Sam Sicilia

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Sam Sicilia

Record

18-11

Streak

W1

Age

40

Date of birth

Feb 1, 1986

Fighting out of: Spokane, Washington
Born: United States
Camp: Sikjitsu
Weight class: Featherweight
Height: 5'8" · 173 cm
Reach: 67" · 170 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Feb 19, 2017
Cut risk: 61%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Gavin Tucker

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne · Feb 19, 2017

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

Gabriel Benitez

Gabriel Benitez

Featherweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing Technical Submission · R2 · 1:20

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson · Sep 17, 2016

Guillotine Choke Standing Technical Submission

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson

Dooho Choi

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 1:33

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal · Nov 28, 2015

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal

Yaotzin Meza

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee · Jul 15, 2015

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee

Akira Corassani

Akira Corassani

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:26

UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs. Johnson · Jan 24, 2015

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs. Johnson

Katsunori Kikuno

Katsunori Kikuno

Featherweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 1:38

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson · Sep 20, 2014

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson

Aaron Phillips

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw · May 24, 2014

UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw

Cole Miller

Featherweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 1:54

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou · Jan 15, 2014

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou

Godofredo Pepey

Godofredo Pepey

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Guard · R1 · 1:42

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 · Nov 9, 2013

Punches to Head From Guard

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2

Maximo Blanco

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale · Apr 13, 2013

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen Finale

Rony Jason

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 4:16

UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar · Oct 13, 2012

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar

Cristiano Marcello

Cristiano Marcello

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R2 · 2:53

The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale · Jun 1, 2012

Knee to Head In Clinch

The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

Outside the UFC

13-4across 17 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 4 sub · 3 decBellator · LOTC · ROTR · ExciteFight · COTC +5

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Talon Hofman8-10	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	1:18	ExciteFight	Aug 26, 2021
L	Robert Whiteford17-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	4:54	Bellator	Nov 23, 2019
L	Pedro Carvalho15-10	Submission	Face Crank	R2	1:56	Bellator	Sep 7, 2019
W	Derek Campos20-16	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Bellator	Dec 14, 2018
L	Emmanuel Sanchez24-12	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R1	3:52	Bellator	Apr 28, 2018
W	Marcos Galvao18-12-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Bellator	Dec 1, 2017
W	Arley George4-3	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:25	COTC	Dec 15, 2011
W	Jared Haller2-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:25	Ringside Ticket	Nov 12, 2011
W	Josiah Mitchell3-2	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:29	CS	Oct 1, 2011
W	Dominic Rivera0-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:38	FNE	Aug 13, 2011
W	Josh Snodgrass3-13	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:48	SRP	Jul 29, 2011
W	Angel Diaz4-5	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	3:35	LOTC	Jul 16, 2011
L	Daniel Swain20-11-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:38	LOTC	Jun 10, 2011
W	Charon Spain23-54	Submission	Neck Crank	R1	4:03	LOTC	Apr 28, 2011
W	Marc Forsyth0-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	4:07	ROTR	Mar 5, 2011
W	Jason Gybels3-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:54	ROTR	Jan 15, 2011
W	Brian Clayton1-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	CCW	Sep 15, 2007

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

Amateur

1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsAXFC 19 · MAX MMA

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Coby Parmenter2-0	Submission	Armbar	R1	0:55	AXFC 19	Dec 8, 2007
W	Tim Abell0-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	—	MAX MMA	Oct 6, 2007

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallD41st

33%255 / 761

Striking accuracy

59%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-1.09 differential

Landed2.46

Absorbed3.55

65%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head69%39th175
Body20%37th50
Leg12%31st30

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

Sig. strikes by position

66%Standing

Standing66%168
Clinch13%32
Ground22%55

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Sam Sicilia

Sam Sicilia

Landed per 15

Head

D

31st

25.3

31st

Body

D

29th

7.2

29th

Leg

F

21st

4.3

21st

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

45th

34.3

45th

Body

B

64th

8.8

64th

Leg

D

36th

10.1

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.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	25.3	175	641	27%
Body	7.2	50	81	62%
Leg	4.3	30	39	77%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	34.3	237	699	34%
Body	8.8	61	117	52%
Leg	10.1	70	87	80%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Sam Sicilia

Sam Sicilia

12 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 104 min

141%

R3 pace · 4 bouts

Sicilia builds (+9% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Sicilia lifts to 141% of round-1 output by round 3 (4 bouts).

Sam Sicilia

Sicilia ▲ 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

Sam Sicilia

Sicilialanded / min

Takedown attempts

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Control time

Sam Sicilia

Sicilia% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.7	2.6	3.5	0.14	18%	12
R2	4.4	2.8	4.5	0.25	19%	9
R3	4.5	1.5	2.3	0.40	45%	4

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

Sam Sicilia

Sam Sicilia

12 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

30/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

F

17th

19%

17th

Win quality

C

56th

42%

56th

Opponent quality distribution

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

1

1

7

3

Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
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%
Established	1	0-1	0%
Building	7	2-5	29%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

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	Gavin Tucker	Building	15	Feb 19, 2017
L	Gabriel Benitez	Building	18	Sep 17, 2016
L	Dooho Choi	Ranked 6–15	46	Nov 28, 2015
W	Yaotzin Meza	Unproven	12	Jul 15, 2015
W	Akira Corassani	Building	18	Jan 24, 2015
L	Katsunori Kikuno	Building	15	Sep 20, 2014
W	Aaron Phillips	Unproven	8	May 24, 2014
L	Cole Miller	Established	35	Jan 15, 2014
W	Godofredo Pepey	Building	15	Nov 9, 2013
L	Maximo Blanco	Building	15	Apr 13, 2013
L	Rony Jason	Building	15	Oct 13, 2012
W	Cristiano Marcello	Unproven	8	Jun 1, 2012

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.