Houston Alexander Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

L

Kevin Ferguson

Catch Weight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale · Dec 5, 2009

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale

Dec 5, 2009

L

Eric Schafer

Light Heavyweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control · R1 · 4:53

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer · Sep 17, 2008

Submission

R1 · 4:53

Arm Triangle From Side Control

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer

Sep 17, 2008

L

James Irvin

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:08

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:08

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon

Apr 2, 2008

L

Thiago Silva

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R1 · 3:25

UFC 78: Validation · Nov 17, 2007

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:25

Punches to Head From Mount

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R1 · 1:01

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion · Sep 8, 2007

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:01

Knee to Head In Clinch

UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion

Sep 8, 2007

W

Keith Jardine

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:48

UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson · May 26, 2007

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:48

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson

May 26, 2007

Outside the UFC

15-12-1, 2 NCacross 30 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 12 KO · 3 decBellator · VFC · EC 76 · Primus FC · EC +19

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Rakim Cleveland23-18-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:04	Primus FC	Dec 9, 2017
L	Rakim Cleveland23-18-1	KO/TKO	Knees and Punches	R1	4:45	EC	Apr 15, 2017
W	Brian Green32-24	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	MMA Fight Series	Oct 9, 2016
L	Evan Nedd14-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	4:57	RFC	Apr 29, 2016
L	Guilherme Viana9-4	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	5:00	Bellator	Nov 20, 2015
L	Tony Lopez65-35	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	4:35	LF	Jul 24, 2015
L	Virgil Zwicker17-9-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bellator	Jan 16, 2015
D	Virgil Zwicker17-9-1	Draw	Majority	R3	5:00	Bellator	Oct 17, 2014
W	Matt Uhde7-7	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	5:00	Bellator	Apr 18, 2014
L	Vladimir Matyushenko27-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Sep 13, 2013
W	Chuck Grigsby23-10	KO/TKO	Punch	R4	1:39	VFC	Jul 27, 2013
W	Dennis Reed45-63-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	1:01	VFC	Mar 30, 2013
L	Jan Blachowicz29-11-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KSW 20	Sep 15, 2012
L	Gilbert Yvel40-16-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	3:59	RFA 2	Mar 30, 2012
L	Steve Bosse12-2	KO/TKO	Elbow	R2	4:11	Instinct MMA	Oct 7, 2011
W	Razak Al-Hassan13-5	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	5:00	MMA Fight Pit	Aug 13, 2011
W	Brian Albin8-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	0:26	Psychout MMA	Jun 25, 2011
W	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou19-18	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:31	SF 13	Sep 11, 2010
W	David Griffin0-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFA 1	Jun 11, 2010
NC	Justin Grizzard9-19	No Contest	Eye Poke	R2	0:00	Extreme Challenge	Mar 27, 2010
L	Joey Beltran18-15	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:49	5150 Combat League / Xtreme Fighting League	Jan 16, 2010
W	Sherman Pendergarst11-18	KO/TKO	Leg Kicks and Punches	R1	1:51	AMMA 4	Sep 18, 2009
NC	Todd Allee3-2	No Contest	Illegal Knees	R1	3:23	EC 76	Mar 31, 2007
W	Jon Murphy6-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:56	EC 76	Mar 31, 2007
W	Demian Decorah28-36-1	Decision	Unanimous	R5	3:00	DD 1	Jan 12, 2005
W	Brandon Quigley12-34	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	JN 2	Nov 3, 2004
W	Justin Butler2-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:38	Gladiators 20	Mar 15, 2003
W	Chuck Purdow0-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	—	Gladiators 17	Aug 18, 2001
W	Jamie Webb10-28	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	—	Gladiators 16	Jun 30, 2001
L	Jason Medina21-15-1	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	0:47	EC 40	Jun 16, 2001

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

Amateur

3-1across 4 amateur bouts · 1 promotionTHFC

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Jake Jake3-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R0	0:00	THFC	Jul 16, 2003
W	Chris Perkins0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:20	THFC	Jan 11, 2003
L	Josh Neer36-16-1	Decision	—	R3	0:00	THFC	Aug 28, 2002
W	Gary Waldon0-8	KO/TKO	Submission to Strikes	R0	0:00	THFC	Jun 19, 2002

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

14 wins, 10 losses

W14

L10

Submission

0 wins, 2 losses

W0

L2

Decision

3 wins, 4 losses

W3

L4

Finishes

UFC KOs

2

Above avg · 16%Light Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Light Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

KO history

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

Houston Alexander

PowerChin

Knockout rate

33%

2 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

6.12 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

2

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

1.47 per 100 head

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

Career striking

OverallB62nd

54%92 / 165

Striking accuracy

52%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.14 differential

Landed3.06

Absorbed3.20

43%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+6%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head53%53rd49
Body8%47th7
Leg39%77th36

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

Sig. strikes by position

49%Standing

Standing49%45
Clinch26%24
Ground25%23

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Houston Alexander

Landed per 15

Head

C

50th

29.1

50th

Body

F

18th

4.2

18th

Leg

A+

95th

21.4

95th

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

D

32nd

40.4

32nd

Body

B

67th

7.7

67th

Leg

A+

98th

0.6

98th

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	29.1	49	107	46%
Body	4.2	7	10	70%
Leg	21.4	36	48	75%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	40.4	68	139	49%
Body	7.7	13	16	81%
Leg	0.6	1	1	100%

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

Houston Alexander

100%

Takedown accuracy

36%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-4.1 min net

On top1.1

On bottom5.2

Offense

Takedowns

B

59th

0.6

59th

TD accuracy

100%

Sub attempts

B

62nd

0.0

62nd

Control

C

48th

1.1 min

48th

Defense

TD defense

F

24th

36%

24th

Controlled

5.2 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	1 / 1
Submission attempts	0
Control time	1:49

Defense

TDs defended	4 / 11
Control absorbed	8:44

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (25min 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

Houston Alexander

6 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 25 min

—

< 2 bouts to R3

Alexander hasn't reached the third round in enough UFC bouts to read a reliable pace pattern — most of their fights end early. The round-by-round pace below is shown for what rounds there are.

AlexanderOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

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

Alexanderlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Alexanderattempts / min

Control time

Alexander% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.6	4.0	3.8	0.07	10%	6
R2	2.3	2.2	2.6	0.00	3%	1
R3	4.1	4.0	2.2	0.00	2%	1

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

Houston Alexander

6 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

31/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

F

14th

18%

14th

Win quality

B

60th

43%

60th

Opponent quality distribution

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

1

3

2

Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Ranked 6–15	1	0-1	0%
Building	3	2-1	67%
Unproven	2	0-2	0%

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 Ferguson	Unproven	8	Dec 5, 2009
L	Eric Schafer	Unproven	8	Sep 17, 2008
L	James Irvin	Building	18	Apr 2, 2008
L	Thiago Silva	Ranked 6–15	45	Nov 17, 2007
W	Alessio Sakara	Building	18	Sep 8, 2007
W	Keith Jardine	Building	18	May 26, 2007

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

6 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

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

1-2

3 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

0-1

1 bout

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

0-3

3 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

1-1

2 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 bout

8y 8mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Houston Alexander

Extended layoff

8y 8mosince last bout

vs Rakim Cleveland · Dec 9, 2017

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring

DFSAs favorite 0-2

47.60

DK avg

21.30

Median

107.60

Ceiling

6.60

Floor

33%

Boom

50%

Bust

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