Kyle Watson Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

L

John Makdessi

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Spinning Back Fist Head · R3 · 1:27

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields · Apr 30, 2011

KO/TKO

R3 · 1:27

Spinning Back Fist Head

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields

Apr 30, 2011

W

Sako Chivitchian

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale · Dec 4, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale

Dec 4, 2010

Outside the UFC

12-7-1across 20 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 10 subMT 8 · Cage Warriors · C3 · XF · TFC 12 +14

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Juha-Pekka Vainikainen22-11-1	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R2	4:26	Cage Warriors	Feb 11, 2012
W	Steve Reyna5-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:34	C3	Feb 7, 2009
W	Josh Bernal8-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:05	XF	Jan 23, 2009
W	Decarlo Johnson0-3-1	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R2	2:42	TFC 12	Jun 28, 2008
W	Kevin English11-7	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	1:42	TFC 10	Sep 15, 2007
L	Tyler Jackson10-8-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bodog Fight	Feb 16, 2007
W	Dan Spychalski1-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:33	IHC 11	Nov 18, 2006
W	Chris Higi6-7	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	0:56	TFC 6	Sep 9, 2006
L	Sherron Leggett21-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	MT 8	Jul 15, 2006
W	Cory Conger0-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	—	MT 8	Jul 15, 2006
L	Bart Palaszewski36-17	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:25	TFC 4	Sep 17, 2005
W	Joe Voisin2-6	KO/TKO	—	R2	2:30	CFC 3	Jun 11, 2005
W	Chris Higi6-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:30	TFC 3	May 21, 2005
L	Spencer Fisher24-9	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:33	CFC 2	Mar 26, 2005
W	Jason Bryar0-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	2:01	TFC 2	Feb 19, 2005
D	John Paun5-6-2	Draw	—	R2	5:00	IHC 8	Nov 20, 2004
W	Thomas Cubas0-2	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	2:10	TFC 1	Apr 24, 2004
L	Henry Matamoros19-14-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	3:52	FCC 13	Jan 10, 2004
L	Tom Kirk8-15-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	FCC 11	Jun 28, 2003
W	Monte Skinner1-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R3	—	FCC 10	Mar 22, 2003

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

Amateur

1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionDangerzone 15

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Nathan McCabe2-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	3:39	Dangerzone 15	Jun 2, 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

2 wins, 5 losses

W2

L5

Submission

10 wins, 0 losses

W10

L0

Decision

1 win, 3 losses

W1

L3

KO history

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

Kyle Watson

PowerChin

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

0

0.00 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

1.75 per 100 head

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

Never submittedin the UFC

Career striking

OverallC56th

35%97 / 276

Striking accuracy

62%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.42 differential

Landed3.67

Absorbed3.25

81%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Kyle Watson

Landed per 15

Head

D

33rd

22.7

33rd

Body

A+

94th

21.0

94th

Leg

A

79th

11.3

79th

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

C

47th

32.3

47th

Body

B

58th

8.5

58th

Leg

C

45th

7.9

45th

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	22.7	40	198	20%
Body	21.0	37	50	74%
Leg	11.3	20	28	71%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	32.3	57	187	30%
Body	8.5	15	24	63%
Leg	7.9	14	19	74%

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

Kyle Watson

0%

Takedown accuracy

100%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-0.1 min net

On top1.6

On bottom1.7

Offense

Takedowns

C

44th

0.0

44th

TD accuracy

F

14th

0%

14th

Sub attempts

C

53rd

0.0

53rd

Control

C

46th

1.6 min

46th

Defense

TD defense

100%

Controlled

1.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	0 / 15
Submission attempts	0
Control time	2:46

Defense

TDs defended	1 / 1
Control absorbed	2:57

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (26min 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

Kyle Watson

2 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 26 min

82%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

Watson fades (-10% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Watson drops to 82% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

Watson ▼ 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

Watsonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Watsonattempts / min

Control time

Watson% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.7	3.8	2.8	0.80	12%	2
R2	5.1	3.6	3.8	0.40	7%	2
R3	5.5	3.6	3.1	0.47	13%	2

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

Kyle Watson

2 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

29/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

F

19th

21%

19th

Win quality

C

42nd

37%

42nd

Limited UFC sample (2 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.

1

Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

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

Pre-UFC opposition

Moderate

Opponents' combined record

185-130-7

.587 win rate

Winning-record opponents

9 of 20

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

20

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	John Makdessi	Contender-level	32	Apr 30, 2011
W	Sako Chivitchian	Unproven	8	Dec 4, 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

2 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

0-1

1 bout

Long layoff

> 180 days

—

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

—

After a win

next bout after a win

0-1

1 bout

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

14y 6mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Kyle Watson

Extended layoff

14y 6mosince last bout

vs Juha-Pekka Vainikainen · Feb 11, 2012

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring

DFSAs favorite 1-0As underdog 0-1

38.50

DK avg

66.40

Median

66.40

Ceiling

10.50

Floor

0%

Boom

50%

Bust

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