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Ron Waterman

Fighter profile

Ron Waterman

HW16-6-2
Form
 
 
 
 
 
75
Overall
SoS 21
Skill ratings
Striking
68
Boxing
66
Kicking
64
Clinch
70
Striking def.
70
Wrestling off.
73
Wrestling def.
71
Ground game
75
Submissions
74
Grappling def.
71
Profile
Age60
Height6'2"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut1999
UFC record2-1-1
Last fight2008-11-29
Octagon time33.3 min
Avg fight8.3 min
Career length27y 6m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).

Striking offense1482
8th
HW avg 1502
Striking defense1509
77th
HW avg 1500
Grappling offense1516
92nd
HW avg 1496
Grappling defense1520
83rd
HW avg 1505
Momentum48
81st
HW avg 25
Win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-2

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, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
67% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
17% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
2win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
14win5loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(60%) 3
8 (57%)Submission(20%) 1
1 (7%)Decision(20%) 1
UFC stats
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3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes93
Sig. accuracy65%
Sig. attempted143
Total strikes225
Total attempted287
Knockdowns0
Head73
Body12
Leg8
Distance13
Clinch24
Ground56

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed28
Sig. defense57%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.19
Body abs.7
Leg abs.2
Distance abs.10
Clinch abs.8
Ground abs.10

Grappling · offense

Takedowns6
TD accuracy38%
TD attempted16
Sub att.3
Reversals0
Control time21:00

Grappling · defense

TD defense—
TDs absorbed0
TD att. faced0
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time2:34

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 33:19 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
13W–7Lwin 65.0%div #162/167pct 4th
WinsSoft
4W–6Lwin 40.0%div #150/150pct 1st
LossesElite
9W–1Lwin 90.0%div #14/162pct 92nd

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
1497 elodiv #167/167pct 1st
WinsSoft
1492 elodiv #149/151pct 2nd
LossesSoft
1509 elodiv #157/162pct 4th

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 %
Overall152W–69L68.8%
Wins88W–47L65.2%
Losses64W–22L74.4%

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.