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Claudio Puelles

“Prince of Peru”

Lightweight · UFC record 5-4 · 9 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 13 Sep 2025

Control GrapplerWrestling Heavy

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)64
Power61
Striking defense71
Takedown defense71
WrestlingProvisional measure82

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (9 detailed fights; as of Sat 13 Sep 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING78.1
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING85.8

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
183 cm (6'0")
Stance
Southpaw
Age
30

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

9 detailed UFC fights · 23 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 13 Sep 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed7.0significant, per round
Strikes absorbed12.0per round
Striking differential-5.0per round
Takedown attempts2.96per round
Takedown defense60.0%of attempts stopped
Finish rate60.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
7.0
Significant strikes absorbed per round
12.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-5.0
Striking accuracy
46.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
48.1%
Knockdowns per round
0.00
Target: head / body / leg
62.1% / 32.3% / 5.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
55.9% / 6.2% / 37.9%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
2.96
Takedowns landed per round
1.00
Takedown accuracy
33.8%
Takedown defense
60.0%
Control time per round
2:02
Submission attempts per round
0.30
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)
5-4-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
60.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 3 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
2 · 0 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered
0 / 4
Average fight time
12:14 (over 8 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

Claudio Puelles — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 13 Sep 2025Joaquim SilvaLS-DECR3 5:00Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
Sat 24 Feb 2024Fares ZiamLS-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Sat 12 Nov 2022Dan HookerLKO/TKO KickR2 4:06UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Sat 23 Apr 2022Clay GuidaWSUB KneebarR1 3:01UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
Sat 4 Dec 2021Chris GruetzemacherWSUB KneebarR3 3:25UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
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Claudio Puelles — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 5 Jun 2021Jordan LeavittWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Sat 21 Sep 2019Marcos MarianoWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Sat 19 May 2018Felipe SilvaWSUB KneebarR3 2:23UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Sat 5 Nov 2016Martin BravoLKO/TKO PunchR2 1:55UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

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