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Luis Saldana

Fighter profile

Luis Saldana

FTW18-7-1P4P #380Div #47
Form
 
 
6.2
6.7
5.2
73
Overall
SoS 47
Skill ratings
Striking
71
Boxing
74
Kicking
77
Clinch
59
Striking def.
70
Wrestling off.
66
Wrestling def.
71
Ground game
63
Submissions
57
Grappling def.
73
Profile
Age35
Height5'11"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2011
UFC record2-1-1
Last fight2024-10-26
Octagon time70.7 min
Avg fight14.2 min
Career length15y 5m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Striking offense1505
69th
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1499
48th
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1482
13th
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1506
69th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum46
82nd
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 18-7-1

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
29% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 4 losses
W
11% of wins
L
57% of losses
UFC
2win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
16win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (63%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
6 (38%)Submission(33%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 3
UFC stats
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3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes288
Sig. accuracy49%
Sig. attempted592
Total strikes305
Total attempted613
Knockdowns2
Head140
Body62
Leg86
Distance268
Clinch14
Ground6

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed245
Sig. defense58%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.157
Body abs.66
Leg abs.22
Distance abs.234
Clinch abs.9
Ground abs.2

Grappling · offense

Takedowns3
TD accuracy18%
TD attempted17
Sub att.1
Reversals1
Control time7:33

Grappling · defense

TD defense44%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced9
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time8:23

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 60:00 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 Luis has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
36W–11Lwin 76.6%div #140/206pct 33rd
WinsSoft
28W–10Lwin 73.7%div #145/191pct 25th
LossesElite
8W–1Lwin 88.9%div #30/199pct 85th

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
1515 elodiv #187/206pct 10th
WinsSoft
1509 elodiv #164/191pct 15th
LossesSoft
1527 elodiv #154/199pct 23rd

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 %
Overall162W–117L58.1%
Wins117W–86L57.6%
Losses45W–31L59.2%

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 Luis, 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
+0.89u+29.8% ROI

over 3 close-line bets

Average odds
-111

53% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −13.8%

Avg -127

As underdog
1W–0L

ROI +117.1%

Avg +117

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.