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Westin Wilson

Featherweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #79; v1.1 (shadow) #83

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 74-79: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,411, deviation 198: measured from 4 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 37 (born 1989-01-24) · Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) · Reach 73 in (185 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 435 days since last bout (2025-08-23) · Last five 1-3 · Streak L1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,411 is the division's 89th highest of 94 board fighters after an inactivity penalty of 20 points for 435 days without a bout; 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 (1-3 last five). Score -0.42 = -0.34 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.08 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #79.

TermValueDetail
Score-0.4270% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term-0.34resume rating 1,411 (raw 1,431 less inactivity penalty 20), 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 1-3
Quality wins, 15 years00 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #79v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#83score -0.72; score order #83

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

All 4 UFC bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2025-08-23UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. ZhangYizhaunrankedLKO/TKO1 (0:37)56%
2024-06-15UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. TairaJeka SaragihunrankedWsubmission1 (1:49)38%
2024-01-13UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Jean SilvaunrankedLKO/TKO1 (4:12)43%
2023-07-01UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. MagomedovJoanderson BritounrankedLKO/TKO1 (2:54)29%

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 minute1.57(6th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike accuracy32%(6th percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.00(37th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of wins by finish100%(100th percentile at Featherweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute6.71(90th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strike defence30%(2nd percentile at Featherweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes4.72(96th percentile at Featherweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career64(26th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses3 (last 2025-08-23, 435 days ago)(98th percentile at Featherweight)
Submission losses0(77th percentile at Featherweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.406(91st percentile at Featherweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes1.57(62nd percentile at Featherweight)
Takedown defence33%(15th percentile at Featherweight)
Share of cage time in control7%(32nd percentile at Featherweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground7%(17th percentile at Featherweight)
Stylemixed (9.4 takedown attempts per 15 min; 7% control)
Career stage
Age37.8(90th percentile at Featherweight)
Age at UFC debut34.4(98th percentile at Featherweight)
Years since UFC debut3.3(57th percentile at Featherweight)
UFC bouts4(53rd percentile at Featherweight)
Cage time, minutes10(14th percentile at Featherweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.0(31st percentile at Featherweight)
Days since last bout435(94th percentile at Featherweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C2040608010020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #63, Featherweight2023-10-13: #63, Featherweight2023-10-20: #63, Featherweight2023-11-03: #63, Featherweight2023-11-10: #63, Featherweight2023-11-17: #62, Featherweight2023-12-01: #61, Featherweight2023-12-08: #61, Featherweight2023-12-15: #59, Featherweight2024-01-12: #57, Featherweight2024-01-19: #75, Featherweight2024-02-02: #75, Featherweight2024-02-09: #74, Featherweight2024-02-16: #74, Featherweight2024-02-23: #74, Featherweight2024-03-01: #73, Featherweight2024-03-08: #73, Featherweight2024-03-15: #73, Featherweight2024-03-22: #75, Featherweight2024-03-29: #78, Featherweight2024-04-05: #79, Featherweight2024-04-12: #79, Featherweight2024-04-26: #77, Featherweight2024-05-03: #77, Featherweight2024-05-10: #78, Featherweight2024-05-17: #77, Featherweight2024-05-31: #77, Featherweight2024-06-07: #76, Featherweight2024-06-14: #76, Featherweight2024-06-21: #71, Featherweight2024-06-28: #72, Featherweight2024-07-12: #70, Featherweight2024-07-19: #71, Featherweight2024-07-26: #72, Featherweight2024-08-02: #71, Featherweight2024-08-09: #70, Featherweight2024-08-16: #68, Featherweight2024-08-23: #67, Featherweight2024-09-06: #68, Featherweight2024-09-13: #71, Featherweight2024-09-27: #71, Featherweight2024-10-04: #70, Featherweight2024-10-11: #69, Featherweight2024-10-18: #69, Featherweight2024-10-25: #68, Featherweight2024-11-01: #69, Featherweight2024-11-08: #69, Featherweight2024-11-15: #69, Featherweight2024-11-22: #69, Featherweight2024-12-06: #69, Featherweight2024-12-13: #70, Featherweight2025-01-10: #68, Featherweight2025-01-17: #69, Featherweight2025-01-31: #68, Featherweight2025-02-07: #67, Featherweight2025-02-14: #68, Featherweight2025-02-21: #66, Featherweight2025-02-28: #66, Featherweight2025-03-07: #64, Featherweight2025-03-14: #63, Featherweight2025-03-21: #63, Featherweight2025-03-28: #63, Featherweight2025-04-04: #63, Featherweight2025-04-11: #64, Featherweight2025-04-25: #65, Featherweight2025-05-02: #65, Featherweight2025-05-09: #65, Featherweight2025-05-16: #64, Featherweight2025-05-30: #64, Featherweight2025-06-06: #64, Featherweight2025-06-13: #64, Featherweight2025-06-20: #64, Featherweight2025-06-27: #65, Featherweight2025-07-11: #65, Featherweight2025-07-18: #64, Featherweight2025-07-25: #65, Featherweight2025-08-01: #68, Featherweight2025-08-08: #68, Featherweight2025-08-15: #69, Featherweight2025-08-22: #71, Featherweight2025-09-05: #81, Featherweight2025-09-12: #82, Featherweight2025-09-26: #79, Featherweight2025-10-03: #79, Featherweight2025-10-10: #79, Featherweight2025-10-17: #80, Featherweight2025-10-24: #79, Featherweight2025-10-31: #79, Featherweight2025-11-07: #77, Featherweight2025-11-14: #77, Featherweight2025-11-21: #78, Featherweight2025-12-05: #79, Featherweight2025-12-12: #78, Featherweight2026-01-23: #76, Featherweight2026-01-30: #76, Featherweight2026-02-06: #77, Featherweight2026-02-20: #77, Featherweight2026-02-27: #76, Featherweight2026-03-06: #77, Featherweight2026-03-13: #77, Featherweight2026-03-20: #78, Featherweight2026-03-27: #80, Featherweight2026-04-03: #80, Featherweight2026-04-10: #81, Featherweight2026-04-17: #81, Featherweight2026-04-24: #80, Featherweight2026-05-01: #79, Featherweight2026-05-08: #80, Featherweight2026-05-15: #79, Featherweight2026-05-29: #77, Featherweight2026-06-05: #80, Featherweight2026-06-13: #78, Featherweight2026-06-19: #78, Featherweight2026-06-26: #80, Featherweight2026-07-10: #74, Featherweight2026-07-17: #73, Featherweight2026-07-24: #75, Featherweight2026-07-31: #75, Featherweight2026-08-07: #74, Featherweight2026-08-14: #74, Featherweight2026-08-21: #74, Featherweight2026-08-28: #74, Featherweight2026-09-04: #74, Featherweight2026-09-11: #75, Featherweight2026-09-18: #79, Featherweight2026-09-25: #80, Featherweight2026-09-26: #79, Featherweight2026-10-03: #81, Featherweight2026-10-10: #81, Featherweight2026-10-17: #79, Featherweight2026-10-24: #80, Featherweight2026-10-31: #79, Featherweight#79

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

1,3001,3501,4001,4501,500202420252026Jul 2023Oct 20262023-07-01: 1,451 (L vs Joanderson Brito)2024-01-13: 1,380 (L vs Jean Silva)2024-06-15: 1,454 (W vs Jeka Saragih)2025-08-23: 1,347 (L vs Yizha)1,347

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 80 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 74 points behind their rating, and his own recent results track that.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-74what fighters aged 37.8 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-6his recency-weighted mean and trend over 4 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -0 points a year
Combined-80the 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+1.0333435363738392023-07-01 (age 34.4): L vs Joanderson Brito, residual -0.382024-01-13 (age 35.0): L vs Jean Silva, residual -0.482024-06-15 (age 35.4): W vs Jeka Saragih, residual +0.672025-08-23 (age 36.6): L vs Yizha, residual -0.48-0.12

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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