Welterweight

Sam Patterson

15-3-1

Age
30
Height
6'3"
Reach
6'6"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Team Crossface
Out of
England
Style
grappler
Fight IQ
C+ · 63
Finish rate
47%
Win rate
83%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
7
Dec
8

FightMetric

SLpM

2.62

SApM

3.68

Str Acc

45%

Str Def

63%

TD Avg

0.82

TD Acc

50%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

1.64

Tape read

Submission hunter

Fight IQ

63C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 19 career fights for Sam Patterson. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

C

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

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

  • Punching agility

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

  • Ground game

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

Scouting report

Sam Patterson is a 30-year-old Orthodox welterweight out of England, camped at Team Crossface. The tape read: submission hunter. Career mark 15-3-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 8 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (63).

What works. Durability is the standout at 79 (B+). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game C on 0.82 TD/15 and 1.64 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 63% / 3.68 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (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. Counter punching is the soft spot (41, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. 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 Patterson 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.

  • 0.82 takedowns / 15 at 50% accuracy
  • 1.64 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins

Striking defense

62 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

  • 63% striking defense · 3.68 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 3 defeats

Counter punching

41 D

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

  • 45% accuracy on 2.62 SLpM
  • 0.44 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

68 C+

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 63% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.68 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

43 D

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

  • 2.62 SLpM at 45% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.68 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

79 B+

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 3 losses
  • 8 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.