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Christian Echols
“The Vanilla Gorilla”
United States
8-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 66"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1570
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Echols is a finisher with a 100% finish rate: 6 submission wins and 2 by KO/TKO, with zero decisions. His 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu roots show, as he mostly makes opponents tap.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Martin Kozák beat him by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, Echols won over Brian Jackson by TKO in round 1. Before that, he lost to Guram Gochashvili by TKO in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'9" with a 66" reach. He lands 3.98 significant strikes a minute but absorbs 9.64, with 42% accuracy and 28% defense. He shoots 2.3 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 20%.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (25%)
- 6 Submission (75%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 100%
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
8 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
- Lossvs Martin KozákTKO · R2 · 01:34Sep 8, 2026 · Dana White's Contender Series 91
Fight stats
Stat Christian Echols Martin Kozák Sig. strikes 26/62 63/88 Takedowns 1/5 0/0 Control time 1:12 0:10 Knockdowns 0 2 Round 1 sig. strikes 24 36 Round 2 sig. strikes 2 27 - Winvs Brian JacksonTKO · R1 · 1:05Nov 22, 2025 · CFC 6: Rise of Champions
- Lossvs Guram GochashviliTKO · R2 · 4:31Jun 6, 2025 · CFFC 143: Hasan vs. Eastman
- Winvs Logan TuckerSubmission · R1 · 2:58Jun 29, 2024 · Birmingham Beatdown 2
- Winvs Chris CrosbySubmission · R1 · 3:44May 31, 2024 · All In Combat 6
Career Stats
Based on 1 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.96
- Striking accuracy
- 42%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 9.59
- Striking defense
- 28%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.28
- Takedown accuracy
- 20%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00