Win -
2012-05-05 UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller Michael Johnson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-12-03 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller Finale Yves Edwards U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-09-24 UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage Aaron Riley KO/TKO 1 5:00 Win -
2011-06-04 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale Ramsey Nijem KO/TKO Punches 1 3:54 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Tony Ferguson ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
24 2024-08-03 Michael Chiesa 1093 Loss -16 1083
23 2023-12-16 Paddy Pimblett 1076 Loss -18 1099
22 2023-07-29 King Green 1042 Loss -20 1117
21 2022-09-10 Nate Diaz 1122 Loss -18 1137
20 2022-05-07 Michael Chandler 1005 Loss -23 1155
19 2021-05-15 Beneil Dariush 1153 Loss -18 1178
18 2020-12-12 Charles Oliveira 1201 Loss -17 1196
17 2020-05-09 Justin Gaethje 1078 Loss -23 1213
16 2019-06-08 Donald Cerrone 1220 Win +21 1236
15 2018-10-06 Anthony Pettis 1091 Win +16 1215
14 2017-10-07 Kevin Lee 1126 Win +19 1199
13 2016-11-05 Rafael Dos Anjos 1163 Win +16 1180
12 2016-07-13 Lando Vannata 1000 Win +15 1164
11 2015-12-11 Edson Barboza 1092 Win +19 1149
10 2015-07-15 Josh Thomson 1033 Win +12 1130
9 2015-02-28 Gleison Tibau 1084 Win +20 1118
8 2014-12-06 Abel Trujillo 1047 Win +20 1098
7 2014-08-30 Danny Castillo 1072 Win 0 1078
6 2014-05-24 Katsunori Kikuno 1015 Win +19 1078
5 2013-10-19 Mike Rio 1004 Win +19 1059
4 2012-05-05 Michael Johnson 1007 Loss -18 1040
3 2011-12-03 Yves Edwards 1072 Win +17 1058
2 2011-09-24 Aaron Riley 991 Win +20 1041
1 2011-06-04 Ramsey Nijem 1000 Win +21 1021

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