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Ben Askren

Fighter profile

Ben Askren

WW19-2-0
Form
5.1
2.6
6.0
 
 
80
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
68
Boxing
68
Kicking
50
Clinch
77
Striking def.
77
Wrestling off.
85
Wrestling def.
69
Ground game
76
Submissions
83
Grappling def.
69
Profile
Age42
Height5'11"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2009
UFC record1-2-0
Last fight2019-10-26
Octagon time17.3 min
Avg fight5.8 min
Career length17y 6m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Striking offense1490
23rd
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1503
61st
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1510
88th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1487
11th
WW avg 1505
Momentum15
45th
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 19-2-0, 1 NC

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
18win0loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
6 (33%)KO/TKO(—) 0
5 (28%)Submission(—) 0
7 (39%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes63
Sig. accuracy49%
Sig. attempted128
Total strikes105
Total attempted173
Knockdowns0
Head54
Body4
Leg5
Distance46
Clinch11
Ground6

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed98
Sig. defense36%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.68
Body abs.30
Leg abs.0
Distance abs.51
Clinch abs.26
Ground abs.21

Grappling · offense

Takedowns5
TD accuracy56%
TD attempted9
Sub att.1
Reversals1
Control time3:53

Grappling · defense

TD defense0%
TDs absorbed1
TD att. faced1
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time2:04

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 3 UFC fights · 17:19 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Ben has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
88W–34Lwin 72.1%div #276/300pct 8th
WinsSoft
28W–12Lwin 70.0%div #251/273pct 8th
LossesSoft
60W–22Lwin 73.2%div #260/291pct 11th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1636 elodiv #1/300pct 100th
WinsElite
1635 elodiv #1/273pct 100th
LossesElite
1636 elodiv #8/291pct 98th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall270W–61L81.6%
Wins270W–61L81.6%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Ben, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−1.64u−54.8% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
-212

68% implied

As favorite
1W–2L

ROI −54.8%

Avg -212

As underdog
—

ROI —

Avg —

Based on 3 of 3 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.