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AJ Cunningham

“The Savage”

Bantamweight · UFC record 0-2 · 2 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 15 Mar 2025

Distance Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Provisional — fewer than 5 detailed UFC fights
Striking (offense)70
Power68
Striking defense68
Takedown defense69
WrestlingProvisional measure67

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (2 detailed fights; as of Sat 15 Mar 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: LIMITED80.2
CardioEvidence: UNKNOWN—

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
178 cm (5'10")
Reach
180 cm (5'11")
Stance
Orthodox
Age
32

Career statistics

Descriptive

2 detailed UFC fights · 4 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 15 Mar 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed13.0significant, per round
Strikes absorbed19.5per round
Striking differential-6.5per round
Takedown attempts0.00per round
Takedown defense46.2%of attempts stopped
Finish rate—of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
13.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round
19.5
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-6.5
Striking accuracy
40.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
36.6%
Knockdowns per round
0.00
Target: head / body / leg
50.0% / 21.1% / 28.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
96.2% / 3.9% / 0.0%

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
46.2%
Control time per round
0:06
Submission attempts per round
0.25
Reversals per round
0.00

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

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
0-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
—
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 0 · 0
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
0 / 1
Average fight time
15:00 (over 1 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

AJ Cunningham — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 15 Mar 2025SuYoung YouLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2
Sat 2 Mar 2024Ludovit KleinLKO/TKO KickR1 4:36UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev

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