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Claudio Puelles
“Prince of Peru”
Peru
13-5-0W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 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
- Kill Cliff FC
- 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.
- 1615
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Puelles is a finisher who taps people. Submissions are his top route at 7, with 2 by KO/TKO and 3 by decision, for a 75% finish rate.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he lost a split decision to Joaquim Silva (14-6-0). Before that, a split decision loss to Farès Ziam (18-6-0), and a round 2 KO/TKO loss to Dan Hooker (24-15-0).
- Style
- Southpaw with a 72" reach. He lands 1.54 significant strikes a minute but absorbs 2.62, with 47% accuracy and 48% defense. He attempts 3.29 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 34%, and stops 60% of takedowns against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 2 KO/TKO (17%)
- 7 Submission (58%)
- 3 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 14 months ago
12 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 109-57
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1679
- Lossvs Joaquim Silva14-6-0 · Power Index 1640Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Sep 13, 2025 · Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva
Fight stats
Stat Claudio Puelles Joaquim Silva Sig. strikes 21/63 25/66 Takedowns 4/16 0/0 Control time 7:25 1:03 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 3 0 Round 2 sig. strikes 6 11 Round 3 sig. strikes 12 14 - Lossvs Farès Ziam18-6-0 · Power Index 1768Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Feb 25, 2024 · UFC Mexico City
Fight stats
Stat Claudio Puelles Farès Ziam Sig. strikes 4/9 31/48 Takedowns 7/13 0/0 Control time 7:14 4:30 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 2 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 0 14 Round 3 sig. strikes 2 8 - Lossvs Dan Hooker24-15-0 · Power Index 1720KO/TKO · R2 · 4:06Nov 13, 2022 · UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira
Fight stats
Stat Claudio Puelles Dan Hooker Sig. strikes 5/18 29/63 Takedowns 0/8 0/0 Control time 0:08 2:08 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 0 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 19 - Winvs Clay Guida38-25-0 · Power Index 1696Submission · R1 · 3:01Apr 24, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Andrade
Fight stats
Stat Claudio Puelles Clay Guida Sig. strikes 1/3 3/4 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 0:14 1:10 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 1 3 - Winvs Chris Gruetzemacher15-5-0 · Power Index 1569Submission · R3 · 3:25Dec 5, 2021 · UFC Fight Night: Font vs Aldo
Fight stats
Stat Claudio Puelles Chris Gruetzemacher Sig. strikes 43/68 38/55 Takedowns 1/8 1/1 Control time 6:20 2:49 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 12 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 17
Career Stats
Based on 9 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 1.54
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.62
- Striking defense
- 48%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.29
- Takedown accuracy
- 34%
- Takedown defense
- 60%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.00