// Roster Index›Heavyweight›Dossier · Rob Broughton
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Rob
Broughton

NICKNAME"The Bear"·ENGLAND
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
16-7-1
CURRENT FORM
1W STREAK
NEXT FIGHT
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Rob Broughton
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! COLD
HEIGHT
6'2"
REACH
6'2"
AGE
43
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Heavyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
24 BOUTS
WIN
16
LOSS
7
DRAW
1
WIN RATE
67%
16/24 bouts
FINISH RATE
81%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1W STREAK · 3-2
WWLLW
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: COLD
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 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

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
2.83
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.60
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
60%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 45%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.54
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
51%
Striking Defense
Reference value 50%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 0.72
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
0%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 30%
// TD DEF▼ BELOW
26%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 50%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
3.20
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.00
// 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 64 rated fighters on the UFC heavyweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

THIN RATED HISTORY
// RATING
#25
against the 64 rated on the UFC heavyweight roster · Elo 1565
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
31st
percentile · average opponent rated 1521 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
44th
percentile · beat what opponents' ratings predicted (+0.03 per fight)

11 rated fights · opponents rated in 48% of recorded fights · last rated fight NOV 5, 2011 · 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 (16)
n = 16
KO/TKO · 8
SUB · 5
DEC · 3
8
KO/TKO
50%
5
SUB
31%
3
DEC
19%
// LOSSES (7)
n = 7
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 2
DEC · 4
1
KO/TKO
14%
2
SUB
29%
4
DEC
57%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
81% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 8 fights
50%
SUBANY ROUND · 5 fights
31%
DECFULL FIGHT · 3 fights
19%
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
24 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 3, 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 DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN83STRIKING59CARDIO80AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE47RECOVERY71
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Sub Threat. Lowest scored axis: TD Defense.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power71
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=16 wins
TD Defense20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (26%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin83
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=24 bouts
Striking59
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio80
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 Threat100
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (3.2 per 15 min)

Str Defense47
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (51%)

Recovery71
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 Power71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins16 wins
TD Defense20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (26%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin83 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record24 bouts
Striking59 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio80 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 Threat100 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (3.2 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense47 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (51%)Not recorded
Recovery71 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
0255075100JUL 2004LJUL 2004NOV 2004WMAR 2005WMAR 2005LJAN 2006WMAY 2006WJUN 2006WJUL 2006WSEP 2006WDEC 2006LFEB 2007WMAR 2008LOCT 2008WAPR 2009WJUN 2009LAUG 2009WSEP 2009WJAN 2010WJAN 2010WJAN 2010WOCT 2010LSEP 2011LNOV 2011WJUN 2015// SCORE

  1. Start, JUL 2004, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, JUL 2004, momentum score 38, SUB R1.
  3. Start, NOV 2004, momentum score 38.
  4. Start, MAR 2005, momentum score 49, KO/TKO R1.
  5. Start, MAR 2005, momentum score 59, KO/TKO R1.
  6. Start, JAN 2006, momentum score 52, DEC R1.
  7. Start, MAY 2006, momentum score 63, KO/TKO R1.
  8. Start, JUN 2006, momentum score 72, SUB R2.
  9. Start, JUL 2006, momentum score 81, KO/TKO R3.
  10. Start, SEP 2006, momentum score 92, KO/TKO R1.
  11. Start, DEC 2006, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  12. Start, FEB 2007, momentum score 93, KO/TKO R2.
  13. Start, MAR 2008, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  14. Start, OCT 2008, momentum score 93, SUB R2.
  15. Start, APR 2009, momentum score 100, DEC R2.
  16. Start, JUN 2009, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R1.
  17. Start, AUG 2009, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  18. Start, SEP 2009, momentum score 100, SUB R1.
  19. Start, JAN 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R2.
  20. Start, JAN 2010, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  21. Start, JAN 2010, momentum score 100, DEC R3.
  22. Start, OCT 2010, momentum score 100, SUB R3.
  23. Start, SEP 2011, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  24. Start, NOV 2011, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  25. Start, JUN 2015, momentum score 96, SUB R1.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Esch), bottomed at 38 (L vs Voorn). Current reading: 96.

// 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_
23/24 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
5
22%
3
13%
1
4%
-
-
9
total
SUB
3
13%
3
13%
1
4%
-
-
7
total
DEC
1
4%
1
4%
5
22%
-
-
7
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 8 of 23 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
29%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
24 FIGHTS

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

W
VS Marcin BocianJun 12, 2015
SubmissionR1 · 0:18
ICE FC - ICE Fighting Championship 6
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
L
VS Phil De FriesNov 5, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 138 - Leben vs. Munoz
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Travis BrowneSep 24, 2011
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 135 - Jones vs. Rampage
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Vinicius Kappke de QueirozOct 16, 2010
SubmissionR3 · 1:43
UFC 120 - Bisping vs. Akiyama
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Oli ThompsonJan 30, 2010
DecisionR3 · 5:00
ZT Fight Night - Heavyweights Collide
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS James ThompsonJan 30, 2010
KO/TKOR2 · 2:28
ZT Fight Night - Heavyweights Collide
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
KO (Punch)
W
VS Neil WainJan 30, 2010
SubmissionR2 · 1:16
ZT Fight Night - Heavyweights Collide
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
W
VS Akhmed SultanovSep 26, 2009
SubmissionR1 · 4:31
M-1 Challenge 19 - 2009 Semifinals
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Keylock)
L
VS Jessie GibbsAug 28, 2009
DecisionR3 · 5:00
M-1 Global - Breakthrough
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Soufian ElgarneJun 5, 2009
KO/TKOR1 · 2:02
M-1 Challenge 16 - USA
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Ankle Injury)
W
VS Yusuke KawaguchiApr 29, 2009
DecisionR2 · 5:00
M-1 Challenge 14 - Japan
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Ricco RodriguezOct 4, 2008
SubmissionR2 · 3:39
CG 9 - Beatdown
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kneebar)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Heavyweight. Professional record 16-7-1. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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