1384RATING · 185 LB

Kyle Daukaus

No. 56 at middleweight. 4–6 (1 NC) in the UFC since 2020.

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, Catch Weight). 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.

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4–6 (1 NC)UFC record
3 of 3Dominant wins
89Average win score
54thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 1 submission 1 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 6
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time7:10
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.9 / 3.8
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min1.4
Control time39% of the fight
Best winMichel Pereira rated 1592 at 185 lb going in

Figures cover 9 of 11 fights: no contests and catch-weight bouts are not rated.

Against the division

How Kyle Daukaus’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. 5control
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
55
54th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
9
−0.91
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
16
2.90
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
35
3.81
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
51
1.39
ControlShare of fight time in control
93
39%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 3 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Michel Pereira, rated 1592 at 185 lb. Dominant in 3 of 3 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
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

185 lb

No. 56 of 78 active men ranked at middleweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1384 across 9 fights at the weight.

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Rating after every fight at 185 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate; the shaded gap between them is still to prove. Tap a point for the fight.
3–6Record at 185 lb
3 of 3Dominant wins
89Average win score
1445Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 1 submission 1 decision
Finish rate67% of wins
Stopped in losses4 of 6
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time7:10
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.9 / 3.8
Sig. strike accuracy48%
Takedowns per 15 min1.4
Control time39% of the fight
Best winMichel Pereira rated 1592 going in

Against the division

How Kyle Daukaus’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. 5control
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
54
54th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
12
−0.91
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
18
2.90
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
36
3.81
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
50
1.39
ControlShare of fight time in control
92
39%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 185 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

2 of 3 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 4 of 6 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Michel Pereira, rated 1592 at 185 lb. Dominant in 3 of 3 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
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

11 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.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
17 Oct 2026Loss7–93Marc-Andre BarriaultKO/TKOR1 4:28MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
14 Jun 2026Loss6–94Bo NickalKO/TKOR1 4:34MiddleweightUFC Freedom 250
15 Nov 2025Win91–9Gerald MeerschaertsubmissionR1 0:50MiddleweightUFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
23 Aug 2025Win90–10Michel PereiraKO/TKOR1 0:43MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
3 Dec 2022Loss8–92Eryk AndersKO/TKOR2 2:45MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
18 Jun 2022Loss10–90Roman DolidzeKO/TKOR1 1:13MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Emmett
19 Feb 2022Win89–11Jamie PickettsubmissionR1 4:59Catch WeightUFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Hill
2 Oct 2021No contest0–100Kevin HollandoverturnedR1 3:43MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
8 May 2021Loss18–82Phil Hawesunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Waterson
21 Nov 2020Win85–15Dustin Stoltzfusunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
27 Jun 2020Loss20–80Brendan Allenunanimous decisionR3 5:00MiddleweightUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker