Efrain Escudero

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Efrain Escudero

Nickname“Hecho en Mexico”

Record

32-17

Streak

L1

Age

40

Date of birth

Jan 15, 1986

Fighting out of: Tempe, Arizona
Born: United States
Camp: MMA Lab
Weight class: Lightweight
Height: 5'9" · 175 cm
Reach: 71" · 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Apr 23, 2016
Cut risk: 47%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Kevin Lee

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016

UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux

Leandro Silva

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum · Nov 21, 2015

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum

Drew Dober

Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R1 · 0:54

UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum · Jun 13, 2015

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

Rodrigo de Lima

Rodrigo de Lima

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch · Feb 14, 2015

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Thatch

Leonardo Santos

Leonardo Santos

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski · Sep 13, 2014

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Arlovski

Mac Danzig

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans · Apr 21, 2012

UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

Jacob Volkmann

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem · Dec 30, 2011

UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem

Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 · 2:25

UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares · Sep 15, 2010

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares

Dan Lauzon

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans · May 29, 2010

UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans

Evan Dunham

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Back Control · R3 · 1:59

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz · Jan 11, 2010

Armbar From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz

Cole Miller

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:36

UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort · Sep 19, 2009

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort

Phillipe Nover

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · Dec 13, 2008

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale

Outside the UFC

27-10across 37 bouts · 36 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 15 sub · 11 decCS · Ares 16 · BSC 11 · Martial Entertainment · ACA 98 +31

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Baissangour Chamsoudinov9-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:42	Ares 16	Jun 23, 2023
W	Ricardo Chavez25-27	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	BSC 11	Nov 4, 2022
W	Leonard Smith10-9	Submission	Heel Hook	R3	4:22	Martial Entertainment	Nov 30, 2019
L	Rasul Shovhalov17-8	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	ACA 98	Aug 31, 2019
L	Amirkhan Adaev23-6	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	ACA 92	Feb 16, 2019
L	Gleison Tibau40-19	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Golden Boy MMA	Nov 24, 2018
W	Jason High23-8	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	0:35	PFL	Jun 21, 2018
W	Jorge Lopez11-12	Submission	Choke	R1	4:59	LUX 002	Feb 17, 2018
L	Musa Khamanaev18-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	ACB 74	Nov 18, 2017
W	Bruno Murata8-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	LUX 001	Jul 21, 2017
W	Fabricio Silva22-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CFC 3	Mar 18, 2017
L	Akhmed Aliev24-10	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	FNG	Feb 23, 2017
W	Nelson Carvalho9-5	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	EBD 1	Dec 3, 2016
W	Koshi Matsumoto24-15-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Vale Tudo Japan	Sep 19, 2016
W	Juha-Pekka Vainikainen22-11-1	KO/TKO	Elbows and Punches	R3	4:48	Superior Challenge 10	May 3, 2014
L	Dakota Cochrane34-13	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RFA 13	Mar 7, 2014
W	Luis Palomino27-17	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CFA 12	Oct 12, 2013
W	Zack Surdyka7-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Sep 20, 2013
W	Marcus Edwards14-6	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	SCL	Jun 29, 2013
L	Jorge Patino40-19-2	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Max Sport	May 11, 2013
L	Tyson Griffin17-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	RFA 4	Nov 2, 2012
W	Cesar Avila8-4	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:55	BFC	Oct 22, 2011
W	Mike Rio10-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CFA 2	Jul 23, 2011
L	Fabricio Camoes14-9-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	TPF 9	May 6, 2011
W	Ashe Bowman9-11	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	XCage	Apr 8, 2011
W	Jeremy Larsen8-5	Submission	Armbar	R3	3:21	RITC	Jan 29, 2011
W	Alfredo Martinez0-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:14	DRFCF	Nov 19, 2010
W	Tommy Wagner0-1	Submission	Punches	R1	1:12	FMF	Feb 23, 2008
W	Eric Regan15-25	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:15	RITC 99	Aug 18, 2007
W	Jon Kecks1-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:04	CS	Jul 22, 2007
W	TJ Zasa2-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	0:43	CS	Jun 24, 2007
W	Peter Newsheller0-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:13	RITC 96	Jun 15, 2007
W	Jose Rodriguez4-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:29	RITC 95	May 12, 2007
W	Nic Stone5-2	Submission	Armbar	R2	1:25	RITC 93	Apr 20, 2007
W	Mike Smith2-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:57	RITC 92	Mar 30, 2007
W	Joe Cronin19-16	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 84	Jul 1, 2006
W	Chris Collado4-1	Submission	Choke	R1	—	RITC 83	Jun 10, 2006

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

Career striking

OverallC55th

44%435 / 970

Striking accuracy

63%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.62 differential

Landed2.92

Absorbed2.30

65%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+7%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head60%48th263
Body16%42nd68
Leg24%71st104

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

Sig. strikes by position

63%Standing

Standing63%273
Clinch21%93
Ground16%69

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero

Landed per 15

Head

C

46th

26.5

46th

Body

D

35th

6.9

35th

Leg

A

74th

10.5

74th

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

A

83rd

18.4

83rd

Body

C

49th

9.7

49th

Leg

B

60th

6.4

60th

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	26.5	263	738	36%
Body	6.9	68	98	69%
Leg	10.5	104	134	78%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	18.4	183	699	26%
Body	9.7	96	146	66%
Leg	6.4	64	83	77%

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

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero

12 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 149 min

91%

R3 pace · 10 bouts

Escudero fades (-3% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Escudero keeps 91% of round-1 output by round 3 (10 bouts).

Efrain Escudero

Escudero ▼ FADESOutput / 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

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Escuderolanded / min

Takedown attempts

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Escuderoattempts / min

Control time

Efrain Escudero

Escudero% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.3	2.6	2.1	0.26	22%	12
R2	5.1	3.5	2.3	0.22	24%	10
R3	4.0	2.6	2.5	0.16	22%	10

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

Efrain Escudero

Efrain Escudero

12 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

34/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

45th

30%

45th

Win quality

D

40th

37%

40th

Opponent quality distribution

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

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1

2

3

1

4

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
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	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	2	1-1	50%
Established	3	1-2	33%
Building	1	0-1	0%
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	Kevin Lee	Top-5	59	Apr 23, 2016
L	Leandro Silva	Building	18	Nov 21, 2015
W	Drew Dober	Ranked 6–15	44	Jun 13, 2015
W	Rodrigo de Lima	Unproven	8	Feb 14, 2015
L	Leonardo Santos	Established	22	Sep 13, 2014
L	Mac Danzig	Unproven	12	Apr 21, 2012
L	Jacob Volkmann	Established	26	Dec 30, 2011
L	Charles Oliveira	Champion	68	Sep 15, 2010
W	Dan Lauzon	Unproven	8	May 29, 2010
L	Evan Dunham	Ranked 6–15	45	Jan 11, 2010
W	Cole Miller	Established	26	Sep 19, 2009
W	Phillipe Nover	Unproven	8	Dec 13, 2008

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.