// Roster Index›Featherweight›Dossier · Daniel Straus
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Daniel
Straus

NICKNAME"N/A"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
26-10-0
CURRENT FORM
2L STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Daniel Straus
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'7"
REACH
5'11"
AGE
42
WEIGHT
Featherweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
36 BOUTS
WIN
26
LOSS
10
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
72%
26/36 bouts
FINISH RATE
42%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2L STREAK · 1-4
LLWLL
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 58% of wins are by dec.

KEY STRENGTHS

Banks rounds on the scorecard — pace and positioning over splash damage.

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
4.76
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
43%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 48%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
2.99
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.73
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
57%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.84
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
15%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
81%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.10
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 115 rated fighters on the UFC featherweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#15
against the 115 rated on the UFC featherweight roster · Elo 1609
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
28th
percentile · average opponent rated 1521 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
3rd
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.38 per fight)

29 rated fights · opponents rated in 81% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 23, 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 (26)
n = 26
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 4
DEC · 15
7
KO/TKO
27%
4
SUB
15%
15
DEC
58%
// LOSSES (10)
n = 10
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 5
DEC · 2
3
KO/TKO
30%
5
SUB
50%
2
DEC
20%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
42% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 7 fights
27%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
15%
DECFULL FIGHT · 15 fights
58%
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
36 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
JUL 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 POWER38TD DEFENSE91GRAPPLING60CHIN78STRIKING56CARDIO83AGGRESSION45SUB THREAT55STR DEFENSE60RECOVERY78
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: TD Defense. Lowest scored axis: KO Power.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power38
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=26 wins
TD Defense91
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (81%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin78
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=36 bouts
Striking56
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio83
DERIVED PROXY

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

Aggression45
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat55
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (1.1 per 15 min)

Str Defense60
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (57%)

Recovery78
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=10 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power38 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins26 wins
TD Defense91 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (81%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin78 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record36 bouts
Striking56 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio83 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression45 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat55 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (1.1 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense60 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (57%)Not recorded
Recovery78 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.10 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 2009LFEB 2009WFEB 2009LMAR 2009WMAR 2009WMAR 2009WAPR 2009LAPR 2009WJUN 2009WOCT 2009WOCT 2009WDEC 2009WJAN 2010WFEB 2010WMAR 2010WJUN 2010WAUG 2010WSEP 2010WMAR 2011WAPR 2011LMAY 2011WOCT 2011WMAR 2012WAPR 2012WMAY 2012WOCT 2012WNOV 2013LMAR 2014WOCT 2014LJAN 2015WJUN 2015WNOV 2015LAPR 2017LOCT 2017WMAR 2019LSEP 2019LOCT 2021// SCORE

  1. Start, FEB 2009, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, FEB 2009, momentum score 38, SUB R2.
  3. Start, FEB 2009, momentum score 45, DEC R3.
  4. Start, MAR 2009, momentum score 35, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, MAR 2009, momentum score 44, KO/TKO R2.
  6. Start, MAR 2009, momentum score 51, DEC R3.
  7. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 58, DEC R3.
  8. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 51, KO/TKO R2.
  9. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 60, KO/TKO R3.
  10. Start, OCT 2009, momentum score 71, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, OCT 2009, momentum score 81, KO/TKO R1.
  12. Start, DEC 2009, momentum score 88, DEC R3.
  13. Start, JAN 2010, momentum score 95, DEC R3.
  14. Start, FEB 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R5.
  15. Start, MAR 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  16. Start, JUN 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  17. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  18. Start, SEP 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  19. Start, MAR 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  20. Start, APR 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  21. Start, MAY 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  22. Start, OCT 2011, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  23. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  24. Start, APR 2012, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  25. Start, MAY 2012, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  26. Start, OCT 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  27. Start, NOV 2013, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  28. Start, MAR 2014, momentum score 93, SUB R5.
  29. Start, OCT 2014, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  30. Start, JAN 2015, momentum score 93, SUB R4.
  31. Start, JUN 2015, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  32. Start, NOV 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  33. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  34. Start, OCT 2017, momentum score 86, SUB R3.
  35. Start, MAR 2019, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  36. Start, SEP 2019, momentum score 89, DEC R3.
  37. Start, OCT 2021, momentum score 82, KO/TKO R2.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Caraballo), bottomed at 35 (L vs Bickerstaff). Current reading: 82.

// 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_
36/36 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
4
11%
4
11%
1
3%
-
1
3%
10
total
SUB
1
3%
4
11%
2
6%
1
3%
1
3%
9
total
DEC
-
-
14
39%
-
3
8%
17
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 8 of 36 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
47%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
36 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Keith RichardsonOct 23, 2021
KO/TKOR2 · 1:54
XMMA 3 - Vice City
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Derek CamposSep 7, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 226 - Bader vs. Kongo
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Shane KruchtenMar 29, 2019
SubmissionR1 · 3:53
Bellator 219 - Awad vs. Girtz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Emmanuel SanchezOct 6, 2017
SubmissionR3 · 1:36
Bellator 184 - Dantas vs. Caldwell
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Triangle Choke)
L
VS Patricio FreireApr 21, 2017
SubmissionR2 · 0:37
Bellator 178 - Straus vs. Pitbull 4
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
W
VS Patricio FreireNov 6, 2015
DecisionR5 · 5:00
Bellator 145 - Vengeance
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Henry CorralesJun 19, 2015
SubmissionR2 · 3:47
Bellator 138 - Unfinished Business
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Patricio FreireJan 16, 2015
SubmissionR4 · 4:49
Bellator MMA - Bellator 132
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Justin WilcoxOct 3, 2014
KO/TKOR1 · 0:50
Bellator MMA - Bellator 127
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Pat CurranMar 14, 2014
SubmissionR5 · 4:46
Bellator MMA - Bellator 112
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Pat CurranNov 2, 2013
DecisionR5 · 5:00
Bellator MMA - Bellator 106
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Alvin RobinsonOct 26, 2012
SubmissionR2 · 4:51
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 78
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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

Featherweight. Professional record 26-10. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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