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Steve Cantwell

Fighter profile

Steve Cantwell

MW7-6-0P4P #247Div #27
Form
4.9
5.0
4.1
5.0
5.3
71
Overall
SoS 43
Skill ratings
Striking
67
Boxing
66
Kicking
69
Clinch
67
Striking def.
67
Wrestling off.
61
Wrestling def.
76
Ground game
57
Submissions
69
Grappling def.
82
Profile
Age39
Height6'2"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox
CountryUSA
Pro debut2005
UFC record1-5-0
Last fight2012-02-25
Octagon time79.1 min
Avg fight13.2 min
Career length21y 3m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

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

Fought across 2 divisions:4 LHW · 2 MW (now)

Striking offense1491
21st
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1489
18th
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1486
20th
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1527
88th
MW avg 1504
Momentum0
28th
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 7-6-0

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
3 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 5 losses
W
0% of wins
L
83% of losses
UFC
1win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 5
Non-UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes250
Sig. accuracy32%
Sig. attempted789
Total strikes282
Total attempted824
Knockdowns0
Head118
Body92
Leg40
Distance210
Clinch29
Ground11

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed492
Sig. defense54%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.332
Body abs.84
Leg abs.76
Distance abs.432
Clinch abs.45
Ground abs.15

Grappling · offense

Takedowns3
TD accuracy30%
TD attempted10
Sub att.3
Reversals0
Control time3:07

Grappling · defense

TD defense80%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced25
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time9:17

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 6 UFC fights · 79:04 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
68W–20Lwin 77.3%div #152/247pct 39th
WinsElite
7W–0Lwin 100.0%div #1/231pct 100th
LossesSoft
61W–20Lwin 75.3%div #194/237pct 19th

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
1517 elodiv #205/247pct 17th
WinsAverage
1523 elodiv #136/232pct 42nd
LossesSoft
1516 elodiv #219/237pct 8th

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 %
Overall30W–8L78.9%
Wins28W–8L77.8%
Losses2W–0L100.0%

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 Steve, 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
−4.69u−78.1% ROI

over 6 close-line bets

Average odds
-123

55% implied

As favorite
1W–3L

ROI −67.1%

Avg -212

As underdog
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +240

Based on 6 of 6 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.