Bantamweight

Xiao Long

27-11

Age
28
Height
5'8"
Reach
5'10"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
UFC Performance Institute Shanghai
Out of
China
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 64
Finish rate
33%
Win rate
71%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
9
Dec
18

FightMetric

SLpM

5.06

SApM

2.83

Str Acc

53%

Str Def

58%

TD Avg

0.74

TD Acc

28%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

64C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 38 career fights for Xiao Long. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

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

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

Scouting report

Xiao Long is a 28-year-old Orthodox bantamweight out of China, camped at UFC Performance Institute Shanghai. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 27-11-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission, 18 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (64).

What works. Durability is the standout at 83 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.74 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 58% / 2.83 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (27, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence 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 Long 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

27 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.74 takedowns / 15 at 28% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 9 career sub wins

Striking defense

68 B

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

  • 58% striking defense · 2.83 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 11 defeats

Counter punching

38 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 53% accuracy on 5.06 SLpM
  • 0.10 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 58% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.83 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

61 C+

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 5.06 SLpM at 53% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.83 SApM

Takedown reaction

68 C+

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

  • 82% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

83 B+

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

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 11 losses
  • 18 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

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