Bantamweight

Payton Talbott

11-1-0 UFC 5-1-0
5'10"Height
70"Reach
SwitchStance
27Age
2KO wins
1Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
10:16Avg fight

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 / min5.87
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.0
Striking accuracy59.0%
Striking defense45.1%
Takedowns / 15 min0.97
Takedown accuracy50.0%
Takedown defense72.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.24
Control time22.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
November 18, 2023 vs Nick Aguirre — 2.55/min (W) Nov '23 March 23, 2024 vs Cameron Saaiman — 14.77/min (W) Mar '24 June 29, 2024 vs Yanis Ghemmouri — 41.05/min (W) Jun '24 January 18, 2025 vs Raoni Barcelos — 3.27/min (L) Jan '25 June 28, 2025 vs Felipe Lima — 3.93/min (W) Jun '25 December 6, 2025 vs Henry Cejudo — 8.93/min (W) Dec '25

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Henry Cejudo 10-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · December 6, 2025
134/217Sig. strikes
60/116Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
3:31Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Felipe Lima 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · June 28, 2025
59/118Sig. strikes
26/58Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:49Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Raoni Barcelos 7-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · January 18, 2025
49/84Sig. strikes
62/85Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yanis Ghemmouri 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:19 — UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · June 29, 2024
13/13Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Cameron Saaiman 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:21 — UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · March 23, 2024
79/129Sig. strikes
31/64Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nick Aguirre 0-1 walk-in Submission · R3 0:58 — UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig · November 18, 2023
28/53Sig. strikes
5/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts

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)
11-1-0Pro record
Reno Academy of CombatGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 1
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 3
FirePower 2
Dana White's Contender Series 1
Full career — 12 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Henry Cejudo Decision (unanimous) UFC 323
December 6, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
W Felipe Lima Decision (unanimous) UFC 317
June 28, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
L Raoni Barcelos Decision (unanimous) UFC 311
January 18, 2025
UFC 3 5:00
W Yanis Ghemmouri KO (punches) UFC 303
June 29, 2024
UFC 1 0:19
W Cameron Saaiman TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Ribas vs. Namajunas
March 23, 2024
UFC 2 0:21
W Nick Aguirre Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
November 18, 2023
UFC 3 0:58
W Reyes Cortez Jr. Decision (unanimous) Dana White's Contender Series 57
August 8, 2023
Dana White's Contender Series 3 5:00
W Cristhian Rivas TKO (punches and elbows) Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 9
March 18, 2023
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 3 1:35
W Anthony Jimenez TKO (flying knee and punches) Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 6
October 22, 2022
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2 4:26
W Hector Fajardo TKO (punches) Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2
May 28, 2022
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2 4:51
W Billy Brand TKO (punches) FirePower 4: Sudden Impact
February 12, 2022
FirePower 3 2:36
W Abdikabyl Kaldar TKO (punches) FirePower 3: Magnum Force
November 27, 2021
FirePower 2 3:06

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

Division context

vs. 118 qualified Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.9 avg 3.7
Strikes absorbed /min 3.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 59.0% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 45.1% avg 56.6%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 50.0% avg 37.2%
Takedown defense 72.0% avg 63.6%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.2 avg 0.5
Control time 22.2% avg 19.4%
Finish rate 60.0% avg 47.4%