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// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Brennan Ward
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNWELTERWEIGHT

Brennan
Ward

// CALLSIGN"Irish"·UNITED STATES
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
17-9-0
// CURRENT FORM
3L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Brennan Ward
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
5'11"
AGE
38
WEIGHT
Welterweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 26 bouts
WIN
17
LOSS
9
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
65%
17/26 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
94%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM3L STREAK · 2-3
WWLLL
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
BRAWLER

Brawler fighter with elite knockout power — 71% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

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

// VULNERABILITY

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
7.20
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
60%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
2.76
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
52%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
100%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
3.60
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.50
// 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 (17)
n = 17
KO/TKO · 12
SUB · 4
DEC · 1
12
KO/TKO
71%
4
SUB
24%
1
DEC
6%
// LOSSES (9)
n = 9
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 6
3
KO/TKO
33%
6
SUB
67%
0
DEC
0%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
94% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 12 fights
71%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
24%
DECFULL FIGHT · 1 fights
6%
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_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
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 POWER100TD DEFENSE100GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING100CARDIO64AGGRESSION77SUB THREAT39STR DEFENSE58RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power100
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense100
NOT ON FILE

Grappling60
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking100
NOT ON FILE

Cardio64
NOT ON FILE

Aggression77
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat39
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense58
NOT ON FILE

Recovery50
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio64 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression77 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat39 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense58 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery50 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// 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 2008WFEB 2008WFEB 2012WAPR 2012WOCT 2012WNOV 2012LFEB 2013WFEB 2013WSEP 2013WOCT 2013WNOV 2013LMAR 2014LSEP 2014WFEB 2015WJUL 2015WOCT 2015WDEC 2015LAPR 2016WNOV 2016LJAN 2017LAUG 2017WFEB 2022WJUN 2022WFEB 2023LAUG 2023LAPR 2024LJUN 2024// SCORE

  1. Start, FEB 2008, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, FEB 2008, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, FEB 2012, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, APR 2012, momentum score 73, DEC R3.
  5. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 84, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, NOV 2012, momentum score 94, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 87, SUB R1.
  8. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 97, SUB R1.
  9. Start, SEP 2013, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  10. Start, OCT 2013, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  11. Start, NOV 2013, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  12. Start, MAR 2014, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  13. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  14. Start, FEB 2015, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  15. Start, JUL 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  16. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, DEC 2015, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  18. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  19. Start, NOV 2016, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  20. Start, JAN 2017, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  21. Start, AUG 2017, momentum score 83, SUB R3.
  22. Start, FEB 2022, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R2.
  23. Start, JUN 2022, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  24. Start, FEB 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  25. Start, AUG 2023, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  26. Start, APR 2024, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  27. Start, JUN 2024, momentum score 79, SUB R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Torrey), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 79.

// 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_
26/26 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
9
35%
6
23%
-
-
-
15
total
SUB
6
23%
3
12%
1
4%
-
-
10
total
DEC
-
-
1
4%
-
-
1
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 15 of 26 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
4%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
26 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Magomed UmalatovJun 28, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 3:43
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
L
VS Don MadgeApr 19, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 1:02
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Logan StorleyAug 11, 2023
KO/TKOR2 · 4:05
Bellator 298 - Storley vs. Ward
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Sabah HomasiFeb 4, 2023
KO/TKOR2 · 1:34
Bellator 290 - Bader vs. Fedor 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
W
VS Kassius KayneJun 24, 2022
KO/TKOR2 · 1:11
Bellator 282 - Mousasi vs. Eblen
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Brandon BellFeb 19, 2022
KO/TKOR2 · 0:32
Bellator 274 - Gracie vs. Storley
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Fernando GonzalezAug 25, 2017
SubmissionR3 · 1:02
Bellator 182 - Koreshkov vs. Njokuani
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Paul DaleyJan 21, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 2:27
Bellator 170 - Sonnen vs. Ortiz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Flying Knee)
W
VS Saad AwadNov 4, 2016
KO/TKOR1 · 1:26
Bellator 163 - McGeary vs. Davis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
L
VS Evangelista Cyborg dos SantosApr 22, 2016
SubmissionR1 · 0:30
Bellator 153 - Koreshkov vs. Henderson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Heel Hook)
W
VS Ken HasegawaDec 31, 2015
SubmissionR2 · 1:54
Rizin Fighting Federation - Iza no Mai
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Dennis OlsonOct 23, 2015
KO/TKOR1 · 4:37
Bellator 144 - Halsey vs. Carvalho
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

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Welterweight. Professional record 17-9. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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