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Light Heavyweight · Last Fought Feb 2006

Mike van Arsdale

UFC Record
2-2
Age
61
Height
6'2"
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Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1344Going Into Their Last Fight, Feb 2006
1374Best, May 1998
1503Classic Elo

No fight in the last two years, so there is no rating for today.

125013001350140019992001200320051374 going into Joe Pardo, May 19981283 going into John Marsh, Apr 20051313 going into Randy Couture, Aug 20051344 going into Renato Sobral, Feb 20061344
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight.
Classic Elo
1503After Their Last Fight, Feb 2006
1531Best, Aug 2005
1344Fighter Elo

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1500155019992001200320051500 going into Joe Pardo, May 19981516 going into John Marsh, Apr 20051531 going into Randy Couture, Aug 20051518 going into Renato Sobral, Feb 20061503 after their last fight1503
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

1.78Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
40%Striking Accuracy
1.48Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
44%Striking Defense
0.00Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
1.15Takedowns per 15 Minutes
20%Takedown Accuracy
62%Takedown Defense
0.38Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
31%Share of Fight Time in Control
9.8 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins011
Losses020

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Renato SobralSubmission · R1 2:21Feb 4, 2006UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Mike van ArsdaleRenato Sobral
1344Fighter Elo Going In1591
1518Classic Elo Going In1534
1 of 4Significant Strikes9 of 12
3 of 6Total Strikes11 of 14
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
0:14Control Time1:36
Lossvs. Randy CoutureSubmission · R3 0:52Aug 20, 2005UFC 54: Boiling Point

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Mike van ArsdaleRandy Couture
1313Fighter Elo Going In1639
1531Classic Elo Going In1588
8 of 40Significant Strikes27 of 46
9 of 41Total Strikes40 of 60
1 of 9Takedowns4 of 6
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts3
1:09Control Time7:07
Winvs. John MarshUnanimous DecisionApr 16, 2005UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell 2

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Mike van ArsdaleJohn Marsh
1283Fighter Elo Going In1347
1516Classic Elo Going In1500
34 of 60Significant Strikes18 of 35
85 of 117Total Strikes40 of 58
1 of 4Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts1
7:28Control Time2:41
Winvs. Joe PardoSubmission · R1 11:01May 15, 1998UFC 17: Redemption

Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 1 rounds

Mike van ArsdaleJoe Pardo
1374Fighter Elo Going In1394
1500Classic Elo Going In1500
27 of 72Significant Strikes4 of 11
48 of 94Total Strikes10 of 17
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 5
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts1
–Control Time–