Lightweight · “No Love”

Rich Clementi

45-23-1 UFC 5-5-0
5'9"Height
72"Reach
SouthpawStance
50Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
10:57Avg 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 / min1.56
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.34
Striking accuracy37.3%
Striking defense62.7%
Takedowns / 15 min1.92
Takedown accuracy42.4%
Takedown defense26.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.1
Control time22.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
January 25, 2007 vs Ross Pointon — 2.33/min (W) Jan '07 April 5, 2007 vs Roan Carneiro — 0.6/min (L) Apr '07 September 22, 2007 vs Anthony Johnson — 1.48/min (W) Sep '07 December 29, 2007 vs Melvin Guillard — 1.29/min (W) Dec '07 April 19, 2008 vs Sam Stout — 2.67/min (W) Apr '08 May 24, 2008 vs Terry Etim — 1.33/min (W) May '08 October 25, 2008 vs Gray Maynard — 0.47/min (L) Oct '08 February 7, 2009 vs Gleison Tibau — 0.22/min (L) Feb '09

Fight history

10 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Gleison Tibau 3-3 walk-in Submission · R1 4:35 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · February 7, 2009
1/9Sig. strikes
7/10Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gray Maynard 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · October 25, 2008
7/42Sig. strikes
22/61Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Terry Etim 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 84: Ill Will · May 24, 2008
20/47Sig. strikes
23/61Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
9:55Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Stout 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · April 19, 2008
40/102Sig. strikes
48/176Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
5:23Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Melvin Guillard 3-2 walk-in Submission · R1 4:40 — UFC 79: Nemesis · December 29, 2007
6/9Sig. strikes
5/18Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Anthony Johnson 1-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:05 — UFC 76: Knockout · September 22, 2007
12/24Sig. strikes
22/50Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:42Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Roan Carneiro 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · April 5, 2007
9/27Sig. strikes
22/36Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ross Pointon 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:53 — UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · January 25, 2007
23/63Sig. strikes
23/104Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Din Thomas 2-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:11 — The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale · November 11, 2006
22/72Sig. strikes
33/75Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yves Edwards 1-2 walk-in Submission · R3 4:07 — UFC 41: Onslaught · February 28, 2003
31/64Sig. strikes
51/96Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
3:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub 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)
45-23-1Pro record
Gladiator GymGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 27
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 8
Decision 10
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 10
RCF 7
Bellator 5
ZST 5
Euphoria 3
Extreme Challenge 2
Freestyle Fighting Championships 2
DFC 2

+ 31 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 69 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Ricardo Tirloni Decision (unanimous) Bellator 101
September 27, 2013
Bellator 3 5:00
L Marcin Held Submission (toe hold) Bellator 81
November 16, 2012
Bellator 2 3:04
W Alexander Sarnavskiy Decision (split) Bellator 77
October 19, 2012
Bellator 3 5:00
W Robert Washington Submission (guillotine choke) Rogue Warrior Championships
June 16, 2012
Rogue Warrior Championships 3 3:51
W Derek Campos Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 70
May 25, 2012
Bellator 1 4:18
L Chris Clements TKO (punches) Score Fighting Series 3: Meltdown in the Valley
December 3, 2011
Score Fighting Series 3 3:17
W Ronnie Rogers Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory Promotions: Clementi vs. Rogers
November 12, 2011
Victory Promotions 2 1:05
L Shinya Aoki Submission (neck crank) Dream: Fight for Japan!
May 29, 2011
Dream 2 2:32
L Reza Madadi Decision (unanimous) Superior Challenge 7
April 30, 2011
Superior Challenge 3 5:00
W Josh Hinkle Decision (unanimous) TCF: Rogue Warrior Championships
April 8, 2011
TCF 3 5:00
L Aaron Derrow Technical Submission (triangle choke) Titan FC 16: Sylvia vs. Wagner
January 28, 2011
Titan FC 3 3:35
W Felipe Enomoto Submission (armbar) Cage Wars 13: Validation
December 10, 2010
Cage Wars 3 4:25
L Carey Vanier Decision (split) Bellator 28
September 9, 2010
Bellator 3 5:00
W Lenny Nelson Submission (rear-naked choke) SFC: Hostile Validation
July 31, 2010
SFC 1 3:32
W Glen Cordoza Submission (armbar) CFC: Full Force
June 25, 2010
CFC 2 2:21
L Quinn Mulhern TKO (punches) KOTC: Vengeance
February 12, 2010
KOTC 2 3:09
W Mike Budnik Submission (rear-naked choke) Xtreme Fighting League: New Year's Revolution
January 16, 2010
Xtreme Fighting League 5 2:10
W Derrick Krantz Submission (armbar) Team 3:16 MMA: Season's Beatings
December 12, 2009
Team 1 4:54
W Chris Stringer Submission (triangle choke) CWC: Nightmare
November 29, 2009
CWC 2 3:11
L Kyle Jensen TKO (injury) UCFC Rumble on the Rivers
June 27, 2009
UCFC Rumble on the Rivers 1 0:40
W Omar Zapata Submission (arm-triangle choke) Adrenaline MMA 3: Bragging Rights
June 13, 2009
Adrenaline MMA 1 4:16
L Gleison Tibau Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
February 7, 2009
UFC 1 4:35
L Gray Maynard Decision (unanimous) UFC 90
October 25, 2008
UFC 3 5:00
W Terry Etim Decision (unanimous) UFC 84
May 24, 2008
UFC 3 5:00
W Sam Stout Decision (split) UFC 83
April 19, 2008
UFC 3 5:00
W Melvin Guillard Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 79
December 29, 2007
UFC 1 4:40
W Antoine Skinner TKO (submission to punches) NLE: Punishment at the PMAC
October 13, 2007
NLE 1 1:46
W Anthony Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 76
September 22, 2007
UFC 2 3:05
W Kyle Gibbons Submission (rear-naked choke) IFO: Wiuff vs. Salmon
September 1, 2007
IFO 1 2:18
L Roan Carneiro Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard
April 5, 2007
UFC 3 5:00
W Ross Pointon Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon
January 25, 2007
UFC 2 4:53
L Din Thomas Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale
November 11, 2006
UFC 2 3:11
L Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) Hero's 4
March 15, 2006
Hero's 2 5:00
W Brian Dunn TKO (punches) Battle at the Boardwalk
February 17, 2006
Battle at the Boardwalk 1 4:48
W Fabio Holanda TKO (punches) TKO 24: Eruption
January 28, 2006
TKO 3 4:20
W Ryan Schultz Submission (armbar) Absolute Fighting Championships 14
December 10, 2005
Absolute Fighting Championships 1 3:39
W Chris Mickle TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 64
October 15, 2005
Extreme Challenge 1 2:51
W Daisuke Hanazawa Decision (unanimous) Euphoria: USA vs World
February 26, 2005
Euphoria 3 5:00
W Henry Matamoros Decision (unanimous) Euphoria: Road to the Titles
October 15, 2004
Euphoria 3 5:00
W Tom Kirk Submission (rear-naked choke) RCF: Showdown
July 17, 2004
RCF 1
W Eddie Yagin TKO (doctor stoppage) PXC 2: Chaos
May 22, 2004
PXC 3
W Sergey Golyaev Submission (triangle choke) Euphoria: Russia vs USA
March 13, 2004
Euphoria 2 3:43
L David Gardner Decision (unanimous) Freestyle Fighting Championships 8
March 5, 2004
Freestyle Fighting Championships 3 5:00
L Marcus Aurélio TKO (eye injury) ZST: Grand Prix Final Round
January 11, 2004
ZST 1 0:40
W Tomomi Iwama Decision (unanimous) ZST: Grand Prix Final Round
January 11, 2004
ZST 2 5:00
W Naoyuki Kotani Decision (unanimous) ZST: Grand Prix Final Round
January 11, 2004
ZST 2 5:00
W Aloisio Barros Decision (unanimous) ZST: Grand Prix Opening Round
November 23, 2003
ZST 2 5:00
D Hiroki Kotani Draw ZST 4: The Battle Field 4
September 7, 2003
ZST 3 5:00
W Jon Weidler KO (knee) FFC 6: No Love
July 11, 2003
FFC 1 0:35
L Yves Edwards Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 41
February 28, 2003
UFC 3 4:07
W James Meals TKO (punches) Tuesday Night Fights
December 17, 2002
Tuesday Night Fights 1 1:55
W Isaias Martinez TKO (broken nose) RFC 1: The Beginning
July 13, 2002
RFC 1 5:00
W Joe Jordan Submission (armbar) Freestyle Fighting Championships 2
May 4, 2002
Freestyle Fighting Championships 1 2:05
W Justin James Submission (rear-naked choke) Rock 'N' Rumble 1
December 29, 2001
Rock 'N' Rumble 2 1:20
W Cedric Stewart Submission (rear naked choke) Extreme Challenge 44
September 15, 2001
Extreme Challenge 1 2:23
W Warren Donley KO (punches) RCF 11
May 10, 2001
RCF 2 0:30
W Danny Payne Submission (neck crank) RCF 10
March 31, 2001
RCF 1 1:37
W Edwin Allseitz Submission (kimura) DFC: Submission Grappling Championships
March 17, 2001
DFC 1 3:36
W Jeremy Jiminez Submission (armbar) DFC: Submission Grappling Championships
March 17, 2001
DFC 1 2:15
L Pete Spratt TKO (doctor stoppage) RCF 9
January 27, 2001
RCF 1
W Charles Bennett TKO (submission to punches) WEF: Rumble at the Rodeo 1
December 16, 2000
WEF 1
L Steve Berger Submission (armbar) Dangerzone: Insane In Ft. Wayne
November 25, 2000
Dangerzone 1 3:14
L Rick McCoy Decision Dangerzone: Night of the Beast
October 28, 2000
Dangerzone 2 15:00
L Ben Earwood Submission (armbar) EC 36: Extreme Challenge 36
August 26, 2000
EC 1 8:32
W Dymitrius Wilson TKO (punches) WVF: Cage Brawl
August 19, 2000
WVF 1 4:40
W Aristides Britto TKO (submission to punches) RCF 6: Reality Combat Fighting 6
June 24, 2000
RCF 1 2:19
W Scott Melia TKO (submission to punches) RCF 6: Reality Combat Fighting 6
June 24, 2000
RCF 1 1:28
L Rick Thompson Decision RCF 3: Return of the Rage
January 28, 2000
RCF 1 18:00
L Chris Seifert Decision (unanimous) WEF 7: Stomp in the Swamp
October 9, 1999
WEF 3 2:00

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

Division context

vs. 191 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.6 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.3 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 37.3% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 62.7% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 42.4% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 26.1% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.6
Control time 22.8% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 60.0% avg 50.6%