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// Roster Index›Lightweight›Dossier · Sam Watford
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
UFC · UNKNOWNLIGHTWEIGHT

Sam
Watford

// CALLSIGN"Super Saiyan"·UNITED STATES
// PROFESSIONAL RECORD
4-8-0
// CURRENT FORM
3L STREAK
// CURRENT CAMP
UNRESOLVED
// NEXT_ASSIGNMENT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Sam Watford
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
HEIGHT
5'10"
WEIGHT
Lightweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 12 bouts
WIN
4
LOSS
8
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
33%
4/12 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
50%
STRONG
// L5 FORM3L STREAK · 1-4
LWLLL
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 50% of wins are by dec.

// HOW_WIN

Banks rounds on the scorecard — pace and positioning over splash damage.

// VULNERABILITY

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▼ BELOW
0.13
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
18%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 45%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
0.73
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 2.70
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
62%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.00
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
60%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 59%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
1.00
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 (4)
n = 4
KO/TKO · 1
SUB · 1
DEC · 2
1
KO/TKO
25%
1
SUB
25%
2
DEC
50%
// LOSSES (8)
n = 8
KO/TKO · 2
SUB · 3
DEC · 3
2
KO/TKO
25%
3
SUB
38%
3
DEC
38%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
50% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 1 fights
25%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
25%
DECFULL FIGHT · 2 fights
50%
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 POWER36TD DEFENSE44GRAPPLING55CHIN80STRIKING20CARDIO77AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT42STR DEFENSE95RECOVERY29
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Str Defense. Lowest scored axis: Striking.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power36
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense44
NOT ON FILE

Grappling55
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking20
NOT ON FILE

Cardio77
NOT ON FILE

Aggression25
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat42
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense95
NOT ON FILE

Recovery29
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power36 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense44 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling55 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking20 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio77 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression25 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat42 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense95 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery29 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
0255075100OCT 2015WOCT 2015WAPR 2016LJUN 2016LAPR 2017LJUN 2022LSEP 2022WMAR 2023LMAY 2023WJUL 2023LSEP 2023LNOV 2023LMAR 2024// SCORE

  1. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, OCT 2015, momentum score 52, DEC R3.
  3. Start, APR 2016, momentum score 62, SUB R1.
  4. Start, JUN 2016, momentum score 55, DEC R3.
  5. Start, APR 2017, momentum score 48, DEC R3.
  6. Start, JUN 2022, momentum score 41, SUB R3.
  7. Start, SEP 2022, momentum score 34, DEC R3.
  8. Start, MAR 2023, momentum score 44, KO/TKO R1.
  9. Start, MAY 2023, momentum score 37, SUB R2.
  10. Start, JUL 2023, momentum score 44, DEC R3.
  11. Start, SEP 2023, momentum score 37, SUB R1.
  12. Start, NOV 2023, momentum score 30, KO/TKO R2.
  13. Start, MAR 2024, momentum score 21, KO/TKO R1.

Peaked at 62 (W vs Hancock), bottomed at 21 (L vs Congdon). Current reading: 21.

// 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_
12/12 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
2
17%
1
8%
-
-
-
3
total
SUB
2
17%
1
8%
1
8%
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
5
42%
-
-
5
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 3 of 12 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
42%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
12 FIGHTS

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

L
VS Jack CongdonMar 30, 2024
KO/TKOR1 · 2:02
Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 64
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Aaron TrecellNov 11, 2023
KO/TKOR2 · 3:10
Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 62
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Cameron ResniskySep 23, 2023
SubmissionR1 · 2:53
Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 61
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
W
VS Pat CaseyJul 22, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Cage Titans FC - Cage Titans 60
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Ramano MedinaMay 12, 2023
SubmissionR2 · 1:54
CES MMA 73 - Knight vs. Barros
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
W
VS Timothy TylerMar 4, 2023
KO/TKOR1 · 5:00
CW - Cage Wars 56
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Ali ZebianSep 9, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
CES MMA 70 - Ghareeb vs. Dubuque
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Dion RubioJun 17, 2022
SubmissionR3 · 1:58
CES MMA 69 - Ajim vs. Baatar
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
L
VS Kemran LachinovApr 21, 2017
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 178 - Straus vs. Pitbull 4
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Nekruz MirkhojaevJun 3, 2016
DecisionR3 · 4:00
ROC 55 - Ring of Combat 55
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Dean HancockApr 22, 2016
SubmissionR1 · 1:44
Bellator 153 - Koreshkov vs. Henderson
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
W
VS T.J. HepburnOct 23, 2015
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Bellator 144 - Halsey vs. Carvalho
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
// FAQ · 09_

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Lightweight. Professional record 4-8. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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