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Payton Talbott
United States
Ranked #7 · BantamweightOfficial UFC rankings
12-1-0W-L-D
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- BantamweightBantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 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
- Reno Academy of Combat
- 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.
- 1872
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
On a 3-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Talbott is a finisher. His wins come by 8 KO/TKO, 1 submission and 3 decisions, a 75% finish rate. He puts people to sleep far more often than he goes to the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Deiveson Figueiredo (25-8-1): win, KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Henry Cejudo (16-6-0): win by unanimous decision. Before that, Felipe Lima (15-2-0): win by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Switch-stance volume striker, landing 6.62 significant strikes a minute at 57% accuracy while absorbing 3.41. Striking defense sits at 47%. Wrestling is a side dish: 0.78 takedowns per 15 minutes, 78% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (67%)
- 1 Submission (8%)
- 3 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Streak
- 3-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 6 weeks 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.: 91-26-1
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1742
- Winvs Deiveson Figueiredo25-8-1 · Power Index 1833KO/TKO · R1 · 2:09Oct 3, 2026 · UFC 332: Silva vs Wang
Fight stats
Stat Payton Talbott Deiveson Figueiredo Sig. strikes 25/44 5/6 Takedowns 0/0 0/2 Control time 0:12 0:22 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 25 5 - Winvs Henry Cejudo16-6-0 · Power Index 1690Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
Fight stats
Stat Payton Talbott Henry Cejudo Sig. strikes 134/217 60/116 Takedowns 3/5 1/7 Control time 3:31 2:39 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 40 22 Round 2 sig. strikes 50 18 Round 3 sig. strikes 44 20 - Winvs Felipe Lima15-2-0 · Power Index 1748Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 29, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Payton Talbott Felipe Lima Sig. strikes 59/118 26/58 Takedowns 0/1 3/15 Control time 4:49 3:23 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 21 9 Round 3 sig. strikes 24 7 - Lossvs Raoni Barcelos22-6-0 · Power Index 1829Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jan 19, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs Moicano
Fight stats
Stat Payton Talbott Raoni Barcelos Sig. strikes 49/84 62/85 Takedowns 1/1 8/15 Control time 1:25 9:43 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 2 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 25 17 Round 3 sig. strikes 22 37 - Winvs Yanis Ghemmouri13-4-0 · Power Index 1608KO/TKO · R1 · 0:19Jun 30, 2024 · UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2
Fight stats
Stat Payton Talbott Yanis Ghemmouri Sig. strikes 13/13 1/2 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:01 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 1
Career Stats
Based on 8 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 6.75
- Striking accuracy
- 57%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.38
- Striking defense
- 46%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.76
- Takedown accuracy
- 44%
- Takedown defense
- 78%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20