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Payton Talbott

Payton Talbott#11 BW

FAST STARTER
limited sample · 7 UFC fights
12-1
Record
8 KO · 1 SUB · 3 DEC
Wins by method
WinLossWinWinWin
Recent form
28
Age
178 cm
Height
178 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-10-03
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P97
Volume
P86
Striking Efficiency
P96
Range Sniper
P86
Kickboxing
P72
Clinch Striking
P69
Defensive Striking
P12
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P42
Pressure Wrestling
P38
Top Control
P48
Submission
P30
Anti-Wrestling
P15
Grappling Defense
P52
Scrambler
P64
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P98
Finisher
P70
Damage Resistance
P81
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P97
Pace
P85
Late Fighter
P58
GLOBAL
Versatility
P70
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. POWER STRIKER2024-06-29 → CURRENT · 5 fights
  2. MIXED PROFILE2024-03-23 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-10-03
Striking
6.07
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
2.98
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
59%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
45%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
1.18
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.94
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
1.88
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
50%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
73%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
3:16
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.24
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head72%
Body20%
Leg8%
Position
Distance65%
Clinch11%
Ground24%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2130R3125increasing
TakedownsR1100R235R3131increasing
ControlR1100R2209R3200increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
71%
Model correct (5/7)
5/6
Fighter wins when model favored
1/1
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/2
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-10-03
69.9%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-12-06
60.7%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-06-28
26.2%
Model · pick ✗
→
2025-01-18
70.4%
Model · pick ✗
→
2024-06-29
84.4%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-03-23
52.7%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-11-18
62.8%
Model · pick ✓
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