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Chris Leben

Chris Leben

1037 ELO #550

"The Crippler"

MMA 22-11-0 · UFC 12-10-0 · Middleweight · Last fought 12 years and 166 days ago

Chris Leben "The Crippler" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Chris Leben has 12 wins in the UFC. Chris Leben lands an average of 2.87 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.14 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Middleweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1037), and have not fought Chris Leben before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jared Cannonier 11-9-0 42 1079 3.0 42
Abdul Razak Alhassan 6-7-0 40 1028 5.0 9
Eryk Anders 10-9-0 39 1067 6.0 30
Cesar Almeida 3-2-0 38 1037 7.0 0
Gerald Meerschaert 12-14-0 38 1033 7.0 4
Brad Tavares 16-12-0 38 1031 7.0 6

Fight Results Breakdown

22
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Aaron Simpson in 2010
Opponent ELO: 1042

Biggest Upset Loss

Derek Brunson in 2012
Your ELO: 1075 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 75

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 11'
Weight
Middleweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Jul 21 1980
Age
45
Peak ELO
1092
ELO Rank
550 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
439-210-3
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1024.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
997.4

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.87
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
42%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.87
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.14
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
41%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Chris Leben Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2013-12-28 UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 Uriah Hall KO/TKO 1 5:00 Loss -
2013-07-06 UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman Andrew Craig S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2012-12-29 UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II Derek Brunson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2011-11-05 UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz Mark Munoz KO/TKO 2 5:00 Loss -
2011-07-02 UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber Wanderlei Silva KO/TKO Punches 1 0:27 Win -
2011-01-01 UFC 125: Resolution Brian Stann KO/TKO Knee 1 3:37 Loss -
2010-07-03 UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin Yoshihiro Akiyama SUB Triangle Choke 3 4:40 Win -
2010-06-19 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale Aaron Simpson KO/TKO Punches 2 4:17 Win -
2010-01-11 UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz Jay Silva U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-08-29 UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira Jake Rosholt SUB Arm Triangle 3 1:30 Loss -
2008-10-18 UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben Michael Bisping U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2008-03-01 UFC 82: Pride of a Champion Alessio Sakara KO/TKO Punches 1 3:16 Win -
2007-09-19 UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian Terry Martin KO/TKO Punch 3 3:56 Win -
2007-05-26 UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson Kalib Starnes U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2006-12-30 UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 Jason MacDonald SUB Guillotine Choke 2 4:03 Loss -
2006-08-17 UFC Fight Night 6 Jorge Santiago KO/TKO Punches 2 0:35 Win -
2006-06-28 UFC Fight Night 5 Anderson Silva KO/TKO Punches 1 0:49 Loss -
2006-04-06 UFC Fight Night 4 Luigi Fioravanti U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2006-01-16 UFC Fight Night 3 Jorge Rivera KO/TKO Punch 1 1:44 Win -
2005-10-03 UFC Fight Night 2 Edwin DeWees SUB Armbar 1 3:26 Win -
2005-08-06 UFC Fight Night 1 Patrick Cote S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2005-04-09 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell Finale Jason Thacker KO/TKO Punches 1 1:35 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Chris Leben ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
22 2013-12-28 Uriah Hall 1000 Loss -19 1037
21 2013-07-06 Andrew Craig 1022 Loss 0 1056
20 2012-12-29 Derek Brunson 1000 Loss -19 1056
19 2011-11-05 Mark Munoz 1088 Loss -16 1075
18 2011-07-02 Wanderlei Silva 1008 Win +18 1091
17 2011-01-01 Brian Stann 1022 Loss -19 1073
16 2010-07-03 Yoshihiro Akiyama 1000 Win +18 1092
15 2010-06-19 Aaron Simpson 1042 Win +20 1074
14 2010-01-11 Jay Silva 985 Win +13 1054
13 2009-08-29 Jake Rosholt 986 Loss -19 1041
12 2008-10-18 Michael Bisping 1096 Loss -15 1060
11 2008-03-01 Alessio Sakara 1010 Win +19 1075
10 2007-09-19 Terry Martin 1015 Win +20 1056
9 2007-05-26 Kalib Starnes 1005 Loss -18 1036
8 2006-12-30 Jason MacDonald 1020 Loss -18 1054
7 2006-08-17 Jorge Santiago 1020 Win +19 1072
6 2006-06-28 Anderson Silva 1000 Loss -19 1053
5 2006-04-06 Luigi Fioravanti 1000 Win +13 1072
4 2006-01-16 Jorge Rivera 1002 Win +19 1059
3 2005-10-03 Edwin DeWees 985 Win +19 1040
2 2005-08-06 Patrick Cote 973 Win 0 1021
1 2005-04-09 Jason Thacker 1000 Win +21 1021

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