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Claudio Puelles

Lightweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #66; v1.1 (shadow) #74

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 63-70: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,543, deviation 147: measured from 9 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 30 (born 1996-04-21) · Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) · Reach 72 in (183 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 414 days since last bout (2025-09-13) · Last five 2-3 · Streak L3

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,543 is the division's 49th highest of 96 board fighters after an inactivity penalty of 14 points for 414 days without a bout; the ledger stands at -1.9 (+0.1 from quality wins, less 2.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 1 quality win in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; form penalty 0.15 for a 2-3 last five. Score -0.22 = -0.00 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.07 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #66.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.2270% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.00resume rating 1,543 (raw 1,557 less inactivity penalty 14), scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.07quality ledger -1.9: +0.1 QW +0.0 proof -0.0 blowout -2.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #66v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#74score -0.46; score order #74

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

All 9 UFC bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2025-09-13Noche UFC: Lopes vs. SilvaJoaquim SilvaunrankedLsplit decision3 (5:00)53%
2024-02-24UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2Fares ZiamunrankedLsplit decision3 (5:00)45%
2022-11-12UFC 281: Adesanya vs. PereiraDan Hooker#12LKO/TKO2 (4:06)46%
2022-04-23UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. AndradeClay GuidaunrankedWsubmission1 (3:01)52%
2021-12-04UFC Fight Night: Font vs. AldoChris GruetzemacherunrankedWsubmission3 (3:25)62%
2021-06-05UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. SakaiJordan LeavittunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)43%
2019-09-21UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. StephensMarcos MarianounrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)54%
2018-05-19UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. UsmanFelipe SilvaunrankedWsubmission3 (2:23)36%
2016-11-05UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. FergusonMartin BravounrankedLKO/TKO2 (1:55)50%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 96 board fighters at Lightweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute1.54(4th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike accuracy47%(41st percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.00(24th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of wins by finish60%(60th percentile at Lightweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.62(10th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike defence48%(28th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.57(79th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career275(41st percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2022-11-12, 1,450 days ago)(77th percentile at Lightweight)
Submission losses0(52nd percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.113(75th percentile at Lightweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes3.29(92nd percentile at Lightweight)
Takedown defence60%(32nd percentile at Lightweight)
Share of cage time in control45%(95th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground44%(94th percentile at Lightweight)
Stylewrestler (9.7 takedown attempts per 15 min; 45% control)
Career stage
Age30.5(32nd percentile at Lightweight)
Age at UFC debut20.5(3rd percentile at Lightweight)
Years since UFC debut10.0(84th percentile at Lightweight)
UFC bouts9(59th percentile at Lightweight)
Cage time, minutes105(64th percentile at Lightweight)
Bouts per year, last three years0.7(8th percentile at Lightweight)
Days since last bout414(92nd percentile at Lightweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #24, Lightweight2023-10-13: #24, Lightweight2023-10-20: #24, Lightweight2023-11-03: #24, Lightweight2023-11-10: #24, Lightweight2023-11-17: #24, Lightweight2023-12-01: #23, Lightweight2023-12-08: #24, Lightweight2023-12-15: #26, Lightweight2024-01-12: #29, Lightweight2024-01-19: #29, Lightweight2024-02-02: #29, Lightweight2024-02-09: #30, Lightweight2024-02-16: #31, Lightweight2024-02-23: #31, Lightweight2024-03-01: #33, Lightweight2024-03-08: #33, Lightweight2024-03-15: #34, Lightweight2024-03-22: #35, Lightweight2024-03-29: #34, Lightweight2024-04-05: #34, Lightweight2024-04-12: #34, Lightweight2024-04-26: #34, Lightweight2024-05-03: #35, Lightweight2024-05-10: #38, Lightweight2024-05-17: #40, Lightweight2024-05-31: #40, Lightweight2024-06-07: #39, Lightweight2024-06-14: #38, Lightweight2024-06-21: #38, Lightweight2024-06-28: #37, Lightweight2024-07-12: #37, Lightweight2024-07-19: #36, Lightweight2024-07-26: #35, Lightweight2024-08-02: #36, Lightweight2024-08-09: #36, Lightweight2024-08-16: #36, Lightweight2024-08-23: #35, Lightweight2024-09-06: #35, Lightweight2024-09-13: #35, Lightweight2024-09-27: #33, Lightweight2024-10-04: #33, Lightweight2024-10-11: #33, Lightweight2024-10-18: #33, Lightweight2024-10-25: #33, Lightweight2024-11-01: #33, Lightweight2024-11-08: #33, Lightweight2024-11-15: #33, Lightweight2024-11-22: #33, Lightweight2024-12-06: #33, Lightweight2024-12-13: #33, Lightweight2025-01-10: #34, Lightweight2025-01-17: #35, Lightweight2025-01-31: #35, Lightweight2025-02-07: #35, Lightweight2025-02-14: #36, Lightweight2025-02-21: #35, Lightweight2025-02-28: #35, Lightweight2025-03-07: #37, Lightweight2025-03-14: #37, Lightweight2025-03-21: #38, Lightweight2025-03-28: #40, Lightweight2025-04-04: #40, Lightweight2025-04-11: #40, Lightweight2025-04-25: #41, Lightweight2025-05-02: #45, Lightweight2025-05-09: #46, Lightweight2025-05-16: #46, Lightweight2025-05-30: #44, Lightweight2025-06-06: #45, Lightweight2025-06-13: #44, Lightweight2025-06-20: #48, Lightweight2025-06-27: #46, Lightweight2025-07-11: #49, Lightweight2025-07-18: #49, Lightweight2025-07-25: #48, Lightweight2025-08-01: #49, Lightweight2025-08-08: #50, Lightweight2025-08-15: #51, Lightweight2025-09-26: #61, Lightweight2025-10-03: #61, Lightweight2025-10-10: #60, Lightweight2025-10-17: #59, Lightweight2025-10-24: #59, Lightweight2025-10-31: #59, Lightweight2025-11-07: #59, Lightweight2025-11-14: #50, Lightweight2025-11-21: #49, Lightweight2025-12-05: #50, Lightweight2025-12-12: #51, Lightweight2026-01-23: #52, Lightweight2026-01-30: #53, Lightweight2026-02-06: #53, Lightweight2026-02-20: #53, Lightweight2026-02-27: #53, Lightweight2026-03-06: #52, Lightweight2026-03-13: #54, Lightweight2026-03-20: #55, Lightweight2026-03-27: #55, Lightweight2026-04-03: #57, Lightweight2026-04-10: #59, Lightweight2026-04-17: #59, Lightweight2026-04-24: #59, Lightweight2026-05-01: #59, Lightweight2026-05-08: #59, Lightweight2026-05-15: #57, Lightweight2026-05-29: #58, Lightweight2026-06-05: #58, Lightweight2026-06-13: #57, Lightweight2026-06-19: #57, Lightweight2026-06-26: #57, Lightweight2026-07-10: #58, Lightweight2026-07-17: #57, Lightweight2026-07-24: #59, Lightweight2026-07-31: #61, Lightweight2026-08-07: #61, Lightweight2026-08-14: #63, Lightweight2026-08-21: #62, Lightweight2026-08-28: #63, Lightweight2026-09-04: #63, Lightweight2026-09-11: #64, Lightweight2026-09-18: #64, Lightweight2026-09-25: #64, Lightweight2026-09-26: #64, Lightweight2026-10-03: #64, Lightweight2026-10-10: #64, Lightweight2026-10-17: #68, Lightweight2026-10-24: #68, Lightweight2026-10-31: #66, Lightweight#66

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Absent from 3 of 132 snapshots (gaps in the line).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,4501,5001,5501,6002019202120232025Nov 2016Oct 20262016-11-05: 1,421 (L vs Martin Bravo)2018-05-19: 1,458 (W vs Felipe Silva)2019-09-21: 1,519 (W vs Marcos Mariano)2021-06-05: 1,554 (W vs Jordan Leavitt)2021-12-04: 1,558 (W vs Chris Gruetzemacher)2022-04-23: 1,567 (W vs Clay Guida)2022-11-12: 1,526 (L vs Dan Hooker)2024-02-24: 1,515 (L vs Fares Ziam)2025-09-13: 1,508 (L vs Joaquim Silva)1,508

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (-5 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component+8what fighters aged 30.5 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-13his recency-weighted mean and trend over 9 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -3 points a year
Combined-5the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02021222324252627282930312016-11-05 (age 20.5): L vs Martin Bravo, residual -0.472018-05-19 (age 22.1): W vs Felipe Silva, residual +0.542019-09-21 (age 23.4): W vs Marcos Mariano, residual +0.322021-06-05 (age 25.1): W vs Jordan Leavitt, residual +0.062021-12-04 (age 25.6): W vs Chris Gruetzemacher, residual +0.352022-04-23 (age 26.0): W vs Clay Guida, residual +0.562022-11-12 (age 26.6): L vs Dan Hooker, residual -0.472024-02-24 (age 27.8): L vs Fares Ziam, residual -0.272025-09-13 (age 29.4): L vs Joaquim Silva, residual -0.06-0.01

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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