Robert McDaniel Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Sean Strickland Middleweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	4:33	UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler	Mar 15, 2014
L	Brad Tavares Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2	Aug 28, 2013
W	Gilbert Smith Middleweight	Submission	Triangle Choke On Ground	R3	2:49	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale	Apr 13, 2013

Outside the UFC

30-8across 38 bouts · 26 promotions · wins by 10 KO · 18 sub · 2 decFCF · Bellator · KOTC · Horsepower Promotions · MMA Big Show +21

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Brian Houston6-7	KO/TKO	—	R1	2:24	ECF 1	Jun 24, 2023
W	Leonardo Pecanha15-9	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:45	Zak Cummings Promotions	Apr 13, 2018
W	Juan Torres8-16	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:16	Strike League 1	Apr 8, 2017
W	Andre Kavanaugh7-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:21	Horsepower Promotions	Feb 25, 2017
W	Kenyon Jackson4-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	4:14	Bellator	Nov 20, 2015
L	Hayward Charles18-15	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:27	Hero FC	Sep 26, 2015
W	Kenyon Jackson4-4	Submission	—	R1	4:06	LF	Jul 24, 2015
W	Edgar Verdin6-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:27	Fury FC 7	Jul 11, 2015
W	Marvin Babe7-30	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:45	Horsepower Promotions	Mar 7, 2015
L	Emiliano Sordi27-14-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	0:58	Bellator	Oct 10, 2014
W	Ron Fields30-33-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:55	Extreme Combat Challenge	Jul 26, 2014
W	Matt Jones9-15	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Jun 6, 2014
W	Keith Cunagin6-8	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	2:32	LOF 53	Jun 16, 2012
W	Eric Schambari15-6	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Fight Game	Dec 2, 2011
W	Johnny Rees13-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	0:47	LOF 45	Mar 11, 2011
W	Kyacey Uscola23-25	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:28	PFC	Dec 10, 2010
W	Rob Wince20-15	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:08	Ohio Fight Conference	Jul 17, 2010
W	Nikolaos Rueve Boscarino2-13	Submission	Keylock	R2	2:35	CNG Promotions	Jun 26, 2010
L	Lucas Lopes29-20	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:13	MMA Big Show	Apr 17, 2010
W	Billy Horne18-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:43	MMA Big Show	Sep 12, 2009
W	Chris Spicer4-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:53	BFC	May 8, 2009
L	Alexander Shlemenko67-17-1	KO/TKO	Flying Knee to the Body	R1	5:00	ShoXC	Oct 10, 2008
W	Kala Hose7-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	0:41	EliteXC	Jun 14, 2008
W	Alex Cisne5-2	KO/TKO	—	R2	2:37	KOTC	May 24, 2008
L	Tom Jones19-12	Submission	North-South Choke	R1	1:04	FCF	Mar 15, 2008
L	Dan Molina13-9	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	2:05	KOTC	Oct 27, 2007
W	Blake Norsworthy1-1	KO/TKO	—	R1	2:43	KOTC	Sep 29, 2007
W	Mike Queen4-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	1:03	FCF	Aug 18, 2007
W	Cody Malicott0-3	Submission	—	R1	0:45	BCP	Jun 9, 2007
W	Craig Cobb5-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:42	FCF	Apr 7, 2007
L	Gerald Harris26-8-1	KO/TKO	Slam	R2	4:55	FCF	Nov 10, 2006
W	Nick Budig4-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:18	FCF	Oct 7, 2006
W	Jeff McConnell0-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:26	FCF	Aug 19, 2006
W	Brandon McDowell32-35	Submission	—	R1	0:56	UTS 5	Apr 29, 2006
W	Allan McGuire0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:27	ACF	Mar 10, 2006
W	Roger Kimes0-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:27	XFL	Feb 18, 2006
L	Horace Spencer9-9	Submission	Choke	R1	—	XFL	Dec 30, 2005
W	York Ash6-17	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:00	WFO	Dec 2, 2005

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

10 wins, 3 losses

W10

L3

Submission

19 wins, 6 losses

W19

L6

Decision

2 wins, 1 loss

W2

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

0

Below avg · 16%Light Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

UFC submissions

1

Above avg · 8%Light Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

1.00

Above avg · 0.26Light Heavyweight

KO history

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

Robert McDaniel

PowerChin

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

0

0.00 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

0

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).

Never finished by strikesin the UFC

Career striking

OverallC54th

44%53 / 120

Striking accuracy

56%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.34 differential

Landed1.64

Absorbed1.98

53%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+0%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head64%40th34
Body19%45th10
Leg17%48th9

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

Sig. strikes by position

60%Standing

Standing60%32
Clinch15%8
Ground25%13

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Robert McDaniel

Landed per 15

Head

F

17th

15.8

17th

Body

F

21st

4.6

21st

Leg

D

31st

4.2

31st

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+

94th

13.9

94th

Body

A

72nd

7.0

72nd

Leg

C

46th

8.8

46th

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	15.8	34	86	40%
Body	4.6	10	18	56%
Leg	4.2	9	16	56%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	13.9	30	101	30%
Body	7.0	15	26	58%
Leg	8.8	19	21	90%

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

Robert McDaniel

50%

Takedown accuracy

50%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+1.6 min net

On top5.3

On bottom3.7

Offense

Takedowns

B

61st

0.9

61st

TD accuracy

50%

Sub attempts

A

83rd

1.4

83rd

Control

A

71st

5.3 min

71st

Defense

TD defense

D

38th

50%

38th

Controlled

3.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	2 / 4
Submission attempts	3
Control time	11:23

Defense

TDs defended	4 / 8
Control absorbed	8:00

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (32min 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

Robert McDaniel

3 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 32 min

128%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

McDaniel builds (+18% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, McDaniel lifts to 128% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

McDaniel ▲ 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

McDaniellanded / min

Takedown attempts

McDanielattempts / min

Control time

McDaniel% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	2.8	1.4	2.2	0.21	19%	3
R2	3.7	2.4	2.5	0.00	33%	2
R3	4.1	1.0	0.9	0.13	68%	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

Robert McDaniel

3 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

32/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

75th

46%

75th

Win quality

F

2nd

11%

2nd

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.

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-15	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

469-402-4

.538 win rate

Winning-record opponents

15 of 38

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

38

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	Sean Strickland	Champion	68	Mar 15, 2014
L	Brad Tavares	Top-15	57	Aug 28, 2013
W	Gilbert Smith	Unproven	8	Apr 13, 2013

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

0-1

1 bout

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

0-1

1 bout

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 UFC bout

3 years

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Robert McDaniel

Extended layoff

3 yearssince last bout

vs Brian Houston · Jun 24, 2023

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 1-0As underdog 0-2

41.1

DK avg

23.2

Median

92.7

Ceiling

7.4

Floor

33%

Boom

33%

Bust

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