Welterweight · “C-Murder”

Chris Cope

8-4-0 UFC 1-2-0
6'0"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
7:19Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.96
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.82
Striking accuracy26.4%
Striking defense50.0%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense80.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time7.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 3 fights · green = win
June 4, 2011 vs Chuck O'Neil — 4.4/min (W) Jun '11 November 5, 2011 vs Che Mills — 1.5/min (L) Nov '11 February 4, 2012 vs Matt Brown — 3.17/min (L) Feb '12

Fight history

3 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Matt Brown 5-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:19 — UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · February 4, 2012
20/82Sig. strikes
48/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Che Mills 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:40 — UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · November 5, 2011
1/10Sig. strikes
11/16Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chuck O'Neil 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · June 4, 2011
66/238Sig. strikes
47/125Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
8-4-0Pro record
The Arena/Arena MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

Native Fighting Championship 3
UFC 3
Ring of Combat 1
Strikeforce 1
Moon Management 1
SBP 1
Battle in the Ballroom 1
TC 1
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Elijah Harshbarger Submission (rear-naked choke) Ring of Combat 47
January 24, 2014
 Ring of Combat 3 1:33
W Tlowa Madadafo TKO (punches) Native Fighting Championship 14
August 11, 2012
 Native Fighting Championship 1 2:52
W Kyle Thier TKO (punches) Native Fighting Championship 13
June 22, 2012
 Native Fighting Championship 2 1:21
W Cole Thomas Submission (guillotine choke) Native Fighting Championship 12
April 13, 2012
 Native Fighting Championship 1 1:39
L Matt Brown TKO (punches) UFC 143
February 4, 2012
 UFC 2 1:19
L Che Mills TKO (knees and punches) UFC 138
November 5, 2011
 UFC 1 0:40
W Chuck O'Neil Decision (unanimous) The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale
June 4, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ron Keslar TKO (head kick and punches) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum
June 26, 2010
 Strikeforce 2 4:32
L Josh Samman KO (punches) Moon Management: Ubersmash 2
January 23, 2010
 Moon Management 1 —
W Armando Montoya Jr. KO (head kick) SBP: Boxing at the Beach
July 17, 2009
 SBP 2 —
W Marcos Gonzalez Decision (unanimous) Battle in the Ballroom
March 7, 2009
 Battle in the Ballroom 3 5:00
W Jermaine Wilson Decision (unanimous) TC 24: War in the Armory
November 4, 2007
 TC 3 —

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Chris Cope) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.0 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 4.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 26.4% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 50.0% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 80.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 7.8% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 53.7%