Seth Baczynski

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Seth Baczynski

Nickname“The Polish Pistola”

Record

21-16

Streak

L4

Age

44

Date of birth

Oct 26, 1981

Fighting out of: Apache Junction, Arizona
Born: United States
Camp: Power MMA Team
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 6'3" · 191 cm
Reach: 74" · 188 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Apr 11, 2015
Cut risk: 71%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Leon Edwards

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:08

UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 · Apr 11, 2015

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2

Alan Jouban

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 4:23

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux · Aug 16, 2014

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Saint Preux

Thiago Alves

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne · Apr 19, 2014

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne

Neil Magny

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 · Nov 6, 2013

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3

Brian Melancon

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 4:59

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman · Jul 6, 2013

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman

Mike Pierce

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson · Dec 14, 2012

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson

Simeon Thoresen

Simeon Thoresen

Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 4:10

UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort · Sep 22, 2012

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort

Lance Benoist

Welterweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall · Jun 8, 2012

UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall

Matt Brown

Welterweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R2 · 0:42

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson · Nov 19, 2011

Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson

Clay Harvison

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 1:12

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger · Sep 17, 2011

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger

Brad Tavares

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale · Jun 19, 2010

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale

Outside the UFC

16-10across 26 bouts · 25 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 9 subIFL · NWFA 1 · C3 Fights 48 · LFA · Unified MMA 34 +20

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Jesse Taylor33-17	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	0:46	NWFA 1	Aug 28, 2021
L	Gerald Harris26-8-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	C3 Fights 48	Nov 23, 2019
L	Daniel Madrid18-7	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	2:54	LFA	Feb 1, 2019
L	Teddy Ash14-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R5	4:58	Unified MMA 34	Sep 28, 2018
W	Matt Lagler13-16-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:05	CCW	Jul 29, 2018
W	Marvin Babe7-30	Submission	—	R1	2:29	C3 Fights 46	Apr 27, 2018
W	Jonathan Casimiro3-3	KO/TKO	—	R2	4:15	WFF MX	Oct 15, 2016
L	Jesse Taylor33-17	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Tru-Form Entertainment	Aug 26, 2016
W	Alex Garcia15-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:44	Ringside MMA 10	Apr 9, 2011
W	Tim McKenzie14-9	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R1	2:15	TPF 7	Dec 2, 2010
W	Tom Nguyen5-3	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	1:32	WBFN	Oct 30, 2009
L	Roger Bowling12-6	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:09	MMA Big Show	Mar 7, 2009
W	James Warfield23-16	KO/TKO	Flying Knee and Punches	R1	1:21	EVO MMA	Oct 4, 2008
W	Oscar Montano1-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:30	MFC	Sep 20, 2008
W	Antonio Grant2-8	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	0:11	SCF	Aug 8, 2008
L	Donnie Liles17-7	Submission	Anaconda Choke	R1	2:01	WC 4	Jul 19, 2008
W	Eddie Arizmendi16-6	Submission	Triangle Choke	R2	2:03	RITC 111	Jun 7, 2008
W	Jordan Pergola3-3	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:00	XFC 3	Mar 2, 2008
W	Kito Andrews9-5	Submission	Triangle Choke	R3	3:50	FMF	Feb 23, 2008
W	Chris Kennedy8-12	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:50	Tuff-N-Uff	Feb 1, 2008
L	Dan Molina13-9	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	1:32	IFL	Jun 16, 2007
L	Brent Beauparlant8-5	Decision	Unanimous	R3	4:00	IFL	Apr 13, 2007
W	Seth Ballantine1-2	Submission	Armbar	R2	1:18	RITC 89	Dec 2, 2006
W	Travous DeGroat5-2	Submission	Kimura	R1	—	RITC 84	Jul 1, 2006
W	Jonathan Tsosie2-12	Submission	Choke	R1	1:32	RITC 80	Mar 18, 2006
L	Shane Johnson9-5	Submission	Kneebar	R1	2:29	RITC 79	Feb 24, 2006

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

Amateur

1-2across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsRITC 76 · RITC 75 · RITC 73

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Gabriel Flores1-0	Submission	Choke	R3	1:56	RITC 76	Nov 11, 2005
W	Robert King0-1	KO/TKO	Retirement	R1	0:35	RITC 75	Sep 30, 2005
L	Ryan Potter2-3	Submission	Choke	R1	1:18	RITC 73	Aug 6, 2005

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

Career striking

OverallC46th

31%310 / 982

Striking accuracy

51%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.06 differential

Landed3.08

Absorbed3.14

50%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-18%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head66%58th206
Body23%62nd70
Leg11%47th34

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

Sig. strikes by position

67%Standing

Standing67%209
Clinch21%65
Ground12%36

Striking zones

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

UFC only

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Landed per 15

Head

B

60th

30.7

60th

Body

B

64th

10.4

64th

Leg

D

39th

5.1

39th

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

74th

22.4

74th

Body

D

31st

12.1

31st

Leg

F

15th

12.7

15th

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	30.7	206	814	25%
Body	10.4	70	121	58%
Leg	5.1	34	47	72%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	22.4	150	455	33%
Body	12.1	81	93	87%
Leg	12.7	85	102	83%

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

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Seth Baczynski

11 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 101 min

169%

R3 pace · 5 bouts

Baczynski builds (+11% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Baczynski lifts to 169% of round-1 output by round 3 (5 bouts).

Seth Baczynski

Baczynski ▲ 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

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Takedown attempts

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Control time

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Baczynski% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.9	3.3	3.3	0.27	21%	11
R2	4.2	2.6	3.0	0.30	18%	7
R3	6.0	3.2	2.9	0.60	25%	5

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

Seth Baczynski

Seth Baczynski

11 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

40/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

67th

40%

67th

Win quality

C

43rd

37%

43rd

Opponent quality distribution

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

1

2

3

1

1

3

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	2	2-0	100%
Ranked 6–15	3	0-3	0%
Contender-level	1	0-1	0%
Building	1	1-0	100%
Unproven	3	2-1	67%

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	Leon Edwards	Champion	68	Apr 11, 2015
L	Alan Jouban	Contender-level	32	Aug 16, 2014
L	Thiago Alves	Ranked 6–15	59	Apr 19, 2014
W	Neil Magny	Top-5	54	Nov 6, 2013
L	Brian Melancon	Unproven	8	Jul 6, 2013
L	Mike Pierce	Ranked 6–15	55	Dec 14, 2012
W	Simeon Thoresen	Unproven	8	Sep 22, 2012
W	Lance Benoist	Building	15	Jun 8, 2012
W	Matt Brown	Top-5	61	Nov 19, 2011
W	Clay Harvison	Unproven	8	Sep 17, 2011
L	Brad Tavares	Ranked 6–15	49	Jun 19, 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.