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Brandon Thatch

Brandon Thatch

981 ELO #1930

"Rukus"

MMA 11-5-0 · UFC 2-4-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 9 years and 163 days ago

Brandon Thatch "Rukus" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Brandon Thatch has 2 wins in the UFC. Brandon Thatch lands an average of 2.7 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.36 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 981), and have not fought Brandon Thatch before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Max Griffin 8-11-0 40 1002 0.0 21
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 1.0 17
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 1.0 63
Jeremiah Wells 5-2-0 39 1064 1.0 83
Michael Page 4-1-0 39 1064 1.0 83
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 11-6-0 39 1081 1.0 100

Fight Results Breakdown

6
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Paulo Thiago in 2013
Opponent ELO: 1023

Biggest Upset Loss

Siyar Bahadurzada in 2016
Your ELO: 1014 · Opponent ELO: 992 · Favored by 22

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 2'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
74'
Stance
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Date of Birth
Jul 11 1985
Age
40
Peak ELO
1043
ELO Rank
1930 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
110-46-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1027.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
974.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.7
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
42%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.63
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.36
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
66%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.7
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Brandon Thatch Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2016-12-30 UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey Niko Price SUB Arm Triangle 1 4:30 Loss -
2016-03-05 UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz Siyar Bahadurzada SUB Arm Triangle 3 4:11 Loss -
2015-07-11 UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor Gunnar Nelson SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 2:54 Loss -
2015-02-14 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch Benson Henderson SUB Rear Naked Choke 4 3:58 Loss -
2013-11-09 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 Paulo Thiago KO/TKO Knee 1 2:10 Win -
2013-08-28 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 Justin Edwards KO/TKO Punch 1 1:23 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Brandon Thatch ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
6 2016-12-30 Niko Price 1000 Loss -16 981
5 2016-03-05 Siyar Bahadurzada 992 Loss -17 997
4 2015-07-11 Gunnar Nelson 1074 Loss -14 1014
3 2015-02-14 Benson Henderson 1070 Loss -15 1028
2 2013-11-09 Paulo Thiago 1023 Win +21 1043
1 2013-08-28 Justin Edwards 1021 Win +22 1022

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