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Mike Rio

10-5-0 UFC 1-3-0
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
45Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:16Avg fight
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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 — Weak, rated 17 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Accuracy — Below avg, rated 33 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking D — Average, rated 52 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Durability — Weak, rated 18 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Wrestling — Average, rated 59 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter TD Defense — Below avg, rated 35 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Grappling — Average, rated 45 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Control — Average, rated 59 of 100 · stats only — no insider read on this fighter Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Average 59
  2. Control Average 59
  3. Striking D Average 52
  4. Grappling Average 45
  5. TD Defense Below avg 35
  6. Accuracy Below avg 33
  7. Durability Weak 18
  8. Striking Weak 17

Built on 29 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.68
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.99
Striking accuracy39.5%
Striking defense53.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.58
Takedown accuracy27.8%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.03
Control time24.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
December 15, 2012 vs John Cofer — 2.12/min (W) Dec '12 May 18, 2013 vs Francisco Trinaldo — 1.6/min (L) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '13 October 19, 2013 vs Tony Ferguson — 2.14/min (L) — only 1.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '13 January 25, 2014 vs Daron Cruickshank — 1.01/min (L) Jan '14

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Daron Cruickshank 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:56 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · January 25, 2014
10/38Sig. strikes
46/104Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Tony Ferguson 13-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:52 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · October 19, 2013
4/8Sig. strikes
5/15Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Francisco Trinaldo 12-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:08 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
5/11Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W John Cofer 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 4:11 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · December 15, 2012
30/67Sig. strikes
31/59Absorbed
4/11Takedowns
5:53Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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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)
10-5-0Pro record
American Top Team Miramar, American Top Team Coconut CreekGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 5
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4
CFA 3
Fight Time 2
MFA 2
G-Force Fights 1
Fite Nite 1
WWCF 1
Reality Combat Championship 1
Full career — 15 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Frank Carrillo KO (punches) Fight Time 20
August 29, 2014
 Fight Time 2 2:18
W Avery McPhatter Submission (brabo choke) Fight Time 19: Battle of the Brave
May 30, 2014
 Fight Time 1 2:38
L Daron Cruickshank TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
January 25, 2014
 UFC 2 4:56
L Tony Ferguson Submission (brabo choke) UFC 166
October 19, 2013
 UFC 1 1:52
L Francisco Trinaldo Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
May 18, 2013
 UFC 1 3:08
W John Cofer Submission (armbar) The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
December 15, 2012
 UFC 3 4:11
W John Ortolani TKO (punches) CFA 4: Izquierdo vs. Cenoble
December 17, 2011
 CFA 1 4:53
W Zach Juusola TKO (punches) CFA 3: Howard vs. Olson
October 9, 2011
 CFA 1 1:01
L Efraín Escudero Decision (unanimous) CFA 2: McCorkle vs. Befort
July 23, 2011
 CFA 3 5:00
W Sylvain Bynum TKO (punches) MFA: New Generation 4
February 11, 2011
 MFA 1 0:51
W Jimmy Chaikong Submission (rear-naked choke) G-Force Fights: Bad Blood 4
November 18, 2010
 G-Force Fights 1 1:38
W Mike Bruno Decision (unanimous) MFA: New Generation 3
September 18, 2010
 MFA 3 5:00
W Carlos Galindo Submission (choke) Fite Nite: Terror En La Villa
October 31, 2009
 Fite Nite 2 0:59
W Nathaniel Robinson Submission (rear-naked choke) WWCF: Blood War
January 25, 2009
 WWCF 1 2:45
W Marc Seno TKO (punches) Reality Combat Championship 2: The Second Encounter
March 1, 2008
 Reality Combat Championship 1 3:09

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mike Rio) — 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 1.7 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 39.5% avg 44.0%
Striking defense 53.2% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 27.8% avg 38.1%
Takedown defense 0.0% avg 61.1%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.0 avg 0.6
Control time 24.7% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 50.7%

Hero photo of Mike Rio by Annette Rodriguez · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized