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Kelvin Gastelum
United States
21-11-0 (1 NC)W-L-D
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- 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
- Fight Ready
- 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.
- 1758
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
Won 2 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Gastelum lives on the scorecards: 11 by decision, 5 by KO/TKO and 5 by submission. That's a 45% finish rate, so he can end it early, but most of his wins go the distance.
- Recent Form
- Luque beat him by first-round submission (Luque is 24-13-1). Before that, Gastelum won a unanimous decision over Stoltzfus (17-8-0), and lost a unanimous decision to Pyfer (16-3-0).
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 3.65 significant strikes a minute at 42% accuracy and absorbs 3.52. He defends 57% of strikes and 60% of takedowns, and averages 1.04 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (23%)
- 5 Submission (23%)
- 11 Decision (50%)
- 1 No method on record (4%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 48%
- Last fought
- 7 months ago
22 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 96-32-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1818
- Lossvs Vicente Luque24-13-1 · Power Index 1807Submission · R1 · 4:08Apr 11, 2026 · UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg
Fight stats
Stat Kelvin Gastelum Vicente Luque Sig. strikes 9/20 12/28 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 1:16 1:04 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 9 12 - Winvs Dustin Stoltzfus17-8-0 · Power Index 1696Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 13, 2025 · Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva
Fight stats
Stat Kelvin Gastelum Dustin Stoltzfus Sig. strikes 57/117 64/146 Takedowns 0/0 1/6 Control time 0:23 2:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 24 Round 2 sig. strikes 23 20 Round 3 sig. strikes 20 20 - Lossvs Joe Pyfer16-3-0 · Power Index 1857Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 8, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2
Fight stats
Stat Kelvin Gastelum Joe Pyfer Sig. strikes 33/99 57/114 Takedowns 0/1 1/2 Control time 0:27 0:31 Knockdowns 0 2 Round 1 sig. strikes 8 21 Round 2 sig. strikes 11 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 14 19 - Winvs Daniel Rodriguez20-6-0 · Power Index 1825Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 22, 2024 · UFC Saudi Arabia
Fight stats
Stat Kelvin Gastelum Daniel Rodriguez Sig. strikes 112/238 127/265 Takedowns 4/4 0/0 Control time 2:47 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 44 46 Round 2 sig. strikes 37 53 Round 3 sig. strikes 31 28 - Lossvs Sean Brady19-2-0 · Power Index 1906Submission · R3 · 1:43Dec 3, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan
Fight stats
Stat Kelvin Gastelum Sean Brady Sig. strikes 18/32 14/24 Takedowns 0/0 5/5 Control time 0:19 9:06 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 5 Round 2 sig. strikes 2 8 Round 3 sig. strikes 3 1
Career Stats
Based on 26 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.65
- Striking accuracy
- 42%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.52
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.04
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- Takedown defense
- 60%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10