// Roster Index›Lightweight›Dossier · Al Iaquinta
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0LIGHTWEIGHT

Al
Iaquinta

NICKNAME"Raging"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
14-7-1
CURRENT FORM
3L STREAK
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Al Iaquinta
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
5'10"
AGE
39
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Lightweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
22 BOUTS
WIN
14
LOSS
7
DRAW
1
WIN RATE
64%
14/22 bouts
FINISH RATE
57%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS3L STREAK · 1-4
LWLLL
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 50% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Top-position grapplers who can chain transitions force submissions when scrambles open up.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
4.06
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 45%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
4.53
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
61%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.63
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
18%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
74%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.20
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 111 rated fighters on the UFC lightweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#42
against the 111 rated on the UFC lightweight roster · Elo 1575
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
88th
percentile · average opponent rated 1613 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
19th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.17 per fight)

19 rated fights · opponents rated in 86% of recorded fights · last rated fight NOV 6, 2021

// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (14)
n = 14
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 1
DEC · 6
7
KO/TKO
50%
1
SUB
7%
6
DEC
43%
// LOSSES (7)
n = 7
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 3
DEC · 3
1
KO/TKO
14%
3
SUB
43%
3
DEC
43%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
57% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 7 fights
50%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
7%
DECFULL FIGHT · 6 fights
43%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
22 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 3, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER71TD DEFENSE76GRAPPLING40CHIN83STRIKING45CARDIO80AGGRESSION32SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE69RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power71
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=14 wins
TD Defense76
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (74%)

Grappling40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin83
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=22 bouts
Striking45
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio80
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression32
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.2 per 15 min)

Str Defense69
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (61%)

Recovery50
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=7 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins14 wins
TD Defense76 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (74%)Not recorded
Grappling40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin83 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record22 bouts
Striking45 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio80 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression32 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.2 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense69 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (61%)Not recorded
Recovery50 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.7 losses
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100FEB 2009WFEB 2009APR 2009WJUN 2009WNOV 2009WJUN 2011WSEP 2011LNOV 2011LJUN 2012WAUG 2013WOCT 2013WFEB 2014LMAY 2014WSEP 2014WNOV 2014WJAN 2015WAPR 2015WAPR 2017LAPR 2018WDEC 2018LMAY 2019LOCT 2019LNOV 2021// SCORE

  1. Start, FEB 2009, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, FEB 2009, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  3. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 55.
  4. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 65, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, JUN 2011, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  7. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R1.
  8. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  9. Start, JUN 2012, momentum score 79, SUB R1.
  10. Start, AUG 2013, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  11. Start, OCT 2013, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  12. Start, FEB 2014, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  13. Start, MAY 2014, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  14. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  15. Start, NOV 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  16. Start, JAN 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  17. Start, APR 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  18. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  19. Start, APR 2018, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  20. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  21. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  22. Start, OCT 2019, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  23. Start, NOV 2021, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Lee), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 76.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
21/22 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
5
24%
2
10%
1
5%
-
-
8
total
SUB
3
14%
1
5%
-
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
6
29%
-
3
14%
9
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 7 of 21 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
41%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
22 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

L
VS King GreenNov 6, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 2:25
UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Dan HookerOct 5, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Donald CerroneMay 4, 2019
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 151 - Iaquinta vs. Cowboy
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Kevin LeeDec 15, 2018
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC on Fox 31 - Iaquinta vs. Lee 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Khabib NurmagomedovApr 7, 2018
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 223 - Khabib vs. Iaquinta
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Diego SanchezApr 22, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 1:38
UFC Fight Night 108 - Swanson vs. Lobov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Jorge MasvidalApr 4, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 63 - Mendes vs. Lamas
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Joe LauzonJan 31, 2015
KO/TKOR2 · 3:34
UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Ross PearsonNov 7, 2014
KO/TKOR2 · 1:39
UFC Fight Night 55 - Rockhold vs. Bisping
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Rodrigo DammSep 5, 2014
KO/TKOR3 · 2:26
UFC Fight Night 50 - Jacare vs. Mousasi 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
L
VS Mitch ClarkeMay 24, 2014
SubmissionR2 · 0:57
UFC 173 - Barao vs. Dillashaw
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Technical Submission (Brabo Choke)
W
VS Kevin LeeFeb 1, 2014
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 169 - Barao vs. Faber 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Lightweight. Professional record 14-7-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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