Cyrille Diabate “The Snake”
Light Heavyweight · ORCA rating 53/100 · peak 59 · Defensive specialist · 4–4 in 8 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Cyrille Diabate finished with an ORCA rating of 53 (career peak 59); without a recent bout, Cyrille Diabate sits off the current Light Heavyweight board. Striking defence is the strongest of the four families at 85 (significant strikes absorbed per minute 95). Grappling defence trails at 28, with control time conceded, seconds per minute grading 2. The 4 UFC wins split 1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission and 2 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Light Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 56 | — | Significant strike accuracy 100 |
| Striking defence | 85 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 95 |
| Grappling offence | 60 | — | — |
| Grappling defence | 28 | — | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 4 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 100. Weakest: Control time conceded, seconds per minute 2.
Profile
- Division
- Light Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 53 (peak 59)
- UFC record
- 4–4
- Pro record
- 20–10–3
- Graded UFC bouts
- 8
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 53
- Height
- 6′6″ (198 cm)
- Reach
- 81″ (206 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.29
- Significant strike accuracy: 72%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 1.69
- Significant strike defence: 60%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 1.28
- Takedown accuracy: 83%
- Takedown defence: 57%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.26
Fight history
- 2014-03-08 · L vs Ilir Latifi · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
- 2013-02-16 · L vs Jimi Manuwa · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald
- 2012-11-17 · W vs Chad Griggs · Submission · UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
- 2012-04-14 · W vs Tom DeBlass · Decision - Majority · UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva
- 2011-11-05 · L vs Anthony Perosh · Submission · UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz
- 2011-03-03 · W vs Steve Cantwell · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann
- 2010-10-16 · L vs Alexander Gustafsson · Submission · UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama
- 2010-05-29 · W vs Luiz Cane · KO/TKO · UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans
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