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Cody Durden

Flyweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #45; v1.1 (shadow) #45

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 44-45: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,450, deviation 108: measured from 18 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 35 (born 1991-03-29) · Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) · Reach 67 in (170 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 1 days since last bout (2026-10-31) · Last five 2-3 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,450 is the division's 43rd highest of 49 board fighters; the ledger stands at -6.5 (+0.5 from quality wins, less 2.0 for blowout losses, less 5.0 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 -0.71 = -0.30 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.26 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.15 (form penalty); score order put him at #45.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.7170% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.30resume rating 1,450, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.26quality ledger -6.5: +0.5 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -5.0 weak
Form penalty0.15last five 2-3
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 1 over top-15
Placementscore order #45v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#45score -0.97; score order #45

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-10-31UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. NolanOde OsbourneunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)57%
2026-07-11UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2Alessandro CostaunrankedLsubmission2 (2:19)45%
2026-04-25UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. ZalalJafel FilhounrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)28%
2026-03-07UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2Nyamjargal TumendemberelunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)42%
2025-11-01UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. OnamaAllan NascimentounrankedLsubmission2 (3:13)32%
2025-06-14UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. BuckleyJose OchoaunrankedLKO/TKO2 (0:11)50%
2024-12-07UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraJoshua VanunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)40%
2024-09-07UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. BradyMatt Schnell#11Wsubmission2 (0:29)63%
2024-07-20UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. JandirobaBruno SilvaunrankedLKO/TKO2 (2:58)41%
2023-12-16UFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonTagir Ulanbekov#12Lsubmission2 (4:25)54%

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 49 board fighters at Flyweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.19(37th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike accuracy46%(53rd percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.08(35th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of wins by finish25%(31st percentile at Flyweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.66(55th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike defence51%(31st percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.33(69th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career673(90th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses2 (last 2025-06-14, 505 days ago)(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Submission losses5(100th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.056(69th percentile at Flyweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes3.99(96th percentile at Flyweight)
Takedown defence57%(30th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of cage time in control37%(88th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground18%(55th percentile at Flyweight)
Stylewrestler (7.9 takedown attempts per 15 min; 37% control)
Career stage
Age35.6(88th percentile at Flyweight)
Age at UFC debut29.3(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
Years since UFC debut6.3(76th percentile at Flyweight)
UFC bouts18(94th percentile at Flyweight)
Cage time, minutes184(92nd percentile at Flyweight)
Bouts per year, last three years3.3(94th percentile at Flyweight)
Days since last bout1(4th percentile at Flyweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C20406020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #19, Flyweight2023-10-13: #19, Flyweight2023-10-20: #19, Flyweight2023-11-03: #18, Flyweight2023-11-10: #18, Flyweight2023-11-17: #19, Flyweight2023-12-01: #18, Flyweight2023-12-08: #18, Flyweight2023-12-15: #19, Flyweight2024-01-12: #23, Flyweight2024-01-19: #23, Flyweight2024-02-02: #22, Flyweight2024-02-09: #21, Flyweight2024-02-16: #21, Flyweight2024-02-23: #21, Flyweight2024-03-01: #23, Flyweight2024-03-08: #24, Flyweight2024-03-15: #24, Flyweight2024-03-22: #24, Flyweight2024-03-29: #26, Flyweight2024-04-05: #26, Flyweight2024-04-12: #26, Flyweight2024-04-26: #25, Flyweight2024-05-03: #25, Flyweight2024-05-10: #26, Flyweight2024-05-17: #27, Flyweight2024-05-31: #27, Flyweight2024-06-07: #27, Flyweight2024-06-14: #27, Flyweight2024-06-21: #26, Flyweight2024-06-28: #26, Flyweight2024-07-12: #26, Flyweight2024-07-19: #26, Flyweight2024-07-26: #34, Flyweight2024-08-02: #28, Flyweight2024-08-09: #34, Flyweight2024-08-16: #33, Flyweight2024-08-23: #34, Flyweight2024-09-06: #33, Flyweight2024-09-13: #26, Flyweight2024-09-27: #24, Flyweight2024-10-04: #24, Flyweight2024-10-11: #24, Flyweight2024-10-18: #26, Flyweight2024-10-25: #26, Flyweight2024-11-01: #26, Flyweight2024-11-08: #26, Flyweight2024-11-15: #26, Flyweight2024-11-22: #26, Flyweight2024-12-06: #29, Flyweight2024-12-13: #45, Flyweight2025-01-10: #44, Flyweight2025-01-17: #45, Flyweight2025-01-31: #45, Flyweight2025-02-07: #45, Flyweight2025-02-14: #45, Flyweight2025-02-21: #45, Flyweight2025-02-28: #46, Flyweight2025-03-07: #46, Flyweight2025-03-14: #46, Flyweight2025-03-21: #41, Flyweight2025-03-28: #41, Flyweight2025-04-04: #42, Flyweight2025-04-11: #43, Flyweight2025-04-25: #43, Flyweight2025-05-02: #43, Flyweight2025-05-09: #43, Flyweight2025-05-16: #43, Flyweight2025-05-30: #43, Flyweight2025-06-06: #43, Flyweight2025-06-13: #43, Flyweight2025-06-20: #55, Flyweight2025-06-27: #55, Flyweight2025-07-11: #55, Flyweight2025-07-18: #54, Flyweight2025-07-25: #54, Flyweight2025-08-01: #54, Flyweight2025-08-08: #54, Flyweight2025-08-15: #53, Flyweight2025-08-22: #54, Flyweight2025-09-05: #55, Flyweight2025-09-12: #55, Flyweight2025-09-26: #55, Flyweight2025-10-03: #55, Flyweight2025-10-10: #55, Flyweight2025-10-17: #55, Flyweight2025-10-24: #56, Flyweight2025-10-31: #56, Flyweight2025-11-07: #58, Flyweight2025-11-14: #57, Flyweight2025-11-21: #57, Flyweight2025-12-05: #58, Flyweight2025-12-12: #57, Flyweight2026-01-23: #56, Flyweight2026-01-30: #56, Flyweight2026-02-06: #56, Flyweight2026-02-20: #56, Flyweight2026-02-27: #56, Flyweight2026-03-06: #56, Flyweight2026-03-13: #56, Flyweight2026-03-20: #56, Flyweight2026-03-27: #55, Flyweight2026-04-03: #55, Flyweight2026-04-10: #55, Flyweight2026-04-17: #54, Flyweight2026-04-24: #54, Flyweight2026-05-01: #53, Flyweight2026-05-08: #53, Flyweight2026-05-15: #53, Flyweight2026-05-29: #51, Flyweight2026-06-05: #50, Flyweight2026-06-13: #48, Flyweight2026-06-19: #48, Flyweight2026-06-26: #49, Flyweight2026-07-10: #48, Flyweight2026-07-17: #52, Flyweight2026-07-24: #52, Flyweight2026-07-31: #52, Flyweight2026-08-07: #52, Flyweight2026-08-14: #52, Flyweight2026-08-21: #52, Flyweight2026-08-28: #52, Flyweight2026-09-04: #54, Flyweight2026-09-11: #56, Flyweight2026-09-18: #55, Flyweight2026-09-25: #53, Flyweight2026-09-26: #53, Flyweight2026-10-03: #53, Flyweight2026-10-10: #53, Flyweight2026-10-17: #53, Flyweight2026-10-24: #52, Flyweight2026-10-31: #45, Flyweight#45

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,6502022202320242025Aug 2020Oct 20262020-08-01: 1,505 (D vs Chris Gutierrez)2020-12-19: 1,504 (L vs Jimmy Flick)2021-11-20: 1,500 (W vs Aoriqileng)2022-03-19: 1,409 (L vs Muhammad Mokaev)2022-06-25: 1,505 (W vs JP Buys)2022-10-29: 1,532 (W vs Carlos Mota)2023-04-29: 1,573 (W vs Charles Johnson)2023-08-05: 1,603 (W vs Jake Hadley)2023-12-16: 1,568 (L vs Tagir Ulanbekov)2024-07-20: 1,557 (L vs Bruno Silva)2024-09-07: 1,541 (W vs Matt Schnell)2024-12-07: 1,494 (L vs Joshua Van)2025-06-14: 1,443 (L vs Jose Ochoa)2025-11-01: 1,466 (L vs Allan Nascimento)2026-03-07: 1,448 (L vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel)2026-04-25: 1,503 (W vs Jafel Filho)2026-07-11: 1,507 (L vs Alessandro Costa)2026-10-31: 1,535 (W vs Ode Osbourne)1,535

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 run about 51 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 49 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-49what fighters aged 35.6 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-2his recency-weighted mean and trend over 17 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +1 points a year
Combined-51the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind 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+1.02930313233343536372020-12-19 (age 29.7): L vs Jimmy Flick, residual -0.482021-11-20 (age 30.6): W vs Aoriqileng, residual +0.052022-03-19 (age 31.0): L vs Muhammad Mokaev, residual -0.442022-06-25 (age 31.2): W vs JP Buys, residual +0.522022-10-29 (age 31.6): W vs Carlos Mota, residual +0.202023-04-29 (age 32.1): W vs Charles Johnson, residual +0.362023-08-05 (age 32.4): W vs Jake Hadley, residual +0.352023-12-16 (age 32.7): L vs Tagir Ulanbekov, residual -0.462024-07-20 (age 33.3): L vs Bruno Silva, residual -0.422024-09-07 (age 33.4): W vs Matt Schnell, residual +0.502024-12-07 (age 33.7): L vs Joshua Van, residual -0.422025-06-14 (age 34.2): L vs Jose Ochoa, residual -0.542025-11-01 (age 34.6): L vs Allan Nascimento, residual -0.332026-03-07 (age 34.9): L vs Nyamjargal Tumendemberel, residual -0.202026-04-25 (age 35.1): W vs Jafel Filho, residual +0.492026-07-11 (age 35.3): L vs Alessandro Costa, residual -0.362026-10-31 (age 35.6): W vs Ode Osbourne, residual +0.23-0.07

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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