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Welterweight · “Hot Chocolate”

Danny Roberts

17-9-0 UFC 7-7-0
Striker Submission Grappler Suspect Chin Gets Dropped
6'1"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
39Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
57.1%Finish rate
9:05Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Average, rated 57 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Jul 2023 · stats read 40 → nudged -6 inside the band · claims striking power +2, striking volume -1, striking technique +2 (+6) Accuracy — Weak, rated 22 of 100 · claims striking technique +2 (+4) Striking D — Below avg, rated 33 of 100 · claims head movement +1 (+2) Durability — Below avg, rated 26 of 100 · 138 MMA tag chin: suspect · Jul 2023 · stats read 5 → nudged -8 inside the band · claims chin -2 (-4) Wrestling — Weak, rated 22 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis TD Defense — Below avg, rated 30 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Grappling — Below avg, rated 40 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Control — Below avg, rated 40 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Aspinall vs Tybura Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, and Predictions (UFC London) · July 18, 2023 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · November 16, 2022 watch ↗
grappling not yet read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 2 reads
grappling not yet read
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
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138 MMA anchors Striking, Durability · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D · stats alone on Wrestling, TD Defense, Grappling, Control.

Striker average striking — rates 57 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Jul 2023
Submission Grappler below avg grappling — rates 40 of 100 among UFC veterans
Suspect Chin 138 MMA · Jul 2023 tags chin: suspect
Gets Dropped knocked down 8 times in 127 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.18
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.72
Striking accuracy39.6%
Striking defense51.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.35
Takedowns / 15 min0.24
Takedown accuracy9.5%
Takedown defense57.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time15.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Jonny Parsons coinflip UFC Fight Night Aspinall vs Tybura Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, and Predictions (UFC London) · July 18, 2023
strikinggood

Commits firmly to Roberts by name, then separately tells viewers to leave this fight off their card entirely -- named winner plus an explicit stay-away caps at coinflip, despite otherwise confident reasoning.

Roberts is a good striker who leans on a long 74-inch reach, a strong jab, real power and accuracy, though his output can be inconsistent and his chin is explicitly said to be slipping as his career goes on. The analyst calls him the far better grappler and ultimately decides the fight on Parsons's layoff rather than skill alone.

Strengthsolid long jab
Strengthpower
Strengthaccuracy
Strengthfar better grappler
Weaknessinconsistent volume
Weaknessfading chin
chin · suspect
vs Jack Della Maddalena emphatic UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Spivac Full Card Analysis, Preview, and Prediction · November 16, 2022 · 1 read since
strikinggood

Explicitly quantified conviction: 'out of a hundred times... I think [he] wins it maybe 90', calls the matchup 'very clear', and recommends it as a parlay piece - the only hedge offered is giving Roberts 10 of 100, not a hedge on the pick itself.

A 35-year-old veteran the analyst openly debates as possibly in decline - he leans toward yes on balance but stops short of calling him finished, pointing to still-good striking and footwork and a last fight that went to a competitive decision rather than another finish. He has been knocked out multiple times earlier in his career, which the analyst flags as a real chin concern, and the analyst gives him a real but clearly secondary chance in a pure striking matchup.

Strengthstill has good striking
Strengthgood footwork
Weaknesshas been knocked out multiple times earlier in his career
Weaknesspossible decline at 35 - the analyst leans toward yes while hedging he isn't 'totally washed'
chin · suspect

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
July 22, 2018 vs David Zawada — 3.0/min (W) Jul '18 March 16, 2019 vs Claudio Silva — 2.06/min (L) Mar '19 May 18, 2019 vs Michel Pereira — 1.12/min (L) — only 1.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '19 November 9, 2019 vs Zelim Imadaev — 3.74/min (W) Nov '19 October 16, 2021 vs Ramazan Emeev — 2.27/min (W) Oct '21 May 7, 2022 vs Francisco Trinaldo — 2.4/min (L) May '22 November 19, 2022 vs Jack Della Maddalena — 1.47/min (L) — only 3.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '22 July 22, 2023 vs Jonny Parsons — 4.42/min (L) Jul '23

Fight history

14 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jonny Parsons 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:57 — UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura · July 22, 2023
44/133Sig. strikes
63/124Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jack Della Maddalena 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:24 — UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba · November 19, 2022
5/33Sig. strikes
33/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Francisco Trinaldo 27-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
36/118Sig. strikes
80/124Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ramazan Emeev 19-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont · October 16, 2021
34/94Sig. strikes
40/79Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
2:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Zelim Imadaev 8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:54 — UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar · November 9, 2019
37/61Sig. strikes
28/71Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
2:18Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Michel Pereira 22-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:47 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · May 18, 2019
2/4Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Claudio Silva 12-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:37 — UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · March 16, 2019
26/45Sig. strikes
19/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W David Zawada 16-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · July 22, 2018
45/87Sig. strikes
33/64Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
8:47Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Oliver Enkamp 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:12 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov · March 17, 2018
4/10Sig. strikes
7/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nordine Taleb 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:59 — UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · December 16, 2017
1/4Sig. strikes
5/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bobby Nash 8-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:59 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · July 16, 2017
24/65Sig. strikes
25/63Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:10Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mike Perry 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:40 — UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · October 8, 2016
81/239Sig. strikes
90/214Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dominique Steele 14-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · April 23, 2016
60/112Sig. strikes
34/75Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nathan Coy 14-5 walk-in Submission · R1 2:46 — UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant · December 10, 2015
6/19Sig. strikes
11/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
17-9-0Pro record
Team McHaleGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 5
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 14
Cage Warriors 6
OMMAC 2
PFL Europe 1
UCC 1
Cage Conflict 1
Raw Promotions 1
Full career — 26 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Patrick Habirora KO (head kick) PFL Europe 2 (2025)
July 5, 2025
PFL Europe 1 4:32
L Jonny Parsons TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
July 22, 2023
UFC 2 4:57
L Jack Della Maddalena TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cuțelaba
November 19, 2022
UFC 1 3:24
L Francisco Trinaldo Decision (unanimous) UFC 274
May 7, 2022
UFC 3 5:00
W Ramazan Emeev Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
October 16, 2021
UFC 3 5:00
W Zelim Imadaev KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar
November 9, 2019
UFC 2 4:54
L Michel Pereira KO (flying knee and punch) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee
May 18, 2019
UFC 1 1:47
L Cláudio Silva Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
March 16, 2019
UFC 3 3:37
W David Zawada Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith
July 22, 2018
UFC 3 5:00
W Oliver Enkamp KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov
March 17, 2018
UFC 1 2:12
L Nordine Taleb KO (head kick and punch) UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
December 16, 2017
UFC 1 0:59
W Bobby Nash KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
July 16, 2017
UFC 2 3:59
L Mike Perry KO (knee and punches) UFC 204
October 8, 2016
UFC 3 4:40
W Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) UFC 197
April 23, 2016
UFC 3 5:00
W Nathan Coy Technical Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant
December 10, 2015
UFC 1 2:46
W Jim Wallhead KO (punches) Cage Warriors 68
May 3, 2014
Cage Warriors 1 4:49
W Juan Manuel Suarez Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 64
February 15, 2014
Cage Warriors 3 5:00
W Henry Fadipe Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 57
July 20, 2013
Cage Warriors 3 3:34
W Diego Gonzalez TKO (knee and punches) Cage Warriors 54
May 4, 2013
Cage Warriors 2 3:02
W Jack Mason Submission (armbar) Cage Warriors 48
July 21, 2012
Cage Warriors 2 2:46
L Pavel Doroftei Submission (heel hook) UCC 10
December 16, 2011
UCC 1 1:21
W Shaun Lomas Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Conflict 11
October 29, 2011
Cage Conflict 1 3:32
W Aurelijus Kerpe Submission (brabo choke) Raw Promotions 1
September 11, 2011
Raw Promotions 2 2:43
W David Howell TKO (knee to the body) Cage Warriors 43
July 9, 2011
Cage Warriors 2 2:26
W Matt Ross Francombe KO (knee to the body and punches) OMMAC 9
March 5, 2011
OMMAC 2 1:27
W Darius Kuncevicius TKO (knees) OMMAC 8
December 4, 2010
OMMAC 1 0:47

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Danny Roberts (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 189 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.6% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 51.0% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 9.5% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 57.5% avg 62.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.6
Control time 15.1% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 57.1% avg 53.9%