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Urijah Faber

Urijah Faber

1088 ELO #215

"The California Kid"

MMA 35-11-0 · UFC 11-7-0 · Bantamweight · Last fought 6 years and 179 days ago

Urijah Faber "The California Kid" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Urijah Faber has 11 wins in the UFC. Urijah Faber lands an average of 2.65 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.54 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Bantamweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1088), and have not fought Urijah Faber before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Davey Grant 9-7-0 40 1075 7.0 13
Henry Cejudo 10-6-0 39 1091 8.0 3
Pedro Munhoz 10-10-0 39 1069 8.0 19
Raoni Barcelos 11-4-0 39 1113 8.0 25
Victor Henry 4-2-0 39 1031 8.0 57
Brian Kelleher 8-9-0 39 1000 8.0 88

Fight Results Breakdown

18
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Michael McDonald in 2013
Opponent ELO: 1061

Biggest Upset Loss

Dominick Cruz in 2016
Your ELO: 1109 · Opponent ELO: 1055 · Favored by 54

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Bantamweight
Reach
67'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
May 14 1979
Age
47
Peak ELO
1109
ELO Rank
215 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
400-154-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1032.8
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1007.6

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.65
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
40%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.59
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
64%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.54
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
30%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Urijah Faber Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2019-12-14 UFC 245: Usman vs. Covington Petr Yan KO/TKO Kick 3 0:43 Loss -
2019-07-13 UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd Ricky Simon KO/TKO Punch 1 0:46 Win -
2016-12-17 UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson Brad Pickett U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-09-10 UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem Jimmie Rivera U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-06-04 UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Dominick Cruz U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2015-12-12 UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Frankie Saenz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-05-16 UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber Frankie Edgar U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2014-12-06 UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Francisco Rivera SUB Bulldog Choke 2 1:34 Win -
2014-07-05 UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida Alex Caceres SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 1:09 Win -
2014-02-01 UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 Renan Barao KO/TKO Punch 1 3:42 Loss -
2013-12-14 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 Michael McDonald SUB Guillotine Choke 2 3:22 Win -
2013-08-17 UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen Iuri Alcantara U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-04-13 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale Scott Jorgensen SUB Rear Naked Choke 4 3:16 Win -
2013-02-23 UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche Ivan Menjivar SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 4:34 Win -
2012-07-21 UFC 149: Faber vs Barao Renan Barao U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2011-11-19 UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson Brian Bowles SUB Guillotine Choke 2 1:27 Win -
2011-07-02 UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber Dominick Cruz U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2011-03-19 UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones Eddie Wineland U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Urijah Faber ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
18 2019-12-14 Petr Yan 1089 Loss -17 1088
17 2019-07-13 Ricky Simon 1056 Win +20 1105
16 2016-12-17 Brad Pickett 980 Win +12 1085
15 2016-09-10 Jimmie Rivera 1039 Loss -18 1073
14 2016-06-04 Dominick Cruz 1055 Loss -18 1091
13 2015-12-12 Frankie Saenz 1034 Win +13 1109
12 2015-05-16 Frankie Edgar 1164 Loss -13 1096
11 2014-12-06 Francisco Rivera 1025 Win +18 1109
10 2014-07-05 Alex Caceres 1026 Win +19 1091
9 2014-02-01 Renan Barao 1104 Loss -15 1072
8 2013-12-14 Michael McDonald 1061 Win +21 1087
7 2013-08-17 Iuri Alcantara 1032 Win +15 1066
6 2013-04-13 Scott Jorgensen 1021 Win +21 1051
5 2013-02-23 Ivan Menjivar 1047 Win +23 1030
4 2012-07-21 Renan Barao 1052 Loss -15 1007
3 2011-11-19 Brian Bowles 1036 Win +23 1022
2 2011-07-02 Dominick Cruz 1000 Loss -17 999
1 2011-03-19 Eddie Wineland 1000 Win +16 1016

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