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Kyle Prepolec
Lightweight · “Killshot”

Kyle Prepolec

18-11-0 UFC 0-5-0
Striker Submission Grappler Suspect TD Defense
5'10"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
37Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
10:42Avg 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 52 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Jul 2026 · stats read 21 → nudged -11 inside the band · claims striking power +2, striking technique +2, kicking +2 (+6) Accuracy — Weak, rated 10 of 100 · claims striking technique +2 (+4) Striking D — Weak, rated 4 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Durability — Below avg, rated 28 of 100 · 138 MMA read him durable · Jul 2026, before his knockout loss on 2026-08-01 — stats lead, that read only steps · claims chin +2 (+4) Wrestling — Weak, rated 16 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis TD Defense — Below avg, rated 28 of 100 · 138 MMA tag td defense: suspect · Jul 2026 · stats read 22 → nudged -4 inside the band · tag getup: good (+4) · claims td defense -2, getup -1 (-6) Grappling — Below avg, rated 31 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling decent · Jul 2026 · stats read 16 → nudged -8 inside the band Control — Weak, rated 11 of 100 · claims top control +1 (+4) Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking good
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • good UFC Fight Night Medic vs Rodriguez Full Card Preview & Predictions · July 26, 2026 watch ↗
  • good UFC Fight Night Vancouver Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · October 13, 2025 watch ↗
grappling decent
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Medic vs Rodriguez Full Card Preview & Predictions · July 26, 2026 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Vancouver Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · October 13, 2025 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking good 2 reads
grappling decent 2 reads
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, TD Defense, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Durability, Control · stats alone on Striking D, Wrestling.

Built on 53 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Striker average striking — rates 52 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Jul 2026
Submission Grappler below avg grappling — rates 31 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling decent · Jul 2026
Suspect TD Defense 138 MMA · Jul 2026 tags td defense: suspect
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.01
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.59
Striking accuracy33.6%
Striking defense45.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense41.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time1.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3

Insider info

2 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Mateusz Rebecki coinflip UFC Fight Night Medic vs Rodriguez Full Card Preview & Predictions · July 26, 2026
strikinggood grapplingdecent

Explicitly calls it a 50-50 fight and says Prepolec is a big underdog before taking him anyway. Expects a takedown and a hold-down from the other man, i.e. a pick against the likelier grappling result.

Prepolec rates as durable and a fairly solid striker, mixing body work and heavy kicks with real power plus occasional risky spinning attacks. His grappling is physical, and he scrambles back up well, but his takedown defense is the clear hole in the game. The analyst expects him to get put down and held there, and still takes him anyway in what's called a coin-flip fight. Any win is expected to come from exchanges on the feet rather than from the mat.

Strengthdurable and hard to hurt
Strengthheavy kicks and body work with real power
Strengthphysical in scrambles and works back to his feet
Weaknesscan get wild, especially with spinning attacks
Weaknesstakedown defense is the clear way he loses
chin · durabletd defense · suspect
vs Drew Dober lean UFC Fight Night Vancouver Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · October 13, 2025 · 1 read since
strikinggood grapplingdecent

Names Dober as pick but immediately adds he'd likely have favored him regardless of opponent -- read with the upfront personal-relationship disclosure, the win-pick itself is not a clean analytical read; demoted per the relationship rule.

A striker first, with good power, body work and heavy kicks, plus spin attacks that are high-reward but risky if missed. Durable, but can get wild. Decent grappling with a lot of physicality on the mat, works to get back up, but takedown defense is a clear weak point, much like Dober's.

Strengthpower
Strengthbody work
Strengthheavy kicks
Strengthdurable
Strengthphysical on the mat
Strengthworks to get up
Weaknessgets a bit wild
Weaknesstakedown defense a weak point
Weaknessspin attacks carry risk if missed
chin · durabletd defense · suspectgetup · good

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
May 4, 2019 vs Nordine Taleb — 3.47/min (L) May '19 September 14, 2019 vs Austin Hubbard — 2.93/min (L) Sep '19 May 10, 2025 vs Benoit Saint Denis — 1.58/min (L) May '25 October 18, 2025 vs Drew Dober — 4.53/min (L) Oct '25 August 1, 2026 vs Mateusz Rebecki — 0.43/min (L) — only 4.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '26

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Mateusz Rebecki 20-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:41 — UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez · August 1, 2026
2/13Sig. strikes
75/98Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Drew Dober 27-15 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:16 — UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · October 18, 2025
51/164Sig. strikes
83/161Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Benoit Saint Denis 13-3 walk-in Submission · R2 2:35 — UFC 315: Muhammad vs. Della Maddalena · May 10, 2025
12/27Sig. strikes
54/70Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Austin Hubbard 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje · September 14, 2019
44/122Sig. strikes
51/112Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nordine Taleb 14-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy · May 4, 2019
52/153Sig. strikes
90/201Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub 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)
18-11-0Pro record
Maximum Training CentreGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 4
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 3
Decision 6
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5
BTC 3
Provincial FC 3
Fighting Spirit MMA 3
Prospect FC 2
Bellator 2
Unified MMA 1
Samourai MMA 1

+ 9 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 29 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mateusz Rębecki TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Medić vs. Rodriguez
August 1, 2026
UFC 1 4:41
L Drew Dober TKO (knees and punches) UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen
October 18, 2025
UFC 3 1:16
L Benoît Saint Denis Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC 315
May 10, 2025
UFC 2 2:35
W Gustavo Wurlitzer TKO (punches) BTC 24
June 8, 2024
BTC 1 3:04
W Josh Henry TKO (head kick and punches) Prospect FC 16
April 23, 2023
Prospect FC 1 2:14
W Marco Antonio Elpidio KO (head kick) Prospect FC 14
October 22, 2022
Prospect FC 1 3:23
L Shane Campbell Decision (unanimous) Unified MMA 43
March 4, 2022
Unified MMA 3 5:00
W Michael Dufort Decision (split) Samourai MMA 1
November 19, 2021
Samourai MMA 5 5:00
L Austin Hubbard Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
September 14, 2019
UFC 3 5:00
L Nordine Taleb Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
May 4, 2019
UFC 3 5:00
W Cody Pfister Decision (unanimous) BTC 5
March 9, 2019
BTC 3 5:00
W Scott Hudson TKO (punches) BTC 3
June 23, 2018
BTC 2 1:44
L Troy Lamson Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Second Coming
August 5, 2017
KOTC 3 5:00
W David Newport TKO (body punch) WXC 66
January 13, 2017
WXC 2 3:49
W Adrian Hadribeaj KO (spinning backfist) TXC Legends 7
February 20, 2016
TXC Legends 4 4:01
L Alex Ricci Decision (unanimous) Global Warriors FC 2
May 30, 2015
Global Warriors FC 3 2:03
W Damion Hill Submission (rear naked choke) Provincial FC 3
October 18, 2014
Provincial FC 2 0:00
W Keven Morin Decision (unanimous) Provincial FC 2
March 8, 2014
Provincial FC 3 5:00
W Adam Assenza TKO (knees) Provincial FC 1
October 26, 2013
Provincial FC 2 4:40
L Kevin Lee Submission (rear-naked choke) Michiana Fight League 29
April 13, 2013
Michiana Fight League 2 2:17
L Jason Fischer Submission (arm-triangle choke) Bellator 76
October 12, 2012
Bellator 3 3:19
W Jason Meisel Submission (triangle choke) Score Fighting Series 5
August 25, 2012
Score Fighting Series 2 2:58
W Lance Snow Submission (armbar) Bellator 64
April 6, 2012
Bellator 2 2:54
L Mustafa Khalil Decision (unanimous) Wreck MMA 8
October 28, 2011
Wreck MMA 3 5:00
W Benoit Guionnet TKO (punches) Ultimate Generation Combat 28
October 1, 2011
Ultimate Generation Combat 1 2:19
W Keven Pellerin TKO (punches) Ringside MMA: Rising Star 3
May 14, 2011
Ringside MMA 1 3:36
W Pete Brown Decision (unanimous) Fighting Spirit MMA: Under Fire
May 30, 2009
Fighting Spirit MMA 3 5:00
W Jayson Dawns Submission (triangle choke) Fighting Spirit MMA: Bloody Valentine
February 14, 2009
Fighting Spirit MMA 2 4:04
W Justin Potter TKO (punches) Fighting Spirit MMA: Superfights
October 18, 2008
Fighting Spirit MMA 1 0:30

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

Division context

vs. 195 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.0 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 6.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 33.6% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 45.0% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 38.1%
Takedown defense 41.7% avg 61.1%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 1.7% avg 21.3%

Headshot of Kyle Prepolec by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized