Skip to content
FIGHT FORECAST
Fighter profile

CJ Vergara

Flyweight · UFC record 3-5 · 8 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 29 Mar 2025

Volume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)83
Power65
Striking defense68
Takedown defense69
WrestlingProvisional measure59

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (8 detailed fights; as of Sat 29 Mar 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING73.8
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING86.6

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
168 cm (5'6")
Reach
173 cm (5'8")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
35

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

8 detailed UFC fights · 18 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 29 Mar 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed23.0significant, per round
Strikes absorbed21.8per round
Striking differential+1.2per round
Takedown attempts0.00per round
Takedown defense60.0%of attempts stopped
Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
23.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round
21.8
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+1.2
Striking accuracy
56.8%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
53.4%
Knockdowns per round
0.00
Target: head / body / leg
49.5% / 36.2% / 14.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
71.3% / 8.5% / 20.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.00
Takedowns landed per round
0.00
Takedown accuracy
—
Takedown defense
60.0%
Control time per round
0:36
Submission attempts per round
0.06
Reversals per round
0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
3-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 2 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered
0 / 5
Average fight time
10:11 (over 5 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

CJ Vergara — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 29 Mar 2025Edgar ChairezLSUB Rear Naked ChokeR1 2:30UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg
Sat 12 Oct 2024Ramazan TemirovLKO/TKO PunchR1 2:50UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Sat 9 Mar 2024Asu AlmabayevLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 29 Jul 2023Vinicius SalvadorWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
Sat 25 Mar 2023Daniel LacerdaWKO/TKO ElbowsR2 4:04UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen
Show all 8 UFC fights
CJ Vergara — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 15 Oct 2022Tatsuro TairaLSUB ArmbarR2 4:19UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Sat 7 May 2022Kleydson RodriguesWS-DECR3 5:00UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Sat 6 Nov 2021Ode OsbourneLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2

Compare with another fighter