Middleweight

Gilbert Urbina

The RGV Bad Boy

8-5

Age
30
Height
6'3"
Reach
6'3"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
BMF Ranch
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 64
Finish rate
25%
Win rate
62%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
2
Dec
6

FightMetric

SLpM

6.68

SApM

2.26

Str Acc

65%

Str Def

55%

TD Avg

2.73

TD Acc

44%

TD Def

74%

Sub Avg

0.68

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

64C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 13 career fights for Gilbert Urbina. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

C

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

A

TD react

C

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Punching agility

    Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • Striking defense

    Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Ground game

    Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.

Scouting report

Gilbert Urbina “The RGV Bad Boy” is a 30-year-old Orthodox middleweight out of USA, camped at BMF Ranch. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 8-5-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 6 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (64).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game C on 2.73 TD/15 and 0.68 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 55% / 2.26 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility A (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 74% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (45, D). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Urbina yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

57 C

Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.

  • 2.73 takedowns / 15 at 44% accuracy
  • 0.68 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

73 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 55% striking defense · 2.26 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 5 defeats

Counter punching

45 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 65% accuracy on 6.68 SLpM
  • 0.43 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

64 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 55% · TD def 74% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.26 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

85 A

Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • 6.68 SLpM at 65% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.26 SApM

Takedown reaction

59 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 74% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 5 losses
  • 6 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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