// Roster Index›Welterweight›Dossier · Mike Graves
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Mike
Graves

NICKNAME"N/A"·US
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
3-2-0
CURRENT FORM
3W STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Mike Graves
FIGHTER -
US
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'0"
REACH
6'0"
AGE
35
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Welterweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
5 BOUTS
WIN
3
LOSS
2
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
60%
3/5 bouts
FINISH RATE
33%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS3W STREAK · 3-2
LLWWW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 100% 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

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// 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
0.00
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.65
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
0.00
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.74
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
0%
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▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
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
#52
against the 99 rated on the UFC welterweight roster · Elo 1558
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
6th
percentile · average opponent rated 1498 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
85th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.34 per fight)

9 rated fights · opponents rated in 100% of recorded fights · last rated fight AUG 15, 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 (3)
n = 3
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 1
DEC · 2
3
KO/TKO
100%
1
SUB
33%
2
DEC
67%
// LOSSES (2)
n = 2
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 1
1
KO/TKO
50%
0
SUB
0%
1
DEC
50%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
33% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 3 fights
100%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
33%
DECFULL FIGHT · 2 fights
67%
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_
2 OBSERVED5 DERIVED3 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
9 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
SEP 21, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
Fighter attribute fingerprint7 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 DEFENSE20GRAPPLING40CHIN64STRIKINGN/ACARDIO90AGGRESSIONN/ASUB THREAT20STR DEFENSEN/ARECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Cardio. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
7 SCORED · 3 OPEN
KO Power20
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=3 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (0%)

Grappling40
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin64
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=5 bouts
StrikingN/A
NOT ON FILE

Needs striking volume and accuracy

Cardio90
DERIVED PROXY

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

AggressionN/A
NOT ON FILE

Needs striking and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0 per 15 min)

Str DefenseN/A
NOT ON FILE

Needs striking defense or absorption rate

Recovery50
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=2 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power20 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins3 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (0%)Not recorded
Grappling40 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin64 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record5 bouts
StrikingUnknownNOT ON FILENeeds striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio90 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
AggressionUnknownNOT ON FILENeeds striking and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str DefenseUnknownNOT ON FILENeeds striking defense or absorption rateNot recorded
Recovery50 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.2 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 2014WAPR 2014WJUL 2015WAPR 2016JUL 2016LJUN 2017LSEP 2017WMAR 2019WFEB 2020WAUG 2025// SCORE

  1. Start, APR 2014, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, APR 2014, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, JUL 2015, momentum score 63, DEC R3.
  4. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 72, SUB R2.
  5. Start, JUL 2016, momentum score 72.
  6. Start, JUN 2017, momentum score 65, DEC R3.
  7. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 58, KO/TKO R3.
  8. Start, MAR 2019, momentum score 65, DEC R5.
  9. Start, FEB 2020, momentum score 73, KO/TKO R4.
  10. Start, AUG 2025, momentum score 84, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 84 (W vs Makhno), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 84.

// 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_
8/9 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
2
25%
-
1
13%
1
13%
-
4
total
SUB
-
1
13%
-
-
-
1
total
DEC
-
-
2
25%
-
1
13%
3
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 2 of 8 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
33%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
9 FIGHTS

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

W
VS Alexey MakhnoAug 15, 2025
KO/TKOR1 · 5:00
ACA 190 - Gasanov vs. Aryshev
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
W
VS Yuri VillefortFeb 28, 2020
KO/TKOR4 · 4:40
Titan FC 59 - Graves vs. Villefort
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Jared GoodenMar 15, 2019
DecisionR5 · 5:00
Titan FC 53 - Puerta vs. Balart 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Nikolay AleksakhinSep 29, 2017
KO/TKOR3 · 3:06
FNG - Fight Nights Global 74
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Charles JohnsonJun 23, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
GFS - Gateway Fighting Series 9: Inferno
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
D
VS Bojan VelickovicJul 30, 2016
DrawR3 · 5:00
UFC 201 - Lawler vs. Woodley
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Draw (Majority)
W
VS Randy BrownApr 16, 2016
SubmissionR2 · 2:31
UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Vicente LuqueJul 12, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Rico FarringtonApr 3, 2014
KO/TKOR1 · 2:46
MTC - In the Beginning
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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

Welterweight. Professional record 3-2. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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