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Style DNA archetype

DEFENSIVE STRIKER

Fighters who are hard to hit cleanly, limiting the strikes they absorb.

Ranked by archetype percentile (weighted score of the components above, vs established UFC fighters), among all fighters whatever their own archetype. Latest Style DNA profile · 5+ UFC fights · fought in the last 18 months.

Top Defensive StrikersAs of 2026-10-10
  1. #1Chris GutierrezBantamweight · PrimaryP99
  2. #2Miles JohnsFeatherweight · PrimaryP99
  3. #3Kai Kara-FranceFlyweight · PrimaryP98
  4. #4Aiemann ZahabiBantamweight · PrimaryP98
  5. #5SumudaerjiFlyweight · PrimaryP97
  6. #6Ismail NaurdievMiddleweight · PrimaryP96
  7. #7Ciryl GaneHeavyweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP95
  8. #8Sean O'MalleyBantamweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP95
  9. #9Javid BasharatBantamweight · PrimaryP95
  10. #10Gabriel BonfimWelterweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP94
  11. #11Youssef ZalalFeatherweight · PrimaryP93
  12. #12Giga ChikadzeFeatherweight · PrimaryP93
  13. #13William GomisFeatherweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP93
  14. #14Michael PageMiddleweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP93
  15. #15Muslim SalikhovWelterweight · primary: DISTANCE KICKBOXERP91
  16. #16Kyoji HoriguchiFlyweight · PrimaryP91
  17. #17Steve GarciaFeatherweight · primary: POWER STRIKERP90
  18. #18Jack Della MaddalenaWelterweight · primary: PRECISION STRIKERP89
  19. #19King GreenLightweight · primary: VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKERP89
  20. #20Sean WoodsonFeatherweight · primary: VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKERP89
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