Gegard Mousasi
Middleweight · ORCA rating 84/100 · peak 85 · Defensive specialist · 9–3 in 12 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Gegard Mousasi finished with an ORCA rating of 84; without a recent bout, Gegard Mousasi sits off the current Middleweight board. Striking defence grades 99 (opponent strike accuracy allowed 99), the high point of the profile. Grappling defence trails at 73, with control time conceded, seconds per minute grading 87. 6 of 9 UFC wins came inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Middleweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 91 | — | Total strikes landed per minute 93 |
| Striking defence | 99 | — | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 99 |
| Grappling offence | 76 | — | — |
| Grappling defence | 73 | — | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 87 |
Strongest sub-grade: Opponent strike accuracy allowed 99. Weakest: Control time conceded, seconds per minute 87.
Profile
- Division
- Middleweight
- ORCA rating
- 84 (peak 85)
- UFC record
- 9–3
- Pro record
- 42–6–2
- Graded UFC bouts
- 12
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 41
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Reach
- 76″ (193 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4
- Significant strike accuracy: 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 1.4
- Significant strike defence: 67%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 1.18
- Takedown accuracy: 53%
- Takedown defence: 74%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.39
Fight history
- 2017-04-08 · W vs Chris Weidman · KO/TKO · UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
- 2016-11-19 · W vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2
- 2016-10-08 · W vs Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO · UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson
- 2016-07-09 · W vs Thiago Santos · KO/TKO · UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
- 2016-02-27 · W vs Thales Leites · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping
- 2015-09-26 · L vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson
- 2015-05-16 · W vs Constantinos Philippou · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber
- 2015-01-24 · W vs Dan Henderson · KO/TKO · UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson
- 2014-09-05 · L vs Jacare Souza · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi
- 2014-05-31 · W vs Mark Munoz · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi
- 2014-02-15 · L vs Lyoto Machida · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi
- 2013-04-06 · W vs Ilir Latifi · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
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