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Sean Woodson

Featherweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #26; v1.1 (shadow) #36

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 25-30: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,566, deviation 131: measured from 11 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 34 (born 1992-06-07) · Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) · Reach 78 in (198 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 64 days since last bout (2026-08-29) · Last five 4-1 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,566 is the division's 31st highest of 94 board fighters; the ledger stands at -0.8 (+0.2 from quality wins, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 1 quality win in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (4-1 last five). Score +0.12 = +0.10 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.02 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #26.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.1270% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.10resume rating 1,566, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.02quality ledger -0.8: +0.2 QW +0.0 proof -0.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 4-1
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #26v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#36score +0.04; score order #34; placement rules -> #36

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-08-29UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. SongJack JenkinsunrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)64%
2025-04-12UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. LopesDan Ige#15LKO/TKO3 (1:12)52%
2024-12-14UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. BuckleyFernando PadillaunrankedWKO/TKO1 (4:58)50%
2024-05-11UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. NascimentoAlex CaceresunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)39%
2024-01-20UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du PlessisCharles JourdainunrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)43%
2023-08-05UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. FontDennis BuzukjaunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)54%
2022-08-20UFC 278: Usman vs. EdwardsLuis SaldanaunrankedDsplit decision3 (5:00)58%
2021-11-13UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. RodriguezCollin AnglinunrankedWKO/TKO1 (4:30)59%
2021-06-05UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. SakaiYoussef ZalalunrankedWsplit decision3 (5:00)47%
2020-06-27UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. HookerJulian ErosaunrankedLsubmission3 (2:44)76%

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

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute5.63(82nd percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike accuracy46%(41st percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.33(53rd percentile at Featherweight)
Share of wins by finish25%(16th percentile at Featherweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.18(56th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike defence59%(72nd percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.22(47th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career579(87th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses1 (last 2025-04-12, 568 days ago)(74th percentile at Featherweight)
Submission losses1(94th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.061(57th percentile at Featherweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.54(34th percentile at Featherweight)
Takedown defence88%(90th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of cage time in control8%(34th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground7%(19th percentile at Featherweight)
Stylestriker (1.2 takedown attempts per 15 min; 8% control)
Career stage
Age34.4(74th percentile at Featherweight)
Age at UFC debut27.4(47th percentile at Featherweight)
Years since UFC debut7.0(84th percentile at Featherweight)
UFC bouts11(84th percentile at Featherweight)
Cage time, minutes138(85th percentile at Featherweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.7(61st percentile at Featherweight)
Days since last bout64(35th percentile at Featherweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C1020304020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #29, Featherweight2023-10-13: #29, Featherweight2023-10-20: #29, Featherweight2023-11-03: #30, Featherweight2023-11-10: #30, Featherweight2023-11-17: #30, Featherweight2023-12-01: #29, Featherweight2023-12-08: #29, Featherweight2023-12-15: #29, Featherweight2024-01-12: #28, Featherweight2024-01-19: #29, Featherweight2024-02-02: #25, Featherweight2024-02-09: #25, Featherweight2024-02-16: #25, Featherweight2024-02-23: #25, Featherweight2024-03-01: #26, Featherweight2024-03-08: #26, Featherweight2024-03-15: #26, Featherweight2024-03-22: #26, Featherweight2024-03-29: #25, Featherweight2024-04-05: #26, Featherweight2024-04-12: #26, Featherweight2024-04-26: #25, Featherweight2024-05-03: #25, Featherweight2024-05-10: #25, Featherweight2024-05-17: #20, Featherweight2024-05-31: #19, Featherweight2024-06-07: #19, Featherweight2024-06-14: #19, Featherweight2024-06-21: #19, Featherweight2024-06-28: #18, Featherweight2024-07-12: #18, Featherweight2024-07-19: #18, Featherweight2024-07-26: #20, Featherweight2024-08-02: #20, Featherweight2024-08-09: #20, Featherweight2024-08-16: #20, Featherweight2024-08-23: #20, Featherweight2024-09-06: #20, Featherweight2024-09-13: #20, Featherweight2024-09-27: #20, Featherweight2024-10-04: #21, Featherweight2024-10-11: #21, Featherweight2024-10-18: #21, Featherweight2024-10-25: #21, Featherweight2024-11-01: #21, Featherweight2024-11-08: #22, Featherweight2024-11-15: #22, Featherweight2024-11-22: #23, Featherweight2024-12-06: #23, Featherweight2024-12-13: #24, Featherweight2025-01-10: #21, Featherweight2025-01-17: #21, Featherweight2025-01-31: #21, Featherweight2025-02-07: #21, Featherweight2025-02-14: #21, Featherweight2025-02-21: #20, Featherweight2025-02-28: #20, Featherweight2025-03-07: #20, Featherweight2025-03-14: #20, Featherweight2025-03-21: #20, Featherweight2025-03-28: #20, Featherweight2025-04-04: #20, Featherweight2025-04-11: #18, Featherweight2025-04-25: #26, Featherweight2025-05-02: #26, Featherweight2025-05-09: #26, Featherweight2025-05-16: #26, Featherweight2025-05-30: #27, Featherweight2025-06-06: #27, Featherweight2025-06-13: #27, Featherweight2025-06-20: #27, Featherweight2025-06-27: #27, Featherweight2025-07-11: #25, Featherweight2025-07-18: #26, Featherweight2025-07-25: #26, Featherweight2025-08-01: #27, Featherweight2025-08-08: #28, Featherweight2025-08-15: #28, Featherweight2025-08-22: #27, Featherweight2025-09-05: #25, Featherweight2025-09-12: #25, Featherweight2025-09-26: #28, Featherweight2025-10-03: #28, Featherweight2025-10-10: #26, Featherweight2025-10-17: #26, Featherweight2025-10-24: #25, Featherweight2025-10-31: #25, Featherweight2025-11-07: #26, Featherweight2025-11-14: #25, Featherweight2025-11-21: #26, Featherweight2025-12-05: #26, Featherweight2025-12-12: #26, Featherweight2026-01-23: #24, Featherweight2026-01-30: #26, Featherweight2026-02-06: #26, Featherweight2026-02-20: #26, Featherweight2026-02-27: #25, Featherweight2026-03-06: #25, Featherweight2026-03-13: #24, Featherweight2026-03-20: #23, Featherweight2026-03-27: #24, Featherweight2026-04-03: #24, Featherweight2026-04-10: #24, Featherweight2026-04-17: #24, Featherweight2026-04-24: #26, Featherweight2026-05-01: #27, Featherweight2026-05-08: #29, Featherweight2026-05-15: #29, Featherweight2026-05-29: #33, Featherweight2026-06-05: #34, Featherweight2026-06-13: #33, Featherweight2026-06-19: #33, Featherweight2026-06-26: #37, Featherweight2026-07-10: #37, Featherweight2026-07-17: #37, Featherweight2026-07-24: #38, Featherweight2026-07-31: #38, Featherweight2026-08-07: #38, Featherweight2026-08-14: #37, Featherweight2026-08-21: #38, Featherweight2026-08-28: #37, Featherweight2026-09-04: #28, Featherweight2026-09-11: #30, Featherweight2026-09-18: #28, Featherweight2026-09-25: #28, Featherweight2026-09-26: #28, Featherweight2026-10-03: #28, Featherweight2026-10-10: #27, Featherweight2026-10-17: #27, Featherweight2026-10-24: #27, Featherweight2026-10-31: #26, Featherweight#26

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

1,4501,5001,5501,6001,6501,70020212022202320242025Oct 2019Oct 20262019-10-18: 1,549 (W vs Kyle Bochniak)2020-06-27: 1,487 (L vs Julian Erosa)2021-06-05: 1,492 (W vs Youssef Zalal)2021-11-13: 1,571 (W vs Collin Anglin)2022-08-20: 1,526 (D vs Luis Saldana)2023-08-05: 1,562 (W vs Dennis Buzukja)2024-01-20: 1,589 (W vs Charles Jourdain)2024-05-11: 1,628 (W vs Alex Caceres)2024-12-14: 1,682 (W vs Fernando Padilla)2025-04-12: 1,678 (L vs Dan Ige)2026-08-29: 1,660 (W vs Jack Jenkins)1,660

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 (-24 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-36what fighters aged 34.4 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+12his recency-weighted mean and trend over 10 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +0 points a year
Combined-24the 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+1.0262728293031323334352019-10-18 (age 27.4): W vs Kyle Bochniak, residual +0.392020-06-27 (age 28.1): L vs Julian Erosa, residual -0.742021-06-05 (age 29.0): W vs Youssef Zalal, residual +0.062021-11-13 (age 29.4): W vs Collin Anglin, residual +0.442023-08-05 (age 31.2): W vs Dennis Buzukja, residual +0.342024-01-20 (age 31.6): W vs Charles Jourdain, residual +0.232024-05-11 (age 31.9): W vs Alex Caceres, residual +0.322024-12-14 (age 32.5): W vs Fernando Padilla, residual +0.462025-04-12 (age 32.8): L vs Dan Ige, residual -0.452026-08-29 (age 34.2): W vs Jack Jenkins, residual -0.02-0.03

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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