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Kurt Holobaugh

“The Hurt”

Lightweight · UFC record 2-7 · 9 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 31 May 2025

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)80
Power65
Striking defense64
Takedown defense60
WrestlingProvisional measure68

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (9 detailed fights; as of Sat 31 May 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING81.8
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING70.0

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
180 cm (5'11")
Reach
178 cm (5'10")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
40

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

9 detailed UFC fights · 22 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 31 May 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.7significant, per round
Strikes absorbed20.1per round
Striking differential+0.6per round
Takedown attempts0.68per round
Takedown defense36.1%of attempts stopped
Finish rate50.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
20.7
Significant strikes absorbed per round
20.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+0.6
Striking accuracy
45.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
48.5%
Knockdowns per round
0.05
Target: head / body / leg
62.1% / 24.8% / 13.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
78.3% / 16.4% / 5.3%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.68
Takedowns landed per round
0.23
Takedown accuracy
33.3%
Takedown defense
36.1%
Control time per round
0:44
Submission attempts per round
0.23
Reversals per round
0.05

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
2-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
50.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 1 · 1
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 2 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 1
Average fight time
10:38 (over 6 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

Kurt Holobaugh — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 31 May 2025Jordan LeavittLSUB Anaconda ChokeR1 1:39UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Barber
Sat 15 Mar 2025Alexander HernandezLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 20 Jul 2024Kaynan KruschewskyWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba
Sat 23 Mar 2024Trey OgdenLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
Sat 19 Aug 2023Austin HubbardWSUB Triangle ChokeR2 2:39UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley
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Kurt Holobaugh — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 11 May 2019Thiago MoisesLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade
Sat 3 Nov 2018Shane BurgosLSUB ArmbarR1 2:11UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Sat 14 Jul 2018Raoni BarcelosLKO/TKO PunchR3 1:29UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
Sat 27 Apr 2013Steven SilerLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen

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