Welterweight

Laverne Clark

27-21-1 UFC 4-1-0
5'11"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
52Age
3KO wins
0Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
5:07Avg 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 / min1.44
Sig. strikes absorbed / min0.08
Striking accuracy42.2%
Striking defense83.3%
Takedowns / 15 min1.23
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense71.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time35.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
January 8, 1999 vs Frank Caracci — 2.18/min (W) Jan '99 May 7, 1999 vs Fabiano Iha — 4.44/min (W) May '99 April 14, 2000 vs Koji Oishi — 0.87/min (W) Apr '00 September 22, 2000 vs Fabiano Iha — 0.86/min (L) Sep '00

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Fabiano Iha 0-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:10 — UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz · September 22, 2000
1/2Sig. strikes
1/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Koji Oishi 0-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 25: Ultimate Japan 3 · April 14, 2000
13/45Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Fabiano Iha 0-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 1:21 — UFC 20: Battle for the Gold · May 7, 1999
6/6Sig. strikes
0/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Frank Caracci 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 6:52 — UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title · January 8, 1999
15/30Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Josh Stuart 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:15 — UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou · March 13, 1998
—Sig. strikes
—Absorbed
—Takedowns
—Control
—Knockdowns
—Sub 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)
27-21-1Pro record
Miletich Fighting SystemsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 11
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 18
Decision 1
Other 1

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

EC 12
CFC 5
UFC 5
KOTC 3
Blueblood MMA 2
HFC 2
Caged Aggression 1
CBB 1

+ 18 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 49 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mark Stoddard Submission (verbal) Caged Aggression 12: Night Two
March 15, 2014
 Caged Aggression 1 1:43
L Evan Vasquez Matus Submission (triangle choke) CBB: Coco Beach Brawl
April 28, 2012
 CBB 1 4:59
L Brian Foster Submission (armbar) Capital City Cage Wars 7
October 15, 2011
 Capital City Cage Wars 1 2:31
W Sean Salmon KO (punches) Fight Tour
August 20, 2011
 Fight Tour 1 3:22
L Sean Huffman DQ Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator 9
February 4, 2011
 Blueblood MMA — —
W Evan Marks Submission (rear-naked choke) Blueblood MMA: Trials of a Gladiator 6
April 30, 2010
 Blueblood MMA 1 3:38
L Ryan Ford Submission (guillotine choke) MFC 18: Famous
September 28, 2008
 MFC 2 2:30
W Matt Kelly TKO CFC 12: Courage Fighting Championships 12
June 27, 2008
 CFC 1 1:57
W Aaron Smith Submission (strikes) CFC 11: Courage Fighting Championships 11
May 2, 2008
 CFC 1 3:32
W Zeke Shiling Submission (rear naked choke) CFC 9: Courage Fighting Championships 9
June 20, 2007
 CFC 1 0:26
L Aaron Wetherspoon Submission (armbar) KOTC: Sinister
April 27, 2007
 KOTC 1 3:10
L Chris Wilson Submission (triangle choke) SF 17: Hot Zone
August 5, 2006
 SF 1 3:51
W Victor Moreno Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Redemption on the River
February 17, 2006
 KOTC 3 5:00
W Jamie Woods KO CFC 4: Courage Fighting Championships 4
January 7, 2006
 CFC 1 —
L Jake Ellenberger Submission (triangle choke) KOTC 64: Raging Bull
December 16, 2005
 KOTC 2 3:06
W Cruz Chacon TKO EC 65: Extreme Challenge 65
October 21, 2005
 EC 1 3:35
W Jake Jetter Submission (armbar) XFO 7: Xtreme Fighting Organization 7
August 27, 2005
 XFO 1 1:53
D Melvin Guillard Draw RCF: Dual in the Delta
September 25, 2004
 RCF 3 —
W John Moore Submission (arm triangle choke) ICE 11: ICE XI
September 4, 2004
 ICE 1 2:04
W Kevin Knabjan KO CFC 1: Courage Fighting Championships 1
July 24, 2004
 CFC 2 0:10
L Buck Greer Submission (triangle choke) PXC 2: Chaos
May 22, 2004
 PXC 2 1:03
L Jorge Santiago Submission (triangle choke) HFC 2: Hardcore Fighting Championships 2
October 18, 2003
 HFC 1 2:17
W Mac Danzig Decision (unanimous) EC 54: Extreme Challenge 54
October 12, 2003
 EC 3 3:00
W Rafal Piszczek Decision (unanimous) EC 54: Extreme Challenge 54
October 12, 2003
 EC 3 5:00
L Chris Lytle Decision (unanimous) Battleground 1: War Cry
July 19, 2003
 Battleground 3 5:00
W Miguel Menendez TKO HFC 1: Hardcore Fighting Championships 1
May 24, 2003
 HFC 2 0:45
W Donald Ouimet Decision (unanimous) UCC Hawaii: Eruption in Hawaii
September 17, 2002
 UCC Hawaii 3 5:00
L Ryuki Ueyama TKO (towel thrown) Deep: 3rd Impact
December 23, 2001
 Deep 1 5:00
L Frank Trigg Submission (strikes) World Fighting Alliance 1
November 3, 2001
 World Fighting Alliance 3 2:15
L Daiju Takase Submission (triangle choke) Pancrase: 2001 Neo-Blood Tournament Opening Round
July 29, 2001
 Pancrase 2 0:16
W Earnest Knight Submission (strikes) Gladiators 16: Gladiators 16
June 30, 2001
 Gladiators 1 —
L Jutaro Nakao Technical Submission (triangle choke) HOOKnSHOOT: Masters
May 26, 2001
 HOOKnSHOOT 3 3:50
L Chatt Lavender Submission (armbar) Rings USA: Battle of Champions
March 17, 2001
 Rings USA 2 1:04
L Fabiano Iha Submission (armbar) UFC 27
September 22, 2000
 UFC 1 1:10
W Cedric Marks Submission (choke) EC 35: Extreme Challenge 35
June 29, 2000
 EC 2 3:24
W Koji Oishi Decision (majority) UFC 25
April 14, 2000
 UFC 3 5:00
W John Lewis Decision (unanimous) WEF 8: Goin' Platinum
January 15, 2000
 WEF 3 5:00
W John Paun TKO (guillotine choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29
November 13, 1999
 EC 1 0:45
L Matt Hughes Submission (rear naked choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29
November 13, 1999
 EC 2 1:35
L Dave Menne Submission (guillotine choke) EC 29: Extreme Challenge 29
November 13, 1999
 EC 2 3:18
W CJ Fernandes Submission (injury) EC 26: Extreme Challenge 26
July 21, 1999
 EC 1 3:00
W Fabiano Iha TKO (cut) UFC 20
May 7, 1999
 UFC 1 1:31
W James Julian Submission (strikes) EB 2: Extreme Boxing 2
February 17, 1999
 EB 1 2:08
W Frank Caracci Submission (strikes) UFC 18
January 8, 1999
 UFC 1 6:52
W Dave Yoder Submission (rear naked choke) EC 20: Extreme Challenge 20
August 22, 1998
 EC 1 4:35
W Josh Stewart TKO (strikes) UFC 16
March 13, 1998
 UFC 1 —
L Dave Menne Submission (triangle choke) EC 5: Extreme Challenge 5
April 18, 1997
 EC 1 5:51
L Brian Dunn Submission (guillotine choke) EC 4: Extreme Challenge 4
February 22, 1997
 EC 1 3:26
W Shonie Carter KO (punches) EC 3: Extreme Challenge 3
February 15, 1997
 EC 1 0:09

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (LaVerne Clark) — 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 1.4 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 0.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 42.2% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 83.3% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 71.4% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 35.1% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 53.7%