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Joe Merritt

Fighter profile

Joe Merritt

WW7-2-0
Form
 
 
4.3
 
 
57
Overall
SoS 50
Skill ratings
Striking
71
Boxing
63
Kicking
66
Clinch
76
Striking def.
71
Wrestling off.
62
Wrestling def.
64
Ground game
74
Submissions
62
Grappling def.
51
Profile
Age42
Height6'0"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2012
UFC record0-1-0
Last fight2016-07-02
Octagon time15.0 min
Avg fight15.0 min
Career length14y 1m
Elo trajectory

Not enough rated fights to chart a trend yet.

Skill Elos

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

Striking offense1495
37th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1503
63rd
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1502
71st
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1495
32nd
WW avg 1505
Momentum0
31st
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 7-2-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
100% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (—)Submission(0%) 0
0 (—)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes23
Sig. accuracy59%
Sig. attempted39
Total strikes34
Total attempted50
Knockdowns0
Head16
Body3
Leg4
Distance4
Clinch8
Ground11

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed11
Sig. defense67%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.7
Body abs.0
Leg abs.4
Distance abs.5
Clinch abs.4
Ground abs.2

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy0%
TD attempted2
Sub att.0
Reversals3
Control time2:31

Grappling · defense

TD defense69%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced16
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time10:24

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 1 UFC fight · 15:00 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
12W–3Lwin 80.0%div #102/300pct 66th
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesAverage
12W–3Lwin 80.0%div #134/291pct 54th

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
1525 elodiv #231/300pct 23rd
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1525 elodiv #238/291pct 19th

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 %
Overall16W–23L41.0%
Wins9W–21L30.0%
Losses7W–2L77.8%

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 Joe, 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
−1.00u−100.0% ROI

over 1 close-line bet

Average odds
+340

23% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +340

Based on 1 of 1 UFC fight 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.