Carlos Ulberg “Black Jag”
Light Heavyweight · ORCA rating 73/100 · peak 74 · Power striker · 10–1 in 11 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Carlos Ulberg is the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and carries an ORCA rating of 73. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 95, 4th of 67 active light heavyweights (significant strikes landed per minute 98). Grappling offence trails at 30, with control time, seconds per minute grading 4. 7 of 10 UFC wins came inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Light Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 95 | 4 of 67 | Significant strikes landed per minute 98 |
| Striking defence | 54 | 31 of 67 | — |
| Grappling offence | 30 | 46 of 67 | Control time, seconds per minute 4 |
| Grappling defence | 75 | 6 of 67 | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 99 |
Strongest sub-grade: Control time conceded, seconds per minute 99. Weakest: Control time, seconds per minute 4.
Profile
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 73 (peak 74)
- Light Heavyweight rank
- 7 of 67 active
- Title
- UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
- UFC record
- 10–1
- Pro record
- 15–1
- Graded UFC bouts
- 11
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- 77″ (196 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- City Kickboxing
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 6.59
- Significant strike accuracy: 56%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.03
- Significant strike defence: 52%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.54
- Takedown accuracy: 60%
- Takedown defence: 86%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.18
Fight history
- 2026-04-11 · W vs Jiri Prochazka · KO/TKO · UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
- 2025-09-27 · W vs Dominick Reyes · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Ulberg vs. Reyes
- 2025-03-22 · W vs Jan Blachowicz · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
- 2024-11-23 · W vs Volkan Oezdemir · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Figueiredo
- 2024-05-11 · W vs Alonzo Menifield · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
- 2023-09-09 · W vs Da Woon Jung · Submission · UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
- 2023-05-13 · W vs Ihor Potieria · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
- 2022-11-12 · W vs Nicolae Negumereanu · KO/TKO · UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
- 2022-06-25 · W vs Tafon Nchukwi · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot
- 2022-02-12 · W vs Fabio Cherant · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
- 2021-03-06 · L vs Kennedy Nzechukwu · KO/TKO · UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
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