Lerone Murphy “The Miracle”
Featherweight · ORCA rating 70/100 · peak 72 · Defensive specialist · 9–1–1 in 11 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Lerone Murphy holds an ORCA rating of 70 (career peak 72), 15th of 129 active featherweights on the ORCA board. Striking defence grades 84 (opponent strike accuracy allowed 87), 13th of 129 active featherweights, the high point of the profile. Grappling defence trails at 22. 6 of 9 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Featherweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 76 | 44 of 129 | Significant strike accuracy 90 |
| Striking defence | 84 | 13 of 129 | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 87 |
| Grappling offence | 61 | 42 of 129 | — |
| Grappling defence | 22 | 126 of 129 | — |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strike accuracy 90. Weakest: Opponent strike accuracy allowed 87.
Profile
- Division
- Featherweight
- ORCA rating
- 70 (peak 72)
- Featherweight rank
- 15 of 129 active
- UFC record
- 9–1–1
- Pro record
- 17–1–1
- Graded UFC bouts
- 11
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Manchester Top Team
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.34
- Significant strike accuracy: 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 2.65
- Significant strike defence: 60%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 1.2
- Takedown accuracy: 54%
- Takedown defence: 44%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.46
Fight history
- 2026-03-21 · L vs Movsar Evloev · Decision - Majority · UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs. Murphy
- 2025-08-16 · W vs Aaron Pico · KO/TKO · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
- 2025-04-05 · W vs Josh Emmett · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy
- 2024-10-26 · W vs Dan Ige · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
- 2024-05-18 · W vs Edson Barboza · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
- 2023-07-22 · W vs Josh Culibao · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
- 2023-03-18 · W vs Gabriel Santos · Decision - Split · UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
- 2021-10-30 · W vs Makwan Amirkhani · KO/TKO · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
- 2021-01-20 · W vs Douglas Silva de Andrade · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Magny
- 2020-07-15 · W vs Ricardo Ramos · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige
- 2019-09-07 · D vs Zubaira Tukhugov · Decision - Split · UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier
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