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// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNFEATHERWEIGHT

Fernando
Padilla

// CALLSIGN"El Valiente"
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
16-6-0
// CURRENT FORM
1L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Fernando Padilla
// SUBJECT_-
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'4"
AGE
29
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Featherweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 22 bouts
WIN
16
LOSS
6
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
73%
16/22 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
88%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM1L STREAK · 3-2
WWLWL
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 56% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

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▲ ABOVE
6.07
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 48%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
5.74
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.73
// 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 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.60
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 (16)
n = 16
KO/TKO · 5
SUB · 9
DEC · 2
5
KO/TKO
31%
9
SUB
56%
2
DEC
13%
// LOSSES (6)
n = 6
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 5
1
KO/TKO
17%
0
SUB
0%
5
DEC
83%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
88% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 5 fights
31%
SUBANY ROUND · 9 fights
56%
DECFULL FIGHT · 2 fights
13%
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 POWER45TD DEFENSE100GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING65CARDIO67AGGRESSION58SUB THREAT94STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY80
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: TD Defense. Lowest scored axis: Str Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power45
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense100
NOT ON FILE

Grappling60
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking65
NOT ON FILE

Cardio67
NOT ON FILE

Aggression58
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat94
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense30
NOT ON FILE

Recovery80
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power45 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
Striking65 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio67 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression58 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat94 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense30 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery80 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
0255075100APR 2015WAPR 2015WAUG 2015WNOV 2015WDEC 2015WJUN 2016WNOV 2016LMAR 2017WAUG 2017WSEP 2017WOCT 2017WNOV 2017LJAN 2018LMAY 2018WOCT 2018WJAN 2019LMAR 2019WFEB 2021WMAY 2021WAPR 2023LSEP 2023WMAR 2024LDEC 2024// SCORE

  1. Start, APR 2015, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, APR 2015, momentum score 52, DEC R3.
  3. Start, AUG 2015, momentum score 62, SUB R1.
  4. Start, NOV 2015, momentum score 72, SUB R1.
  5. Start, DEC 2015, momentum score 81, SUB R1.
  6. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 91, SUB R1.
  7. Start, NOV 2016, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  8. Start, MAR 2017, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  9. Start, AUG 2017, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  10. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, OCT 2017, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  12. Start, NOV 2017, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  13. Start, JAN 2018, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  14. Start, MAY 2018, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  15. Start, OCT 2018, momentum score 96, SUB R3.
  16. Start, JAN 2019, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  17. Start, MAR 2019, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  18. Start, FEB 2021, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  19. Start, MAY 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  20. Start, APR 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  21. Start, SEP 2023, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  22. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  23. Start, DEC 2024, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Guzman), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 90.

// 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_
22/22 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
4
18%
2
9%
-
-
-
6
total
SUB
8
36%
-
1
5%
-
-
9
total
DEC
-
-
7
32%
-
-
7
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 6 of 22 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
32%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
22 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Sean WoodsonDec 14, 2024
KO/TKOR1 · 4:58
UFC on ESPN 63 - Covington vs. Buckley
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Luis PajueloMar 23, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 2:45
UFC on ESPN 53 - Ribas vs. Namajunas
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Brabo Choke)
L
VS Kyle NelsonSep 16, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 227 - Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Julian ErosaApr 29, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 1:41
UFC on ESPN 45 - Song vs. Simon
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Cameron GravesMay 16, 2021
KO/TKOR2 · 1:19
Fury FC 46 - Fury Fighting Championship 46
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Elbow)
W
VS Nate RichardsonFeb 12, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
LFA 99 - Dennis vs. Cherant
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Spike CarlyleMar 9, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
CXF 17 - March Madness
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Donald SanchezJan 25, 2019
KO/TKOR2 · 1:27
LFA 58 - Park vs. Willis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Fard MuhammadOct 27, 2018
SubmissionR3 · 1:19
KOTC - 20th Anniversary
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Triangle Choke)
L
VS Kurt KinserMay 4, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
KOTC - Under Siege
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Talison Soares CostaJan 12, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
LFA 30 - Millender vs. Barnes
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Jeff MesaNov 18, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 3:36
Capone's Productions - Mid-Pac: Mid-Pacific Championships 5
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

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Featherweight. Professional record 16-6. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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