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Michael Kuiper

Fighter profile

Michael Kuiper

MW15-7-0P4P #308Div #46
Form
 
 
 
 
 
64
Overall
SoS 39
Skill ratings
Striking
70
Boxing
72
Kicking
68
Clinch
71
Striking def.
70
Wrestling off.
72
Wrestling def.
67
Ground game
75
Submissions
67
Grappling def.
57
Profile
Age37
Height6'0"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryNLD
Pro debut2009
UFC record1-3-0
Last fight2024-11-09
Octagon time32.6 min
Avg fight8.2 min
Career length17y 5m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).

Striking offense1496
40th
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1499
51st
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1513
88th
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1489
17th
MW avg 1504
Momentum15
44th
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 15-7-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
60% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 5 losses
W
33% of wins
L
71% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (57%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
5 (36%)Submission(75%) 3
1 (7%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes107
Sig. accuracy55%
Sig. attempted195
Total strikes164
Total attempted256
Knockdowns3
Head78
Body12
Leg17
Distance60
Clinch20
Ground27

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed118
Sig. defense54%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.84
Body abs.19
Leg abs.15
Distance abs.92
Clinch abs.25
Ground abs.1

Grappling · offense

Takedowns5
TD accuracy56%
TD attempted9
Sub att.0
Reversals1
Control time7:13

Grappling · defense

TD defense79%
TDs absorbed6
TD att. faced29
Sub att. faced5
Controlled time12:01

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 32:38 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
42W–14Lwin 75.0%div #194/247pct 22nd
WinsAverage
13W–4Lwin 76.5%div #131/231pct 44th
LossesSoft
29W–10Lwin 74.4%div #211/237pct 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
OverallSoft
1514 elodiv #221/247pct 11th
WinsSoft
1515 elodiv #167/232pct 28th
LossesSoft
1514 elodiv #225/237pct 5th

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 %
Overall91W–70L56.5%
Wins38W–36L51.4%
Losses53W–34L60.9%

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 Michael, 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
−2.35u−58.9% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
-128

56% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −17.7%

Avg -227

As underdog
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +133

Based on 4 of 4 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.