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Houston Alexander

Fighter profile

Houston Alexander

CW17-16-1P4P #177Div #34
Form
 
 
 
 
 
64
Overall
SoS 50
Skill ratings
Striking
69
Boxing
67
Kicking
76
Clinch
74
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
57
Wrestling def.
62
Ground game
75
Submissions
64
Grappling def.
57
Profile
Age54
Height6'0"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2001
UFC record2-4-0
Last fight2017-12-09
Octagon time25.3 min
Avg fight4.2 min
Career length25y 1m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the CW division (23 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:5 LHW · 1 CW (now)

Striking offense1495
39th
CW avg 1498
Striking defense1518
91st
CW avg 1495
Grappling offense1504
74th
CW avg 1496
Grappling defense1485
13th
CW avg 1505
Momentum5
30th
CW avg 16
Win / loss by method
Record: 17-16-1, 2 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
14 wins, 10 losses
W
82% of wins
L
63% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
18% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
2win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
15win12loss1draw2NC
WinsLosses
12 (80%)KO/TKO(67%) 8
0 (0%)Submission(8%) 1
3 (20%)Decision(25%) 3
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes92
Sig. accuracy56%
Sig. attempted165
Total strikes120
Total attempted194
Knockdowns3
Head49
Body7
Leg36
Distance45
Clinch24
Ground23

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed82
Sig. defense47%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.68
Body abs.13
Leg abs.1
Distance abs.21
Clinch abs.12
Ground abs.49

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy100%
TD attempted1
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time1:49

Grappling · defense

TD defense36%
TDs absorbed7
TD att. faced11
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time8:44

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 6 UFC fights · 25:15 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
60W–15Lwin 80.0%div #7/19pct 68th
WinsAverage
24W–7Lwin 77.4%div #9/17pct 53rd
LossesStrong
36W–8Lwin 81.8%div #8/19pct 63rd

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
OverallSoft
1528 elodiv #14/19pct 32nd
WinsStrong
1541 elodiv #6/17pct 71st
LossesSoft
1522 elodiv #17/19pct 16th

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 %
Overall347W–229L60.2%
Wins156W–150L51.0%
Losses191W–79L70.7%

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 Houston, 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
+2.13u+42.5% ROI

over 5 close-line bets

Average odds
-136

58% implied

As favorite
1W–3L

ROI −59.4%

Avg -207

As underdog
1W–0L

ROI +450.0%

Avg +450

Based on 5 of 6 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.