Fighter profile

Kelvin Gastelum

Middleweight · UFC record 14-11 (1 NC) · 26 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 11 Apr 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)73

Power79

Striking defense76

Takedown defense74

WrestlingProvisional measure71

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (26 detailed fights; as of Sat 11 Apr 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED76.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED82.9

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: 175 cm (5'9")
Reach: 180 cm (5'11")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 35

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

26 detailed UFC fights · 73 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 11 Apr 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed17.4significant, per round

Strikes absorbed16.7per round

Striking differential+0.6per round

Takedown attempts0.93per round

Takedown defense60.4%of attempts stopped

Finish rate35.7%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 17.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 16.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +0.6
Striking accuracy: 42.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 57.3%
Knockdowns per round: 0.14
Target: head / body / leg: 64.9% / 18.4% / 16.7%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 85.3% / 8.6% / 6.2%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.93
Takedowns landed per round: 0.33
Takedown accuracy: 35.3%
Takedown defense: 60.4%
Control time per round: 0:39
Submission attempts per round: 0.03
Reversals per round: 0.11

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 14-11-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 35.7%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 2 · 9
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 4 · 7
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 10 / 9
Average fight time: 13:17 (over 25 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

Kelvin Gastelum — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Apr 2026	Vicente Luque	L	SUB Anaconda Choke	R1 4:08	UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg
Sat 13 Sep 2025	Dustin Stoltzfus	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
Sat 7 Jun 2025	Joe Pyfer	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
Sat 22 Jun 2024	Daniel Rodriguez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Sat 2 Dec 2023	Sean Brady	L	SUB Kimura	R3 1:43	UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan

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Kelvin Gastelum — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 8 Apr 2023	Chris Curtis	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Sat 21 Aug 2021	Jared Cannonier	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Sat 17 Apr 2021	Robert Whittaker	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Sat 13 Feb 2021	Ian Heinisch	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
Sat 18 Jul 2020	Jack Hermansson	L	SUB Heel Hook	R1 1:18	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Sat 2 Nov 2019	Darren Till	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Israel Adesanya	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 12 May 2018	Jacare Souza	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Sat 25 Nov 2017	Michael Bisping	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:30	UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
Sat 22 Jul 2017	Chris Weidman	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R3 3:45	UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
Sat 11 Mar 2017	Vitor Belfort	NC	Overturned Punch	R1 3:52	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum
Sat 10 Dec 2016	Tim Kennedy	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:45	UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis
Sat 9 Jul 2016	Johny Hendricks	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
Sat 21 Nov 2015	Neil Magny	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum
Sat 13 Jun 2015	Nate Marquardt	W	KO/TKO	R2 5:00	UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Sat 31 Jan 2015	Tyron Woodley	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz
Sat 15 Nov 2014	Jake Ellenberger	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:46	UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt
Sat 28 Jun 2014	Nicholas Musoke	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens
Sat 15 Mar 2014	Rick Story	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
Wed 28 Aug 2013	Brian Melancon	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:26	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
Sat 13 Apr 2013	Uriah Hall	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale

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