Ron Waterman Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	Satoshi Honma Heavyweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3	Apr 14, 2000
D	Tim Lajcik Heavyweight	Draw	—	R3	5:00	UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion	Sep 24, 1999
L	Andre Roberts Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	2:51	UFC 21: Return of the Champions	Jul 16, 1999
W	CC Chris Condo Heavyweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Half Guard	R1	0:28	UFC 20: Battle for the Gold	May 7, 1999

Outside the UFC

14-5-1across 20 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 8 sub · 1 decPancrase · PRIDE · BRI 1 · WEC · BTBB +6

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Mark Smith10-9	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	2:16	BTBB	Nov 29, 2008
L	Dave Herman22-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:19	EliteXC	Jun 14, 2008
W	Analu Brash3-2	Submission	Keylock	R2	2:10	X-1 Events	Jan 26, 2008
W	Mario Rinaldi11-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:39	AOW	Sep 1, 2007
L	Roger Gracie8-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:38	Bodog Fight	Dec 2, 2006
L	Ricco Rodriguez54-27	KO/TKO	Doctor Stoppage	R1	5:00	WFA 4	Jul 22, 2006
W	Ricco Rodriguez54-27	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Aug 18, 2005
L	Tsuyoshi Kosaka28-21-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Nov 7, 2004
W	Kevin Randleman17-16	Submission	Keylock	R1	7:44	PRIDE	Aug 15, 2004
W	Keigo Takamori6-6	Submission	Keylock	R1	1:36	Pancrase	May 28, 2004
L	Mirko Filipovic38-11-2	KO/TKO	Soccer Kicks	R1	4:37	PRIDE	Feb 1, 2004
D	Jimmy Ambriz17-21-1	Draw	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Nov 30, 2003
W	Jun Ishii8-6	Submission	Neck Crank	R1	1:02	Pancrase	Oct 31, 2003
W	Jerry Vrbanovic6-7-1	Submission	Shoulder Lock	R3	0:00	IFC	Sep 6, 2003
W	James Nevarez1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	2:31	WEC	Aug 9, 2003
W	Valentijn Overeem30-32	Submission	Keylock	R1	2:18	PRIDE	Dec 23, 2002
W	Kengo Watanabe8-13-3	Submission	Keylock	R1	2:33	Pancrase	Sep 29, 2002
W	Matt Asher2-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:28	BRI 1	Feb 6, 1999
W	Joshua Jenkins1-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:14	BRI 1	Feb 6, 1999
W	Daniel James0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:20	BRI 1	Feb 6, 1999

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

6 wins, 4 losses

W6

L4

Submission

8 wins, 1 loss

W8

L1

Decision

2 wins, 1 loss

W2

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Above avg · 19%Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.24Heavyweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.75

Above avg · 0.24Heavyweight

KO history

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

Ron Waterman

PowerChin

Knockout rate

25%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

0

0.00 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

5.26 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

OverallC47th

50%93 / 143

Striking accuracy

42%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.53 differential

Landed0.84

Absorbed1.37

46%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head78%55th73
Body13%48th12
Leg9%50th8

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

Sig. strikes by position

60%Ground

Standing14%13
Clinch26%24
Ground60%56

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Ron Waterman

Landed per 15

Head

C

56th

32.9

56th

Body

D

34th

5.4

34th

Leg

D

36th

3.6

36th

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+

96th

8.6

96th

Body

A+

89th

3.2

89th

Leg

A+

93rd

0.9

93rd

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	32.9	73	113	65%
Body	5.4	12	16	75%
Leg	3.6	8	14	57%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	8.6	19	50	38%
Body	3.2	7	9	78%
Leg	0.9	2	6	33%

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

Ron Waterman

38%

Takedown accuracy

—

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+8.3 min net

On top9.5

On bottom1.2

Offense

Takedowns

A

72nd

2.7

72nd

TD accuracy

C

52nd

38%

52nd

Sub attempts

A

78th

1.4

78th

Control

A

81st

9.5 min

81st

Defense

TD defense

—

Controlled

1.2 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	6 / 16
Submission attempts	3
Control time	21:00

Defense

TDs defended	0 / 0
Control absorbed	2:34

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (33min 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

Ron Waterman

4 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 33 min

53%

R3 pace · 2 bouts

Waterman fades (-34% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Waterman drops to 53% of round-1 output by round 3 (2 bouts).

Waterman ▼ 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

Watermanlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Watermanattempts / min

Control time

Waterman% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	9.1	5.4	1.1	0.30	71%	4
R2	5.6	1.5	1.0	0.80	44%	2
R3	4.7	0.6	0.4	0.40	72%	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

Ron Waterman

4 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

29/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

F

1st

10%

1st

Win quality

A

79th

50%

79th

Limited UFC sample (4 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

3

Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Building	1	0-1	0%
Unproven	3	2-0-1	100%

Highest-quality opponents

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

Pre-UFC opposition

Strong

Opponents' combined record

324-215-9

.601 win rate

Winning-record opponents

12 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
W	Satoshi Honma	Unproven	8	Apr 14, 2000
D	Tim Lajcik	Unproven	8	Sep 24, 1999
L	Andre Roberts	Building	15	Jul 16, 1999
W	Chris Condo	Unproven	8	May 7, 1999

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

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

—

Long layoff

> 180 days

1-0

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

—

After a win

next bout after a win

0-1

1 bout

First UFC bout

no precedent

2-0

2 bouts

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

17y 7mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Ron Waterman

Extended layoff

17y 7mosince last bout

vs Mark Smith · Nov 29, 2008

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFS

69.1

DK avg

105.1

Median

123.6

Ceiling

10.6

Floor

50%

Boom

25%

Bust

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