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Paul Varelans

Fighter profile

Paul Varelans

OW9-9-0
Form
 
 
 
 
 
72
Overall
SoS 30
Skill ratings
Striking
66
Boxing
64
Kicking
66
Clinch
71
Striking def.
69
Wrestling off.
61
Wrestling def.
75
Ground game
67
Submissions
73
Grappling def.
77
Profile
Age56
Height6'8"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut1995
UFC record4-4-0
Last fight1998-02-08
Octagon time38.5 min
Avg fight4.8 min
Career length31y 0m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the OW division (62 fighters).

Striking offense1475
5th
OW avg 1495
Striking defense1496
39th
OW avg 1503
Grappling offense1492
21st
OW avg 1498
Grappling defense1532
98th
OW avg 1498
Momentum35
68th
OW avg 21
Win / loss by method
Record: 9-9-0

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
6 wins, 7 losses
W
67% of wins
L
78% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
22% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
11% of wins
L
11% of losses
UFC
4win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
1 (25%)Submission(25%) 1
1 (25%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
5win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes56
Sig. accuracy44%
Sig. attempted128
Total strikes221
Total attempted329
Knockdowns1
Head40
Body6
Leg10
Distance17
Clinch21
Ground18

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed79
Sig. defense50%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.46
Body abs.3
Leg abs.30
Distance abs.44
Clinch abs.9
Ground abs.26

Grappling · offense

Takedowns2
TD accuracy100%
TD attempted2
Sub att.3
Reversals0
Control time0:00

Grappling · defense

TD defense78%
TDs absorbed2
TD att. faced9
Sub att. faced2
Controlled time0:00

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 8 UFC fights · 38:27 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
11W–4Lwin 73.3%div #3/8pct 75th
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesAverage
11W–4Lwin 73.3%div #4/7pct 57th

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
OverallAverage
1511 elodiv #8/11pct 36th
WinsAverage
1504 elodiv #6/11pct 55th
LossesAverage
1518 elodiv #8/11pct 36th

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 %
Overall45W–20L69.2%
Wins8W–6L57.1%
Losses37W–14L72.5%

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.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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