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Dave
Menne

NICKNAME"The Warrior"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
45-17-2
CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
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Dave Menne
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
AGE
52
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Middleweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
64 BOUTS
WIN
45
LOSS
17
DRAW
2
WIN RATE
70%
45/64 bouts
FINISH RATE
56%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1L STREAK · 3-2
WLWWL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 44% of wins are by dec.

KEY STRENGTHS

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

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// 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▼ BELOW
1.84
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
44%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
1.99
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.72
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
42%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.46
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
50%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
57%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 58%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
2.50
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 90 rated fighters on the UFC middleweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#73
against the 90 rated on the UFC middleweight roster · Elo 1504
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
9th
percentile · average opponent rated 1509 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
38th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.04 per fight)

35 rated fights · opponents rated in 55% of recorded fights · last rated fight MAR 31, 2012

// 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 (45)
n = 45
KO/TKO · 6
SUB · 19
DEC · 20
6
KO/TKO
13%
19
SUB
42%
20
DEC
44%
// LOSSES (17)
n = 17
KO/TKO · 7
SUB · 1
DEC · 9
7
KO/TKO
41%
1
SUB
6%
9
DEC
53%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
56% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 6 fights
13%
SUBANY ROUND · 19 fights
42%
DECFULL FIGHT · 20 fights
44%
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
64 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 POWER20TD DEFENSE38GRAPPLING60CHIN75STRIKING32CARDIO75AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE27RECOVERY81
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: KO Power.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power20
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=45 wins
TD Defense38
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (57%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin75
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=64 bouts
Striking32
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio75
DERIVED PROXY

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

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (2.5 per 15 min)

Str Defense27
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (42%)

Recovery81
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=17 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power20 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins45 wins
TD Defense38 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (57%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin75 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record64 bouts
Striking32 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio75 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (2.5 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense27 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (42%)Not recorded
Recovery81 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.17 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
0255075100APR 1997WAPR 1997WAPR 1997WAPR 1997WAPR 1997LAPR 1997WAPR 1997LFEB 1998LAPR 1998WMAY 1998WJUN 1998WJUN 1998AUG 1998LOCT 1998WOCT 1998WMAR 1999WMAR 1999WAPR 1999WAPR 1999WAPR 1999WMAY 1999WJUN 1999WJUN 1999WJUN 1999WJUL 1999WAUG 1999WSEP 1999WNOV 1999WNOV 1999LDEC 1999WMAR 2000WMAY 2000JUN 2000LJUL 2000WOCT 2000WOCT 2000WFEB 2001WFEB 2001WFEB 2001LFEB 2001WSEP 2001LJAN 2002WJUL 2002LSEP 2002WAPR 2003WJUN 2003LJUN 2003WAUG 2003LFEB 2004WMAR 2004WJUN 2004WSEP 2004WNOV 2004WJUN 2005LJUL 2005LJAN 2006WAPR 2006LJUN 2006LDEC 2006WMAY 2008WAPR 2009LMAY 2009WAPR 2010WNOV 2011LMAR 2012// SCORE

  1. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 55, SUB R1.
  3. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  4. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 74, SUB R1.
  5. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 84, SUB R1.
  6. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 77, DEC R1.
  7. Start, APR 1997, momentum score 87, SUB R1.
  8. Start, FEB 1998, momentum score 80, SUB R1.
  9. Start, APR 1998, momentum score 73, DEC R1.
  10. Start, MAY 1998, momentum score 80, DEC R1.
  11. Start, JUN 1998, momentum score 87, DEC R1.
  12. Start, JUN 1998, momentum score 94, DEC R1.
  13. Start, AUG 1998, momentum score 94.
  14. Start, OCT 1998, momentum score 87, DEC R1.
  15. Start, OCT 1998, momentum score 97, KO/TKO R1.
  16. Start, MAR 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  17. Start, MAR 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  18. Start, APR 1999, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  19. Start, APR 1999, momentum score 100, DEC R1.
  20. Start, APR 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  21. Start, MAY 1999, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  22. Start, JUN 1999, momentum score 100, DEC R1.
  23. Start, JUN 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  24. Start, JUN 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  25. Start, JUL 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  26. Start, AUG 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  27. Start, SEP 1999, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  28. Start, NOV 1999, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  29. Start, NOV 1999, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  30. Start, DEC 1999, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  31. Start, MAR 2000, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  32. Start, MAY 2000, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  33. Start, JUN 2000, momentum score 100.
  34. Start, JUL 2000, momentum score 93, DEC R2.
  35. Start, OCT 2000, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  36. Start, OCT 2000, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  37. Start, FEB 2001, momentum score 100, DEC R1.
  38. Start, FEB 2001, momentum score 100, DEC R1.
  39. Start, FEB 2001, momentum score 100, DEC R1.
  40. Start, FEB 2001, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R3.
  41. Start, SEP 2001, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  42. Start, JAN 2002, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  43. Start, JUL 2002, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  44. Start, SEP 2002, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  45. Start, APR 2003, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  46. Start, JUN 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  47. Start, JUN 2003, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  48. Start, AUG 2003, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  49. Start, FEB 2004, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  50. Start, MAR 2004, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  51. Start, JUN 2004, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  52. Start, SEP 2004, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  53. Start, NOV 2004, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  54. Start, JUN 2005, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  55. Start, JUL 2005, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  56. Start, JAN 2006, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  57. Start, APR 2006, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  58. Start, JUN 2006, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  59. Start, DEC 2006, momentum score 73, KO/TKO R1.
  60. Start, MAY 2008, momentum score 84, KO/TKO R1.
  61. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 94, SUB R3.
  62. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 84, KO/TKO R1.
  63. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 91, DEC R3.
  64. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  65. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 93, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Yates), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 93.

// 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_
62/64 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
9
15%
3
5%
1
2%
-
-
13
total
SUB
18
29%
1
2%
1
2%
-
-
20
total
DEC
11
18%
4
6%
13
21%
-
1
2%
29
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 12 of 62 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
45%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
64 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Murilo BustamanteMar 31, 2012
DecisionR3 · 5:00
AFC - Amazon Forest Combat 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Eric DavilaNov 26, 2011
SubmissionR1 · 1:35
UWF 1 - Huerta vs. War Machine
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
W
VS Adrian MilesApr 24, 2010
DecisionR3 · 5:00
CFX / XKL - Mayhem in Minneapolis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Omar de la CruzMay 15, 2009
KO/TKOR1 · 3:19
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 7-8
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Norman ParaisyApr 17, 2009
SubmissionR3 · 2:39
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 3-4
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Travis McCulloughMay 2, 2008
KO/TKOR1 · 2:30
Brutaal - Fight Night
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Luigi FioravantiDec 13, 2006
KO/TKOR1 · 4:44
UFC Fight Night 7 - Sanchez vs. Riggs
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Josh KoscheckJun 28, 2006
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 5 - Leben vs. Silva
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Alex ReidApr 22, 2006
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Cage Rage 16 - Critical Condition
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jake ShieldsJan 20, 2006
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ROTR 8 - Rumble on the Rock 8
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Ed HermanJul 23, 2005
KO/TKOR1 · 5:00
EC 63 - Extreme Challenge 63
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
W
VS Jerry SpiegelJun 18, 2005
SubmissionR1 · 3:17
EC 62 - Extreme Challenge 62
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
// FAQ · 09_

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Middleweight. Professional record 45-17-2. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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