UFC Statistical Leaders

📊 Statistical Eligibility & Glossary

To ensure statistical validity and prevent misleading rankings, all leaderboard positions require minimum activity thresholds based on 50th percentile analysis of active UFC fighters.

✅ Minimum Eligibility Requirements

🥊 Striking Categories

  • • 283+ significant strikes attempted (career total)
  • • Minimum 3 UFC fights completed
  • • Active within last 18 months

🤼 Grappling Categories

  • • 9+ takedown attempts (career total)
  • • Minimum 3 UFC fights completed
  • • Active within last 18 months

🎯 Precision Categories

  • • Head strikes: 75+ attempts
  • • Body strikes: 35+ attempts
  • • Leg strikes: 35+ attempts
  • • Distance strikes: 100+ attempts

⏱️ Control Categories

  • • 60+ seconds total ground control time
  • • Minimum 3 UFC fights completed
  • • Active within last 18 months

📖 Statistical Definitions

Striking Metrics

  • SLPM: Significant Strikes Landed Per Minute
  • Striking Accuracy: % of strikes that land successfully
  • Striking Defense: % of strikes absorbed vs. attempted
  • Knockdowns: Total times opponent was knocked down

Grappling Metrics

  • Takedown Average: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes
  • Takedown Accuracy: % of takedown attempts successful
  • Takedown Defense: % of takedowns successfully defended
  • Submission Average: Submission attempts per 15 minutes

Precision & Control

  • Target Accuracy: % successful by strike location
  • Distance Accuracy: % at optimal striking range
  • Ground Control: Control time per 15 minutes
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Why These Requirements?

Statistical thresholds use data from active UFC fighters to ensure fair comparisons. Fighters need minimum attempts to qualify - this prevents misleading stats like a 100% takedown accuracy based on just 2 attempts when the average fighter has 9 or more career takedown attempts.