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Mike Davis

Lightweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #43; v1.1 (shadow) #51

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 41-48: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,559, deviation 152: measured from 8 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 34 (born 1992-10-07) · Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) · Reach 72 in (183 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 99 days since last bout (2026-07-25) · Last five 3-2 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,559 is the division's 41st highest of 96 board fighters; the ledger stands at -2.0 (less 2.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 0 quality wins in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score -0.03 = +0.04 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.08 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #43.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.0370% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.04resume rating 1,559, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.08quality ledger -2.0: +0.0 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #43v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#51score -0.22; score order #51

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

All 8 UFC bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-07-25UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. GuskovNurullo AlievunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)45%
2025-07-12UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. TeixeiraMitch RamirezunrankedWKO/TKO2 (4:08)63%
2025-02-01UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. ImavovFares ZiamunrankedLunanimous decision3 (5:00)39%
2024-03-16UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. TyburaNatan LevyunrankedWsubmission2 (1:43)56%
2022-10-01UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. YanViacheslav BorshchevunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)58%
2021-01-20UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. MagnyMason JonesunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)53%
2019-10-12UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. WatersonThomas GiffordunrankedWKO/TKO3 (4:45)48%
2019-04-27UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. HermanssonGilbert BurnsunrankedLsubmission2 (4:15)38%

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 minute4.18(43rd percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike accuracy55%(82nd percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.60(74th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of wins by finish60%(60th percentile at Lightweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.25(50th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike defence56%(73rd percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.00(35th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career424(60th percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses0(40th percentile at Lightweight)
Submission losses1(82nd percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(41st percentile at Lightweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes2.40(80th percentile at Lightweight)
Takedown defence51%(18th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of cage time in control25%(76th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground28%(70th percentile at Lightweight)
Stylemixed (4.8 takedown attempts per 15 min; 25% control)
Career stage
Age34.1(69th percentile at Lightweight)
Age at UFC debut26.6(47th percentile at Lightweight)
Years since UFC debut7.5(71st percentile at Lightweight)
UFC bouts8(54th percentile at Lightweight)
Cage time, minutes100(60th percentile at Lightweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(49th percentile at Lightweight)
Days since last bout99(53rd percentile at Lightweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C102030405020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #28, Lightweight2023-10-13: #30, Lightweight2023-10-20: #30, Lightweight2023-11-03: #28, Lightweight2023-11-10: #28, Lightweight2023-11-17: #30, Lightweight2023-12-01: #30, Lightweight2023-12-08: #30, Lightweight2023-12-15: #32, Lightweight2024-01-12: #33, Lightweight2024-01-19: #33, Lightweight2024-02-02: #36, Lightweight2024-02-09: #37, Lightweight2024-02-16: #38, Lightweight2024-02-23: #38, Lightweight2024-03-01: #40, Lightweight2024-03-08: #41, Lightweight2024-03-15: #41, Lightweight2024-03-22: #19, Lightweight2024-03-29: #19, Lightweight2024-04-05: #19, Lightweight2024-04-12: #19, Lightweight2024-04-26: #19, Lightweight2024-05-03: #19, Lightweight2024-05-10: #19, Lightweight2024-05-17: #19, Lightweight2024-05-31: #19, Lightweight2024-06-07: #19, Lightweight2024-06-14: #19, Lightweight2024-06-21: #19, Lightweight2024-06-28: #19, Lightweight2024-07-12: #19, Lightweight2024-07-19: #19, Lightweight2024-07-26: #19, Lightweight2024-08-02: #18, Lightweight2024-08-09: #19, Lightweight2024-08-16: #19, Lightweight2024-08-23: #19, Lightweight2024-09-06: #19, Lightweight2024-09-13: #19, Lightweight2024-09-27: #20, Lightweight2024-10-04: #20, Lightweight2024-10-11: #20, Lightweight2024-10-18: #21, Lightweight2024-10-25: #21, Lightweight2024-11-01: #20, Lightweight2024-11-08: #20, Lightweight2024-11-15: #20, Lightweight2024-11-22: #20, Lightweight2024-12-06: #20, Lightweight2024-12-13: #21, Lightweight2025-01-10: #20, Lightweight2025-01-17: #20, Lightweight2025-01-31: #19, Lightweight2025-02-07: #32, Lightweight2025-02-14: #33, Lightweight2025-02-21: #32, Lightweight2025-02-28: #32, Lightweight2025-03-07: #31, Lightweight2025-03-14: #30, Lightweight2025-03-21: #30, Lightweight2025-03-28: #32, Lightweight2025-04-04: #32, Lightweight2025-04-11: #32, Lightweight2025-04-25: #32, Lightweight2025-05-02: #32, Lightweight2025-05-09: #32, Lightweight2025-05-16: #32, Lightweight2025-05-30: #32, Lightweight2025-06-06: #32, Lightweight2025-06-13: #33, Lightweight2025-06-20: #33, Lightweight2025-06-27: #33, Lightweight2025-07-11: #36, Lightweight2025-07-18: #28, Lightweight2025-07-25: #29, Lightweight2025-08-01: #29, Lightweight2025-08-08: #28, Lightweight2025-08-15: #28, Lightweight2025-08-22: #28, Lightweight2025-09-05: #28, Lightweight2025-09-12: #29, Lightweight2025-09-26: #28, Lightweight2025-10-03: #28, Lightweight2025-10-10: #27, Lightweight2025-10-17: #27, Lightweight2025-10-24: #27, Lightweight2025-10-31: #27, Lightweight2025-11-07: #27, Lightweight2025-11-14: #27, Lightweight2025-11-21: #26, Lightweight2025-12-05: #27, Lightweight2025-12-12: #29, Lightweight2026-01-23: #29, Lightweight2026-01-30: #29, Lightweight2026-02-06: #29, Lightweight2026-02-20: #29, Lightweight2026-02-27: #29, Lightweight2026-03-06: #30, Lightweight2026-03-13: #30, Lightweight2026-03-20: #30, Lightweight2026-03-27: #30, Lightweight2026-04-03: #28, Lightweight2026-04-10: #27, Lightweight2026-04-17: #27, Lightweight2026-04-24: #27, Lightweight2026-05-01: #26, Lightweight2026-05-08: #25, Lightweight2026-05-15: #24, Lightweight2026-05-29: #24, Lightweight2026-06-05: #24, Lightweight2026-06-13: #25, Lightweight2026-06-19: #25, Lightweight2026-06-26: #25, Lightweight2026-07-10: #25, Lightweight2026-07-17: #26, Lightweight2026-07-24: #27, Lightweight2026-07-31: #42, Lightweight2026-08-07: #43, Lightweight2026-08-14: #45, Lightweight2026-08-21: #46, Lightweight2026-08-28: #45, Lightweight2026-09-04: #45, Lightweight2026-09-11: #45, Lightweight2026-09-18: #44, Lightweight2026-09-25: #44, Lightweight2026-09-26: #44, Lightweight2026-10-03: #44, Lightweight2026-10-10: #44, Lightweight2026-10-17: #45, Lightweight2026-10-24: #44, Lightweight2026-10-31: #43, Lightweight#43

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

1,4001,4501,5001,5501,60020212022202320242025Apr 2019Oct 20262019-04-27: 1,438 (L vs Gilbert Burns)2019-10-12: 1,523 (W vs Thomas Gifford)2021-01-20: 1,518 (W vs Mason Jones)2022-10-01: 1,550 (W vs Viacheslav Borshchev)2024-03-16: 1,558 (W vs Natan Levy)2025-02-01: 1,545 (L vs Fares Ziam)2025-07-12: 1,552 (W vs Mitch Ramirez)2026-07-25: 1,535 (L vs Nurullo Aliev)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 32 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 33 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-33what fighters aged 34.1 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+1his recency-weighted mean and trend over 8 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -1 points a year
Combined-32the 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+1.0262728293031323334352019-04-27 (age 26.6): L vs Gilbert Burns, residual -0.332019-10-12 (age 27.0): W vs Thomas Gifford, residual +0.472021-01-20 (age 28.3): W vs Mason Jones, residual -0.022022-10-01 (age 30.0): W vs Viacheslav Borshchev, residual +0.252024-03-16 (age 31.4): W vs Natan Levy, residual +0.502025-02-01 (age 32.3): L vs Fares Ziam, residual -0.372025-07-12 (age 32.8): W vs Mitch Ramirez, residual +0.392026-07-25 (age 33.8): L vs Nurullo Aliev, residual -0.31-0.05

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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