Ilir Latifi “The Sledgehammer”
Heavyweight · ORCA rating 60/100 · peak 68 · Grappler · 9–7 in 16 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Ilir Latifi finished with an ORCA rating of 60 (career peak 68); without a recent bout, Ilir Latifi sits off the current Heavyweight board. Striking defence grades 86 (significant strikes absorbed per minute 88), the high point of the profile. Striking offence trails at 32, with total strikes landed per minute grading 11. The 9 UFC wins split 3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 4 on the cards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 32 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 15 |
| Striking defence | 86 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 88 |
| Grappling offence | 70 | — | — |
| Grappling defence | 75 | — | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 100 |
Strongest sub-grade: Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 100. Weakest: Total strikes landed per minute 11.
Profile
- Division
- Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 60 (peak 68)
- UFC record
- 9–7
- Pro record
- 17–9
- Graded UFC bouts
- 16
- Style
- Grappler
- Age
- 44
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Allstars Training Center - Stockholm, Sweden
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 2.05
- Significant strike accuracy: 46%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.93
- Significant strike defence: 57%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 2.11
- Takedown accuracy: 36%
- Takedown defence: 100%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.3
Fight history
- 2023-05-20 · L vs Rodrigo Nascimento · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
- 2022-10-01 · W vs Aleksei Oleinik · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
- 2021-06-05 · W vs Tanner Boser · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
- 2020-02-08 · L vs Derrick Lewis · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
- 2019-08-10 · L vs Volkan Oezdemir · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
- 2018-12-29 · L vs Corey Anderson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
- 2018-02-24 · W vs Ovince Saint Preux · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
- 2017-09-09 · W vs Tyson Pedro · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
- 2016-09-03 · L vs Ryan Bader · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
- 2016-03-05 · W vs Gian Villante · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
- 2016-01-17 · W vs Sean O'Connell · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
- 2015-07-18 · W vs Hans Stringer · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
- 2014-10-04 · L vs Jan Blachowicz · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
- 2014-07-19 · W vs Chris Dempsey · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
- 2014-03-08 · W vs Cyrille Diabate · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
- 2013-04-06 · L vs Gegard Mousasi · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi
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