John Salter Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Dan Miller Middleweight	Submission	Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground	R2	1:53	UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2	Aug 28, 2010
W	Jason MacDonald Middleweight	KO/TKO	to Leg Injury	R1	2:42	UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2	May 8, 2010
L	Gerald Harris Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R3	3:24	UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz	Jan 11, 2010

Outside the UFC

18-4across 22 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 10 sub · 2 decBellator · TWC 18 · SHP 23 · XFC 18 · PFC +6

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Aaron Jeffery16-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Mar 31, 2023
L	Johnny Eblen17-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Mar 12, 2022
L	Gegard Mousasi49-9-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	2:07	Bellator	Aug 13, 2021
W	Andrew Kapel16-7	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R3	3:11	Bellator	Aug 21, 2020
W	Costello van Steenis18-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Nov 8, 2019
W	Chidi Njokuani25-12	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:32	Bellator	Nov 30, 2018
L	Rafael Lovato Jr.11-0	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	4:27	Bellator	Sep 21, 2018
W	Jason Radcliffe17-15	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:55	Bellator	Nov 16, 2017
W	Kendall Grove24-19	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:37	Bellator	Jul 14, 2017
W	Claudio Annicchiarico1-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:40	Bellator	Dec 10, 2016
W	Brandon Halsey12-5	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	4:03	Bellator	Jun 17, 2016
W	Dustin Jacoby22-9-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:33	Bellator	Jan 16, 2015
W	Jaime Jara38-18	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:20	TWC 18	Oct 25, 2013
W	Fred Weaver3-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:38	SHP 23	Apr 27, 2013
L	Reggie Pena15-7	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	0:36	XFC 18	Jun 22, 2012
W	Ryan Machan24-9	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:47	PFC	Dec 9, 2011
W	Kalib Starnes17-11-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:13	AFC 6	Jun 18, 2011
W	Casey Huffman3-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:59	Strikeforce	Jan 7, 2011
W	Jeremiah Riggs7-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:44	CCCW	Oct 17, 2009
W	James Hammortree6-3	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R3	1:58	Ultimate Event Promotions	Jul 27, 2009
W	Roberto Traven6-4-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:15	AMMA 3	Jun 13, 2009
W	Patrick Mandio4-8	Submission	Armbar	R1	4:35	KOTC	Mar 27, 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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

7 wins, 2 losses

W7

L2

Submission

10 wins, 3 losses

W10

L3

Decision

2 wins, 1 loss

W2

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Above avg · 15%Middleweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.24Middleweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Middleweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.39Middleweight

KO history

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

John Salter

PowerChin

Knockout rate

33%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

0

0.00 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 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

OverallC54th

32%31 / 131

Striking accuracy

68%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.00 differential

Landed1.68

Absorbed1.68

67%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+0%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head87%45th27
Body10%39th3
Leg3%39th1

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

Sig. strikes by position

81%Standing

Standing81%25
Clinch16%5
Ground3%1

Striking zones

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

UFC only

John Salter

Landed per 15

Head

F

23rd

17.6

23rd

Body

F

7th

2.0

7th

Leg

F

7th

0.7

7th

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

B

69th

24.1

69th

Body

A+

87th

3.9

87th

Leg

A

74th

3.9

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.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	17.6	27	125	22%
Body	2.0	3	3	100%
Leg	0.7	1	3	33%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	24.1	37	146	25%
Body	3.9	6	10	60%
Leg	3.9	6	6	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

John Salter

40%

Takedown accuracy

67%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+1.3 min net

On top2.8

On bottom1.5

Offense

Takedowns

B

68th

2.6

68th

TD accuracy

C

55th

40%

55th

Sub attempts

C

53rd

0.0

53rd

Control

C

53rd

2.8 min

53rd

Defense

TD defense

67%

Controlled

1.5 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	4 / 10
Submission attempts	0
Control time	4:16

Defense

TDs defended	2 / 3
Control absorbed	2:20

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (23min 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

John Salter

3 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 23 min

—

< 2 bouts to R3

Salter 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.

SalterOutput / 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

Salterlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Salterattempts / min

Control time

Salter% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.4	1.8	2.0	0.47	29%	3
R2	2.5	1.2	2.3	0.44	1%	2
R3	1.4	0.0	2.4	0.29	13%	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

John Salter

3 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

31/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

F

15th

18%

15th

Win quality

A

71st

47%

71st

Limited UFC sample (3 bouts). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

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

3

Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Building	3	1-2	33%

Highest-quality opponents

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

Pre-UFC opposition

Strong

Opponents' combined record

351-169-5

.675 win rate

Winning-record opponents

18 of 22

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

22

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Dan Miller	Building	18	Aug 28, 2010
W	Jason MacDonald	Building	22	May 8, 2010
L	Gerald Harris	Building	15	Jan 11, 2010

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

3 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

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

1-1

2 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

—

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

1-0

1 bout

After a win

next bout after a win

0-1

1 bout

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

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

3y 3mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

John Salter

Extended layoff

3y 3mosince last bout

vs Aaron Jeffery · Mar 31, 2023

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs underdog 1-2

45.5

DK avg

22.9

Median

98.7

Ceiling

14.8

Floor

33%

Boom

33%

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