On the clock
5 of 14 wins inside the distance, 3 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 11 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (185 lb, 170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
14–11 (1 NC)UFC record
5 of 14Dominant wins
82Average win score
78thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came3 KO/TKO 2 submission 9 decision
Finish rate36% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 11
Knockdowns landed8
Average fight time13:44
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.6 / 3.5
Sig. strike accuracy42%
Takedowns per 15 min1.0
Control time14% of the fight
Best winJohny Hendricks rated 1765 at 170 lb going in
Figures cover 25 of 26 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.
Against the division
How Kelvin Gastelum’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every middleweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the middleweight board:No. 5toughest opposition
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
12
36%
Average win scoreOut of 100
5
82.2
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
93
78th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
21
36%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
44
+0.09
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
47
3.62
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
53
3.53
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
36
1.05
ControlShare of fight time in control
38
14%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Johny Hendricks, rated 1765 at 170 lb. Dominant in 5 of 14 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
185 lb
No. 35 of 78 active men ranked at middleweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1519 across 17 fights at the weight.
9–8Record at 185 lb
3 of 9Dominant wins
82Average win score
1605Avg opponent rating
How the wins came3 KO/TKO 0 submission 6 decision
Finish rate33% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 8
Knockdowns landed5
Average fight time14:05
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.6 / 4.0
Sig. strike accuracy43%
Takedowns per 15 min1.2
Control time14% of the fight
Best winJacare Souza rated 1823 going in
Against the division
How Kelvin Gastelum’s fights at 185 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 51 fighters on today’s middleweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.
Top 10 against the middleweight board:No. 8toughest opposition
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
8
33%
Average win scoreOut of 100
3
82.0
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
86
75th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
16
33%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
32
−0.38
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
50
3.59
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
32
3.96
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
42
1.19
ControlShare of fight time in control
34
14%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 185 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
3 of 9 wins inside the distance, 1 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 8 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Jacare Souza, rated 1823 at 185 lb. Dominant in 3 of 9 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
170 lb
Not on the welterweight board: last fight at 170 lb on 2 Dec 2023, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1595, after 8 fights there.
5–3Record at 170 lb
2 of 5Dominant wins
83Average win score
1622Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 2 submission 3 decision
Finish rate40% of wins
Stopped in losses1 of 3
Knockdowns landed3
Average fight time12:59
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.7 / 2.5
Sig. strike accuracy41%
Takedowns per 15 min0.7
Control time13% of the fight
Best winJohny Hendricks rated 1765 going in
Against the division
How Kelvin Gastelum’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. Kelvin Gastelum is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.
Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 1toughest opposition
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
16
82.7
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
100
85th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
30
40%
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
70
+1.16
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
36
3.70
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
79
2.53
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
32
0.72
ControlShare of fight time in control
36
13%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
2 of 5 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 1 of 3 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Johny Hendricks, rated 1765 at 170 lb. Dominant in 2 of 5 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
26 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2026 | Loss | 10–90 | Vicente Luque | submission | R1 4:08 | Middleweight | UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Win | 79–21 | Dustin Stoltzfus | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva |
| 7 Jun 2025 | Loss | 18–82 | Joe Pyfer | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Win | 78–22 | Daniel Rodriguez | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov |
| 2 Dec 2023 | Loss | 10–90 | Sean Brady | submission | R3 1:43 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan |
| 8 Apr 2023 | Win | 79–21 | Chris Curtis | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 |
| 21 Aug 2021 | Loss | 21–79 | Jared Cannonier | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Loss | 16–84 | Robert Whittaker | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum |
| 13 Feb 2021 | Win | 81–19 | Ian Heinisch | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Loss | 13–87 | Jack Hermansson | submission | R1 1:18 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 |
| 2 Nov 2019 | Loss | 30–70 | Darren Till | split decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz |
| 13 Apr 2019 | Loss | 18–82 | Israel Adesanya | unanimous decision | R5 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 |
| 12 May 2018 | Win | 73–27 | Jacare Souza | split decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington |
| 25 Nov 2017 | Win | 91–9 | Michael Bisping | KO/TKO | R1 2:30 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Loss | 9–91 | Chris Weidman | submission | R3 3:45 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum |
| 11 Mar 2017 | No contest | 0–100 | Vitor Belfort | overturned | R1 3:52 | Middleweight | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum |
| 10 Dec 2016 | Win | 91–9 | Tim Kennedy | KO/TKO | R3 2:45 | Middleweight | UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis |
| 9 Jul 2016 | Win | 82–18 | Johny Hendricks | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes |
| 21 Nov 2015 | Loss | 30–70 | Neil Magny | split decision | R5 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum |
| 13 Jun 2015 | Win | 94–6 | Nate Marquardt | KO/TKO | R2 5:00 | Middleweight | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum |
| 31 Jan 2015 | Loss | 30–70 | Tyron Woodley | split decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz |
| 15 Nov 2014 | Win | 89–11 | Jake Ellenberger | submission | R1 4:46 | Welterweight | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt |
| 28 Jun 2014 | Win | 80–20 | Nicholas Musoke | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens |
| 15 Mar 2014 | Win | 72–28 | Rick Story | split decision | R3 5:00 | Welterweight | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler |
| 28 Aug 2013 | Win | 91–9 | Brian Melancon | submission | R1 2:26 | Welterweight | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Win | 73–27 | Uriah Hall | split decision | R3 5:00 | Middleweight | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale |