// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Kiefer Crosbie
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNWELTERWEIGHT

Kiefer
Crosbie

NICKNAME"BDK"·IRELAND
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
10-6-0
CURRENT FORM
3L STREAK
CURRENT GYM
SBG Ireland
NEXT FIGHT
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Kiefer Crosbie
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'11"
REACH
5'10"
AGE
36
STANCE
SWITCH
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
16 BOUTS
WIN
10
LOSS
6
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
63%
10/16 bouts
FINISH RATE
70%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS3L STREAK · 2-3
WWLLL
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
VOLUME STRIKER

Volume striker fighter built around defensive grappling — 50% 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
6.61
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
52%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
6.49
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
51%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.69
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
20%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
100%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.34
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 98 other rated fighters on the UFC welterweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#84
of 99 on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1500
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
18th
percentile · average opponent rated 1519 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
11th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.20 per fight)

13 rated fights · opponents rated in 81% of recorded fights · last rated fight AUG 23, 2025

// 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 (10)
n = 10
KO/TKO · 5
SUB · 2
DEC · 3
5
KO/TKO
50%
2
SUB
20%
3
DEC
30%
// LOSSES (6)
n = 6
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 3
2
KO/TKO
33%
3
SUB
50%
0
DEC
0%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
70% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 5 fights
50%
SUBANY ROUND · 2 fights
20%
DECFULL FIGHT · 3 fights
30%
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
16 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 25, 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 POWER71TD DEFENSE100GRAPPLING40CHIN73STRIKING88CARDIO58AGGRESSION75SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE47RECOVERY40
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: TD Defense. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power71
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=10 wins
TD Defense100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (100%)

Grappling40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin73
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=16 bouts
Striking88
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio58
DERIVED PROXY

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

Aggression75
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.34 per 15 min)

Str Defense47
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (51%)

Recovery40
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=6 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins10 wins
TD Defense100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (100%)Not recorded
Grappling40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin73 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record16 bouts
Striking88 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio58 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression75 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.34 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense47 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (51%)Not recorded
Recovery40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.6 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 2016WAPR 2016WDEC 2016WJUL 2017WMAY 2018WDEC 2018WFEB 2019LJUL 2019WSEP 2019WFEB 2020LOCT 2020LJUL 2021WJUL 2022WAPR 2023LSEP 2023LJUL 2024LAUG 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 65, SUB R2.
  4. Start, JUL 2017, momentum score 74, KO/TKO R2.
  5. Start, MAY 2018, momentum score 85, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, DEC 2018, momentum score 92, DEC R3.
  7. Start, FEB 2019, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  8. Start, JUL 2019, momentum score 93.
  9. Start, SEP 2019, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  10. Start, FEB 2020, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  11. Start, OCT 2020, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  12. Start, JUL 2021, momentum score 83, SUB R1.
  13. Start, JUL 2022, momentum score 94, KO/TKO R1.
  14. Start, APR 2023, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  15. Start, SEP 2023, momentum score 93, SUB R1.
  16. Start, JUL 2024, momentum score 86, SUB R1.
  17. Start, AUG 2025, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Olejniczak), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 76.

// 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_
15/16 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
6
40%
1
7%
-
-
-
7
total
SUB
4
27%
1
7%
-
-
-
5
total
DEC
-
-
3
20%
-
-
3
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 7 of 15 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
19%, fights rarely go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
SBG Ireland
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
STRIKING-FIRSTCAGE DEFENSE

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
16 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Nueraji TaiyilakeAug 23, 2025
KO/TKOR1 · 3:33
UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Elbows)
L
VS Sam PattersonJul 27, 2024
SubmissionR1 · 2:50
UFC 304 - Edwards vs. Muhammad 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
L
VS Kevin JoussetSep 9, 2023
SubmissionR1 · 4:49
UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Alex OliveiraApr 1, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 4:14
Rise Fighting Championship - Cowboy vs. Kiefer
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
W
VS Brian Lo-A-NjoeJul 2, 2022
KO/TKOR1 · 1:28
CFC Malta 8 - Centurion Fight Championship 8: New Era
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Elbows)
L
VS Georgi KarakhanyanJul 31, 2021
SubmissionR1 · 4:25
Bellator 263 - Pitbull vs. McKee
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
L
VS Charlie LearyOct 3, 2020
KO/TKOR1 · 5:00
Bellator Milan - Gallagher vs. Ellenor
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
W
VS Iamik FurtadoFeb 22, 2020
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 240 - McCourt vs. Ruis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Hugo PereiraSep 27, 2019
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 227 - Gallagher vs. Salazar
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Mike JacksonJul 12, 2019
DQR1 · 1:58
Bellator 224 - Budd vs. Rubin
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Disqualification (Illegal Knee)
W
VS Oktawian OlejniczakFeb 23, 2019
SubmissionR1 · 4:08
Bellator 217 - Gallagher vs. Graham
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Orlando D'AmbrosioDec 1, 2018
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 211 - Sakara vs. Kauppinen
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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

Welterweight. Professional record 10-6. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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