Light Heavyweight
Rafael Cerqueira
36 years old · Southpaw · Career TSR 68.9
Core metrics
sig landed
29.0
13th overall
15th in primary weight class
sig attempted
66.0
13th overall
16th in primary weight class
sig absorbed
94.0
38th overall
38th in primary weight class
distance landed
29.0
18th overall
21th in primary weight class
clinch landed
0.0
9th overall
14th in primary weight class
ground landed
0.0
23th overall
27th in primary weight class
head landed
19.0
16th overall
19th in primary weight class
body landed
0.0
2th overall
1th in primary weight class
leg landed
10.0
37th overall
33th in primary weight class
knockdowns
0.0
58th overall
42th in primary weight class
td landed
0.0
28th overall
40th in primary weight class
td attempted
0.0
14th overall
23th in primary weight class
td conceded
7.0
82th overall
88th in primary weight class
subs
0.0
57th overall
63th in primary weight class
reversals
0.0
70th overall
77th in primary weight class
ctrl total
27.0
15th overall
27th in primary weight class
ctrl top
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
ctrl clinch
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
ctrl ground
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
ctrl cage
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
ctrl back
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
SLpM
1.0
4th overall
4th in primary weight class
SApM
3.1
34th overall
34th in primary weight class
sig landed per 15
14.5
4th overall
4th in primary weight class
sig attempted per 15
33.0
5th overall
7th in primary weight class
strike pace
2.2
5th overall
7th in primary weight class
sig accuracy
0.4
34th overall
21th in primary weight class
strike diff per 15
-32.5
12th overall
15th in primary weight class
distance strikes per 15
14.5
9th overall
7th in primary weight class
clinch strikes per 15
0.0
9th overall
14th in primary weight class
ground strikes per 15
0.0
23th overall
27th in primary weight class
head strikes per 15
9.5
7th overall
10th in primary weight class
body strikes per 15
0.0
2th overall
1th in primary weight class
leg strikes per 15
5.0
34th overall
27th in primary weight class
knockdowns per 15
0.0
58th overall
42th in primary weight class
power strike rate
0.0
58th overall
42th in primary weight class
takedowns per 15
0.0
28th overall
40th in primary weight class
takedown attempts per 15
0.0
14th overall
23th in primary weight class
takedown accuracy
0.0
28th overall
40th in primary weight class
takedown defense
0.0
20th overall
19th in primary weight class
control time per 15
13.5
12th overall
23th in primary weight class
top control per 15
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
clinch control per 15
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
ground control per 15
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
cage control per 15
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
back control per 15
0.0
100th overall
100th in primary weight class
grappling control efficiency
0.0
28th overall
40th in primary weight class
sub attempts per 15
0.0
57th overall
63th in primary weight class
reversals per 15
0.0
70th overall
77th in primary weight class
sig landed per 15 expected vs avg
52.8
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
sig attempted per 15 expected vs avg
113.6
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
slpm expected vs avg
3.5
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
sapm expected vs avg
4.0
59th overall
62th in primary weight class
strike diff per 15 expected vs avg
-6.7
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
distance strikes per 15 expected vs avg
42.5
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
clinch strikes per 15 expected vs avg
5.2
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
ground strikes per 15 expected vs avg
5.0
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
head strikes per 15 expected vs avg
33.0
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
body strikes per 15 expected vs avg
11.4
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
leg strikes per 15 expected vs avg
8.4
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
knockdowns per 15 expected vs avg
0.3
59th overall
62th in primary weight class
takedowns per 15 expected vs avg
1.2
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
takedown attempts per 15 expected vs avg
3.7
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
control time per 15 expected vs avg
146.7
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
sub attempts per 15 expected vs avg
0.3
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
reversals per 15 expected vs avg
0.2
46th overall
42th in primary weight class
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