Bantamweight

Colby Thicknesse

“Slickness”

9-1

Age
27
Height
5'7"
Reach
5'9"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Freestyle Fighting Gym
Out of
Australia
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 71
Finish rate
22%
Win rate
90%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
2
Dec
7

FightMetric

SLpM

3.33

SApM

3.43

Str Acc

50%

Str Def

61%

TD Avg

1.00

TD Acc

9%

TD Def

81%

Sub Avg

0.50

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

71B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 10 career fights for Colby Thicknesse. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

D

Defense

C+

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

D

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.

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.

  • Punching agility

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

Scouting report

Colby Thicknesse “Slickness” is a 27-year-old Orthodox bantamweight out of Australia, camped at Freestyle Fighting Gym. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 9-1-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 7 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (71).

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 D on 1.00 TD/15 and 0.50 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 61% / 3.43 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 81% 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 (31, 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 Thicknesse 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

31 D

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

  • 1.00 takedowns / 15 at 9% accuracy
  • 0.50 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

64 C+

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

  • 61% striking defense · 3.43 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

42 D

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

  • 50% accuracy on 3.33 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

63 C+

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

  • Str def 61% · TD def 81% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 3.43 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

48 D

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

  • 3.33 SLpM at 50% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 3.43 SApM

Takedown reaction

67 C+

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

  • 81% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 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 1 losses
  • 7 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

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