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Walel Watson

Fighter profile

Walel Watson

BW15-15-0P4P #262Div #26
Form
 
 
 
 
 
59
Overall
SoS 38
Skill ratings
Striking
70
Boxing
71
Kicking
73
Clinch
61
Striking def.
71
Wrestling off.
58
Wrestling def.
66
Ground game
62
Submissions
75
Grappling def.
57
Profile
Age42
Height5'11"
Reach75"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2008
UFC record1-3-0
Last fight2023-06-03
Octagon time32.4 min
Avg fight8.1 min
Career length17y 11m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the BW division (261 fighters).

Striking offense1496
39th
BW avg 1500
Striking defense1507
78th
BW avg 1500
Grappling offense1487
23rd
BW avg 1496
Grappling defense1489
11th
BW avg 1504
Momentum8
33rd
BW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 15-15-0

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, 5 losses
W
20% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 7 losses
W
80% of wins
L
47% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
20% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
14win12loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(42%) 5
12 (86%)Submission(50%) 6
0 (0%)Decision(8%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes68
Sig. accuracy29%
Sig. attempted232
Total strikes89
Total attempted256
Knockdowns2
Head37
Body13
Leg18
Distance57
Clinch3
Ground8

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed123
Sig. defense44%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.90
Body abs.10
Leg abs.23
Distance abs.42
Clinch abs.1
Ground abs.80

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy0%
TD attempted1
Sub att.3
Reversals1
Control time1:19

Grappling · defense

TD defense62%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced13
Sub att. faced6
Controlled time14:37

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 32:26 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
34W–10Lwin 77.3%div #123/203pct 40th
WinsElite
6W–0Lwin 100.0%div #1/176pct 100th
LossesSoft
28W–10Lwin 73.7%div #166/199pct 17th

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
1510 elodiv #192/203pct 6th
WinsAverage
1520 elodiv #112/176pct 37th
LossesSoft
1506 elodiv #192/199pct 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 %
Overall166W–107L60.8%
Wins56W–74L43.1%
Losses110W–33L76.9%

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 Walel, 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
−2.00u−50.0% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
+117

46% implied

As favorite
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg -174

As underdog
1W–2L

ROI −33.3%

Avg +149

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.