// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Brennan Ward
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
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Brennan
Ward

NICKNAME"Irish"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
17-9-0
CURRENT FORM
3L STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
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Brennan Ward
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
5'11"
AGE
38
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
26 BOUTS
WIN
17
LOSS
9
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
65%
17/26 bouts
FINISH RATE
94%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS3L STREAK · 2-3
WWLLL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
BRAWLER

Brawler fighter with elite knockout power — 71% 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
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
// 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 99 rated fighters on the UFC welterweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#56
against the 99 rated on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1545
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
46th
percentile · average opponent rated 1555 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
7th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.22 per fight)

23 rated fights · opponents rated in 88% of recorded fights · last rated fight JUN 28, 2024

// 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_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
26 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
JUN 30, 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 POWER100TD DEFENSE100GRAPPLING60CHIN74STRIKING100CARDIO49AGGRESSION77SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE49RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Str Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power100
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=17 wins
TD Defense100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (100%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin74
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=26 bouts
Striking100
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio49
DERIVED PROXY

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

Aggression77
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (3.6 per 15 min)

Str Defense49
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (52%)

Recovery50
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=9 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power100 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins17 wins
TD Defense100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (100%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin74 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record26 bouts
Striking100 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio49 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression77 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (3.6 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense49 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (52%)Not recorded
Recovery50 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.9 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 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)
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_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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

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