Bryan Barberena Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Gerald Meerschaert Middleweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	4:23	UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura	Mar 16, 2024
L	Makhmud Muradov Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura	Jul 22, 2023
L	#12Gunnar Nelson Welterweight	Submission	Armbar From Mount	R1	4:51	UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3	Mar 18, 2023
L	#12Rafael Dos Anjos Welterweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	3:20	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland	Dec 3, 2022
W	#14Robbie Lawler Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R2	4:47	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	Jul 2, 2022
W	#15Matt Brown Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Daukaus	Mar 26, 2022
W	Darian Weeks Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo	Dec 4, 2021
L	Jason Witt Welterweight	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland	Jul 31, 2021
W	Anthony Ivy Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill	Sep 12, 2020
L	Randy Brown Welterweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Body At Distance	R3	2:54	UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie	Jun 22, 2019
L	Vicente Luque Welterweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head In Clinch	R3	4:54	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez	Feb 17, 2019
W	#13Jake Ellenberger Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	2:26	UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick	Aug 25, 2018
L	#14Leon Edwards Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve	Sep 2, 2017
W	Joe Proctor Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	3:30	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov	Apr 22, 2017
L	Colby Covington Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: VanZant vs. Waterson	Dec 17, 2016
W	Warlley Alves Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic	May 14, 2016
W	Sage Northcutt Welterweight	Submission	Arm Triangle From Half Guard	R2	3:06	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader	Jan 30, 2016
L	Chad Laprise Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi	Apr 25, 2015
W	Joe Ellenberger Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R3	3:24	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic	Dec 13, 2014

Outside the UFC

9-2across 11 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 1 sub · 1 decKOTC · Dakota FC 17 · Dakota FC 16 · Dakota FC 13 · Crowbar MMA +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Eric Moon13-15	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:07	KOTC	Feb 22, 2014
W	Damion Hill13-10	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	2:17	Dakota FC 17	Jan 11, 2014
W	Marcos Marquez6-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:43	Dakota FC 16	Aug 23, 2013
W	Dane Sayers12-4	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Dakota FC 13	Oct 13, 2012
W	Vernon Harrison2-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:00	Crowbar MMA	Jun 25, 2011
W	Garrett Olson6-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:24	KOTC	Oct 29, 2010
L	Tyler Klejeski5-0-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CFX	May 15, 2010
W	David Barnett1-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:25	KOTC	Mar 13, 2010
L	Derek Smith10-9	Submission	Armbar	R3	2:55	KOTC	Feb 6, 2010
W	Dave Alvarez1-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:41	The Cage Inc.	Dec 19, 2009
W	Dirk Thiedeman0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:20	DFC 12	Oct 10, 2009

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionKOTC

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Brandon Rossbach1-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	KOTC	Sep 5, 2009

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

11 wins, 2 losses

W11

L2

Submission

2 wins, 4 losses

W2

L4

Decision

5 wins, 6 losses

W5

L6

Finishes

UFC KOs

4

Above avg · 15%Middleweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.32

Above avg · 0.24Middleweight

UFC submissions

1

Below avg · 8%Middleweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.21

Below avg · 0.39Middleweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Bryan Barberena

PowerChin

Knockout rate

21%

4 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

6

0.72 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

5

0.76 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

7 scorecards on file

Bryan Barberena

Scorecard luck

Even on close calls

Split their 2 coin-flip decisions evenly — no edge either way on the cards. Judges have given them 2 of 4 rounds they disagreed on (50%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

2–2

Won – Lost

50% went their way

Unanimous5 decisions · 71%

2W3L

Split1 decision · 14%

1W

Majority1 decision · 14%

1L

10-8 rounds

2 rounds total

1

Won

1

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC56th

48%1,191 / 2,479

Striking accuracy

44%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.76 differential

Landed5.35

Absorbed4.59

47%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head70%91st833
Body13%64th158
Leg17%84th200

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

75%Standing

Standing75%897
Clinch17%202
Ground8%92

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Bryan Barberena

Landed per 15

Head

A+

93rd

56.1

93rd

Body

B

67th

10.6

67th

Leg

A+

88th

13.5

88th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

16th

44.2

16th

Body

F

8th

18.1

8th

Leg

C

52nd

6.5

52nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	56.1	833	1,997	42%
Body	10.6	158	216	73%
Leg	13.5	200	266	75%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	44.2	656	1,392	47%
Body	18.1	269	333	81%
Leg	6.5	97	106	92%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Bryan Barberena

22%

Takedown accuracy

50%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-3.3 min net

On top1.2

On bottom4.5

Offense

Takedowns

F

24th

0.1

24th

TD accuracy

D

32nd

22%

32nd

Sub attempts

C

47th

0.3

47th

Control

D

27th

1.2 min

27th

Defense

TD defense

D

34th

50%

34th

Controlled

4.5 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	2 / 9
Submission attempts	4
Control time	17:19

Defense

TDs defended	62 / 124
Control absorbed	66:31

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (223min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Bryan Barberena

19 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 223 min

246%

R3 pace · 12 bouts

Barberena builds (+33% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Barberena lifts to 246% of round-1 output by round 3 (12 bouts).

Barberena ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Barberenalanded / min

Takedown attempts

Barberenaattempts / min

Control time

Barberena% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.8	3.6	3.7	0.02	4%	19
R2	6.5	5.9	4.7	0.04	12%	16
R3	7.9	7.4	6.0	0.07	9%	12

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Bryan Barberena

19 resolved UFC bouts · 6 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

43/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

73rd

45%

73rd

Win quality

C

50th

40%

50th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

5

3

4

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	1-1	50%
Top-5	5	2-3	40%
Top-15	1	0-1	0%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Established	3	2-1	67%
Building	3	1-2	33%
Unproven	4	3-1	75%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Gerald Meerschaert	Building	22	Mar 16, 2024
L	Makhmud Muradov	Building	18	Jul 22, 2023
L	Gunnar Nelson#12	Top-15	69	Mar 18, 2023
L	Rafael Dos Anjos#12	Top-5	85	Dec 3, 2022
W	Robbie Lawler#14	Champion	87	Jul 2, 2022
W	Matt Brown#15	Top-5	72	Mar 26, 2022
W	Darian Weeks	Unproven	8	Dec 4, 2021
L	Jason Witt	Unproven	8	Jul 31, 2021
W	Anthony Ivy	Unproven	8	Sep 12, 2020
L	Randy Brown	Long-tenured vet	45	Jun 22, 2019
L	Vicente Luque	Top-5	63	Feb 17, 2019
W	Jake Ellenberger#13	Top-5	75	Aug 25, 2018
L	Leon Edwards#14	Champion	87	Sep 2, 2017
W	Joe Proctor	Building	18	Apr 22, 2017
L	Colby Covington	Top-5	69	Dec 17, 2016
W	Warlley Alves	Established	26	May 14, 2016
W	Sage Northcutt	Established	22	Jan 30, 2016
L	Chad Laprise	Established	22	Apr 25, 2015
W	Joe Ellenberger	Unproven	8	Dec 13, 2014

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

19 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

1-0

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

4-7

11 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

3-3

6 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

5-4

9 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

3-6

9 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

2y 3mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Bryan Barberena

Extended layoff

2y 3mosince last bout

vs Gerald Meerschaert · Mar 16, 2024

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 6-2As underdog 3-8

64.6

DK avg

79.0

Median

99.5

Ceiling

21.9

Floor

47%

Boom

16%

Bust

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