// Roster Index›Bantamweight›Dossier · Reuben Duran
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Reuben
Duran

NICKNAME"Hurricane"·UNITED STATES
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
13-7-1
CURRENT FORM
2W STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Reuben Duran
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
5'7"
REACH
5'11"
AGE
43
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Bantamweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
21 BOUTS
WIN
13
LOSS
7
DRAW
1
WIN RATE
62%
13/21 bouts
FINISH RATE
69%
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 — 38% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

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

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▲ ABOVE
3.19
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
49%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 46%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.61
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.77
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
50%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.98
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
23%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
25%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 60%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.70
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 103 rated fighters on the UFC bantamweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

THIN RATED HISTORY
// RATING
#99
against the 103 rated on the UFC bantamweight roster · Elo 1474
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
1st
percentile · average opponent rated 1487 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
7th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.27 per fight)

9 rated fights · opponents rated in 47% of recorded fights · last rated fight JUL 23, 2017 · Few rated fights: read these as rough.

// 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 (13)
n = 13
KO/TKO · 4
SUB · 5
DEC · 4
4
KO/TKO
31%
5
SUB
38%
4
DEC
31%
// LOSSES (7)
n = 7
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 1
DEC · 4
2
KO/TKO
29%
1
SUB
14%
4
DEC
57%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
69% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 4 fights
31%
SUBANY ROUND · 5 fights
38%
DECFULL FIGHT · 4 fights
31%
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
21 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
JUL 17, 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 POWER44TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN77STRIKING49CARDIO74AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT35STR DEFENSE44RECOVERY57
// 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 Power44
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=13 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (25%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin77
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=21 bouts
Striking49
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio74
DERIVED PROXY

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

Aggression25
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat35
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.7 per 15 min)

Str Defense44
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (50%)

Recovery57
DERIVED PROXY

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

N=7 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power44 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins13 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (25%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin77 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record21 bouts
Striking49 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio74 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat35 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.7 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense44 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (50%)Not recorded
Recovery57 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.7 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
0255075100MAY 2006LMAY 2006DEC 2007WMAR 2008WAUG 2008WOCT 2008LJUL 2009WAUG 2009WFEB 2010WAPR 2010WAUG 2010LMAR 2011WJUN 2011LDEC 2012LMAR 2013WJUN 2014WOCT 2014WAUG 2015LJUL 2016LJUL 2017WDEC 2017WFEB 2018// SCORE

  1. Start, MAY 2006, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, MAY 2006, momentum score 38, SUB R1.
  3. Start, DEC 2007, momentum score 38.
  4. Start, MAR 2008, momentum score 48, SUB R1.
  5. Start, AUG 2008, momentum score 58, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 69, KO/TKO R1.
  7. Start, JUL 2009, momentum score 62, DEC R3.
  8. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 69, DEC R3.
  9. Start, FEB 2010, momentum score 78, KO/TKO R3.
  10. Start, APR 2010, momentum score 88, SUB R1.
  11. Start, AUG 2010, momentum score 97, SUB R1.
  12. Start, MAR 2011, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  13. Start, JUN 2011, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  14. Start, DEC 2012, momentum score 90, KO/TKO R1.
  15. Start, MAR 2013, momentum score 83, DEC R3.
  16. Start, JUN 2014, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R2.
  17. Start, OCT 2014, momentum score 99, DEC R5.
  18. Start, AUG 2015, momentum score 100, DEC R5.
  19. Start, JUL 2016, momentum score 93, DEC R5.
  20. Start, JUL 2017, momentum score 83, KO/TKO R1.
  21. Start, DEC 2017, momentum score 90, DEC R3.
  22. Start, FEB 2018, momentum score 100, SUB R5.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Rivera), bottomed at 38 (L vs Epstein). 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_
20/21 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
4
20%
1
5%
1
5%
-
-
6
total
SUB
4
20%
-
1
5%
-
1
5%
6
total
DEC
-
-
5
25%
-
3
15%
8
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 5 of 20 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
R5 finishes on record
// DECISION RATE
38%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
21 FIGHTS

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

W
VS Tim SosaFeb 24, 2018
SubmissionR5 · 4:08
KOTC - Energetic Pursuit
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Fard MuhammadDec 3, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
KOTC - Conquistadors
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Shoko SatoJul 23, 2017
KO/TKOR1 · 4:58
Shooto - Professional Shooto 7/23
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Head Kick and Punches)
L
VS Derrick MandellJul 8, 2016
DecisionR5 · 5:00
KOTC - Ultimate Collision
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Andrew NatividadAug 29, 2015
DecisionR5 · 5:00
KOTC - Bitter Rivals
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Eduardo TorresOct 2, 2014
DecisionR5 · 5:00
KOTC - Battle For The Belt
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Tony SanchezJun 5, 2014
KO/TKOR2 · 1:26
KOTC - Slugfest
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS George RoopMar 16, 2013
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 158 - St. Pierre vs. Diaz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Hugo VianaDec 15, 2012
KO/TKOR1 · 4:05
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Francisco RiveraJun 4, 2011
SubmissionR3 · 1:57
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Takeya MizugakiMar 3, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Live 3 - Sanchez vs. Kampmann
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Kana HyattAug 5, 2010
SubmissionR1 · 2:03
KOTC - Sniper
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Bantamweight. Professional record 13-7-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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