Kelvin Gastelum stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Kelvin Gastelum, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 26
- Strikes landed / min
- 3.65
- Strike accuracy
- 42%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 3.52
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 1.04
- Control time
- 14%
- Average fight time
- 13:21
Rates are computed over the 26 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Kelvin Gastelum sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #11 Best significant strike defence, Welterweight65.7%
- #11 Most time in the cage, Middleweight3h 44m
- #13 Most significant strikes landed, Middleweight828
- #16 Best takedown defence, Middleweight66.1%
- #17 Most decision wins, Middleweight5
- #19 Longest average fight time, Middleweight14:02
- #22 Best takedown accuracy, Middleweight30.8%
- #24 Most fights, Middleweight16
UFC
- #9 Best significant strike defence, Welterweight65.7%
- #10 Most time in the cage, Middleweight3h 44m
- #12 Most significant strikes landed, Middleweight828
- #14 Longest average fight time, Middleweight14:02
- #16 Best takedown defence, Middleweight66.1%
- #17 Most decision wins, Middleweight5
- #20 Best takedown accuracy, Middleweight30.8%
- #23 Most total strikes landed, Middleweight961
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 | UFC 327: Procházka vs Ulberg | Vicente Luque | LOSS · SUB · R1 4:08 | 9 of 20 | 12 of 28 | 12 of 23 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:16 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Noche UFC: Lopes vs Silva | Dustin Stoltzfus | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 57 of 117 | 64 of 146 | 58 of 118 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:23 |
| Jun 7, 2025 | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 | Joe Pyfer | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 33 of 99 | 57 of 114 | 34 of 100 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:27 |
| Jun 22, 2024 | UFC Saudi Arabia | Daniel Rodriguez | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 112 of 238 | 127 of 265 | 123 of 250 | 4 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 2:47 |
| Dec 2, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan | Sean Brady | LOSS · SUB · R3 1:43 | 18 of 32 | 14 of 24 | 21 of 35 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:19 |
| Apr 8, 2023 | UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 | Chris Curtis | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 83 of 188 | 70 of 201 | 88 of 195 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 1:21 |
| Aug 21, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum | Jared Cannonier | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 89 of 246 | 81 of 207 | 89 of 246 | 0 of 8 | 0 | 0 | 2:31 |
| Apr 17, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum | Robert Whittaker | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 62 of 209 | 150 of 284 | 70 of 218 | 1 of 5 | 0 | 0 | 0:26 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | UFC 258: Usman vs Burns | Ian Heinisch | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 38 of 84 | 27 of 67 | 51 of 115 | 6 of 14 | 0 | 0 | 6:50 |
| Jul 19, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs Benavidez | Jack Hermansson | LOSS · SUB · R1 1:18 | 0 of 3 | 2 of 4 | 1 of 5 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:33 |
| Nov 2, 2019 | UFC 244: Masvidal vs Diaz | Darren Till | LOSS · SD · R3 5:00 | 40 of 81 | 36 of 67 | 50 of 96 | 1 of 4 | 0 | 0 | 2:43 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 | Israel Adesanya | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 91 of 220 | 109 of 237 | 92 of 222 | 1 of 9 | 0 | 0 | 1:21 |
| May 12, 2018 | UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington | Jacare Souza | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 53 of 145 | 64 of 115 | 57 of 149 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:35 |
| Nov 25, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Gastelum | Michael Bisping | WIN · TKO · R1 2:30 | 14 of 27 | 7 of 24 | 14 of 27 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:06 |
| Jul 22, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs Gastelum | Chris Weidman | LOSS · SUB · R3 3:45 | 26 of 47 | 36 of 76 | 28 of 50 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:07 |
| Mar 12, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Gastelum | Vitor Belfort | NC · Overturned · R1 3:52 | 26 of 49 | 10 of 28 | 26 of 49 | 0 of 0 | 2 | 0 | 0:42 |
| Dec 10, 2016 | UFC 206: Holloway vs Pettis | Tim Kennedy | WIN · TKO · R3 2:45 | 62 of 110 | 45 of 108 | 68 of 116 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:10 |
| Jul 9, 2016 | UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes | Johny Hendricks | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 124 of 249 | 70 of 157 | 134 of 259 | 0 of 1 | 0 | 0 | 0:21 |
| Nov 21, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum | Neil Magny | LOSS · SD · R5 5:00 | 54 of 134 | 54 of 145 | 86 of 167 | 2 of 3 | 2 | 0 | 7:13 |
| Jun 13, 2015 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | Nate Marquardt | WIN · TKO · R2 5:00 | 59 of 110 | 18 of 49 | 126 of 188 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:39 |
| Jan 31, 2015 | UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz | Tyron Woodley | LOSS · SD · R3 5:00 | 32 of 143 | 27 of 104 | 40 of 151 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:41 |
| Nov 14, 2014 | UFC 180: Werdum vs Hunt | Jake Ellenberger | WIN · SUB · R1 4:46 | 16 of 36 | 10 of 24 | 29 of 49 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | 1:56 |
| Jun 28, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt | Nicholas Musoke | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 67 of 174 | 36 of 128 | 97 of 207 | 0 of 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:18 |
| Mar 15, 2014 | UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler | Rick Story | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 59 of 137 | 45 of 163 | 62 of 142 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 1:30 |
| Aug 28, 2013 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 | Brian Melancon | WIN · SUB · R1 2:26 | 14 of 23 | 7 of 21 | 14 of 24 | 1 of 2 | 1 | 1 | 0:31 |
| Apr 13, 2013 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale | Uriah Hall | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 31 of 74 | 44 of 77 | 81 of 141 | 3 of 6 | 0 | 0 | 6:29 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head824 of 2419
- Body233 of 326
- Leg212 of 250
Totals across 26 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance1082 of 2695
- Clinch109 of 171
- Ground78 of 129
Totals across 26 tracked fights.
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 14-11-0 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 3.65per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 42%
- SApM
- 3.52per min
- Str. Def.
- 57%
- Takedowns
- 1.04per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- TD Def.
- 60%
- Submission attempts
- 0.1per 15 min
Top 41% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1483 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.
Tracked fightsSource: UFCalendar
- Significant strikes
- 3.65per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 42%
- SApM
- 3.52per min
- Str. Def.
- 57%
- Takedowns
- 1.04per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- TD Def.
- 60%
- Submission attempts
- 0.1per 15 min