// Roster Index›Light Heavyweight›Dossier · Rashad Evans
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Rashad
Evans

NICKNAME"Suga"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
20-8-1
CURRENT FORM
1W STREAK
CURRENT GYM
NOT LISTED
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Rashad Evans
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'0"
REACH
6'3"
AGE
46
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Light Heavyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
29 BOUTS
WIN
20
LOSS
8
DRAW
1
WIN RATE
69%
20/29 bouts
FINISH RATE
45%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1W STREAK · 1-4
LLLLW
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 55% 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
2.14
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
37%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 49%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.42
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.75
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
63%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.98
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
44%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
73%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
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 (20)
n = 20
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 1
DEC · 11
8
KO/TKO
40%
1
SUB
5%
11
DEC
55%
// LOSSES (8)
n = 8
KO/TKO · 3
DEC · 5
3
KO/TKO
38%
0
SUB
0%
5
DEC
63%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
45% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
40%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
5%
DECFULL FIGHT · 11 fights
55%
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 POWER57TD DEFENSE73GRAPPLING40CHIN80STRIKING22CARDIO77AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE69RECOVERY38
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power57
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense73
NOT ON FILE

Grappling40
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking22
NOT ON FILE

Cardio77
NOT ON FILE

Aggression25
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat20
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense69
NOT ON FILE

Recovery38
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power57 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense73 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling40 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking22 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio77 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense69 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery38 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 2004WAPR 2004WAPR 2004WJUN 2004WJUN 2004WJUN 2004WNOV 2005WAPR 2006WJUN 2006WSEP 2006WJAN 2007JUL 2007WNOV 2007WSEP 2008WDEC 2008LMAY 2009WJAN 2010WMAY 2010WAUG 2011WJAN 2012LAPR 2012LFEB 2013WJUN 2013WNOV 2013LOCT 2015LAPR 2016LMAR 2017LAUG 2017LJUN 2018WJAN 2022// SCORE

  1. Start, APR 2004, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, APR 2004, momentum score 56, KO/TKO R1.
  3. Start, APR 2004, momentum score 65, SUB R1.
  4. Start, JUN 2004, momentum score 76, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, JUN 2004, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  6. Start, JUN 2004, momentum score 90, DEC R2.
  7. Start, NOV 2005, momentum score 97, DEC R3.
  8. Start, APR 2006, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  9. Start, JUN 2006, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  10. Start, SEP 2006, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  11. Start, JAN 2007, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  12. Start, JUL 2007, momentum score 100.
  13. Start, NOV 2007, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  14. Start, SEP 2008, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  15. Start, DEC 2008, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  16. Start, MAY 2009, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  17. Start, JAN 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  18. Start, MAY 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  19. Start, AUG 2011, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  20. Start, JAN 2012, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  21. Start, APR 2012, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  22. Start, FEB 2013, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  23. Start, JUN 2013, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  24. Start, NOV 2013, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  25. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  26. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  27. Start, MAR 2017, momentum score 76, DEC R3.
  28. Start, AUG 2017, momentum score 69, DEC R3.
  29. Start, JUN 2018, momentum score 59, KO/TKO R1.
  30. Start, JAN 2022, momentum score 66, DEC R3.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Hoger), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 66.

// 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_
28/29 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
5
18%
5
18%
1
4%
-
-
11
total
SUB
1
4%
-
-
-
-
1
total
DEC
-
1
4%
13
46%
-
2
7%
16
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 10 of 28 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
55%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
29 FIGHTS

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

W
VS Gabriel CheccoJan 28, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
EFC 44 - Eagle FC 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Anthony SmithJun 9, 2018
KO/TKOR1 · 0:53
UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Knee)
L
VS Sam AlveyAug 5, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 114 - Pettis vs. Moreno
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Daniel KellyMar 4, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 209 - Woodley vs. Thompson 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Glover TeixeiraApr 16, 2016
KO/TKOR1 · 1:48
UFC on Fox 19 - Teixeira vs. Evans
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punches)
L
VS Ryan BaderOct 3, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Chael SonnenNov 16, 2013
KO/TKOR1 · 4:05
UFC 167 - St. Pierre vs. Hendricks
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Dan HendersonJun 15, 2013
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 161 - Evans vs. Henderson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Antonio Rogerio NogueiraFeb 2, 2013
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Jon JonesApr 21, 2012
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC 145 - Jones vs. Evans
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Phil DavisJan 28, 2012
DecisionR5 · 5:00
UFC on Fox 2 - Evans vs. Davis
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Tito OrtizAug 6, 2011
KO/TKOR2 · 4:48
UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Knee to the Body and Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

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Light Heavyweight. Professional record 20-8-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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