// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Derrick Krantz
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
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Derrick
Krantz

NICKNAME"D-Rock"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
26-12-0
CURRENT FORM
2W STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Derrick Krantz
FIGHTER -
UNI🇺🇸
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
REACH
6'0"
AGE
38
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
38 BOUTS
WIN
26
LOSS
12
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
68%
26/38 bouts
FINISH RATE
85%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS2W STREAK · 3-2
WLLWW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 42% 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▼ BELOW
2.07
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
37%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
4.03
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
50%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
3.18
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
50%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.80
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
#49
against the 99 rated on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1563
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
12th
percentile · average opponent rated 1510 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
64th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.16 per fight)

26 rated fights · opponents rated in 68% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 29, 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 · 11
SUB · 11
DEC · 4
11
KO/TKO
42%
11
SUB
42%
4
DEC
15%
// LOSSES (12)
n = 12
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 5
DEC · 4
3
KO/TKO
25%
5
SUB
42%
4
DEC
33%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
85% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 11 fights
42%
SUBANY ROUND · 11 fights
42%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
15%
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
38 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 POWER60TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING63CHIN79STRIKING22CARDIO66AGGRESSION26SUB THREAT40STR DEFENSE44RECOVERY67
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: TD Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power60
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=26 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (0%)

Grappling63
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin79
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=38 bouts
Striking22
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio66
DERIVED PROXY

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

Aggression26
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat40
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.8 per 15 min)

Str Defense44
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (50%)

Recovery67
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=12 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins26 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (0%)Not recorded
Grappling63 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin79 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record38 bouts
Striking22 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio66 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression26 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat40 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.8 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense44 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (50%)Not recorded
Recovery67 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.12 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
0255075100JUL 2008WJUL 2008WAUG 2008WOCT 2008WJAN 2009WMAR 2009WAPR 2009WJUN 2009WJUN 2009LAUG 2009WNOV 2009LDEC 2009LMAR 2010WAPR 2010WAUG 2010LJAN 2011LDEC 2011WMAR 2012LMAY 2012WSEP 2012WDEC 2012LMAR 2013LMAY 2013WJUN 2014WSEP 2014WJUL 2015LDEC 2015WJUL 2016WFEB 2017WMAY 2017LSEP 2017WMAR 2018WJUN 2018WOCT 2018WMAR 2019LMAY 2019LAUG 2019WAPR 2021WOCT 2021// SCORE

  1. Start, JUL 2008, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JUL 2008, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, AUG 2008, momentum score 66, KO/TKO R1.
  4. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 77, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, JAN 2009, momentum score 87, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, MAR 2009, momentum score 97, SUB R1.
  7. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  8. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  9. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  10. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R3.
  11. Start, NOV 2009, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  12. Start, DEC 2009, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  13. Start, MAR 2010, momentum score 86, SUB R2.
  14. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  15. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  16. Start, JAN 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  17. Start, DEC 2011, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  18. Start, MAR 2012, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  19. Start, MAY 2012, momentum score 89, KO/TKO R3.
  20. Start, SEP 2012, momentum score 99, SUB R1.
  21. Start, DEC 2012, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  22. Start, MAR 2013, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  23. Start, MAY 2013, momentum score 86, SUB R3.
  24. Start, JUN 2014, momentum score 96, SUB R1.
  25. Start, SEP 2014, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  26. Start, JUL 2015, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  27. Start, DEC 2015, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  28. Start, JUL 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  29. Start, FEB 2017, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  30. Start, MAY 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  31. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  32. Start, MAR 2018, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  33. Start, JUN 2018, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  34. Start, OCT 2018, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  35. Start, MAR 2019, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  36. Start, MAY 2019, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  37. Start, AUG 2019, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  38. Start, APR 2021, momentum score 94, KO/TKO R1.
  39. Start, OCT 2021, momentum score 100, DEC R5.

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

// 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_
38/38 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
8
21%
3
8%
3
8%
-
-
14
total
SUB
13
34%
2
5%
1
3%
-
-
16
total
DEC
-
-
6
16%
-
2
5%
8
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 11 of 38 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
21%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
38 FIGHTS

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

W
VS Chauncey FoxworthOct 29, 2021
DecisionR5 · 5:00
AKA - Rite of Passage 18
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Nolan NorwoodApr 23, 2021
KO/TKOR1 · 2:16
AKA - Rite of Passage 14
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Kenan SongAug 31, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 157 - Andrade vs. Zhang
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Vicente LuqueMay 18, 2019
KO/TKOR1 · 3:52
UFC Fight Night 152 - Dos Anjos vs. Lee
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Justin PattersonMar 29, 2019
KO/TKOR1 · 2:23
LFA 63 - Krantz vs. Patterson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
W
VS Hayward CharlesOct 27, 2018
KO/TKOR2 · 4:47
AKA - Rite of Passage 5: Krantz vs. Salinas
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Kassius KayneJun 8, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
LFA 42 - Krantz vs. Kayne
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Artenas YoungMar 16, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
AKA - Rite of Passage 3
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS James NakashimaSep 22, 2017
DecisionR5 · 5:00
LFA 23 - Krantz vs. Nakashima
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Ben NeumannMay 19, 2017
KO/TKOR2 · 0:55
LFA 12 - Krantz vs. Neumann
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Hayward CharlesFeb 17, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
LFA 4 - Aguilar vs. Jackson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Dave BurrowJul 1, 2016
SubmissionR1 · 4:22
LFC 57 - Legacy Fighting Championship 57
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Welterweight. Professional record 26-12. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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