Lightweight · “El Matador”

Roger Huerta

19-14-1 (1 NC) UFC 6-2-0
5'9"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
3KO wins
1Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
11:26Avg 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 / min3.64
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.33
Striking accuracy36.6%
Striking defense56.6%
Takedowns / 15 min2.13
Takedown accuracy46.4%
Takedown defense52.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.49
Control time37.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
September 23, 2006 vs Jason Dent — 4.73/min (W) Sep '06 February 3, 2007 vs John Halverson — 41.05/min (W) Feb '07 April 7, 2007 vs Leonard Garcia — 5.67/min (W) Apr '07 June 23, 2007 vs Doug Evans — 4.0/min (W) Jun '07 August 25, 2007 vs Alberto Crane — 2.2/min (W) Aug '07 December 8, 2007 vs Clay Guida — 2.86/min (W) Dec '07 August 9, 2008 vs Kenny Florian — 2.2/min (L) Aug '08 September 16, 2009 vs Gray Maynard — 2.67/min (L) Sep '09

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Gray Maynard 5-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · September 16, 2009
40/166Sig. strikes
23/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Kenny Florian 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 87: Seek And Destroy · August 9, 2008
33/103Sig. strikes
51/99Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Clay Guida 2-2 walk-in Submission · R3 0:51 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale · December 8, 2007
31/102Sig. strikes
47/85Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:50Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Alberto Crane 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:50 — UFC 74: Respect · August 25, 2007
26/64Sig. strikes
4/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
6:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Doug Evans 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:30 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · June 23, 2007
34/78Sig. strikes
20/51Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
3:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Leonard Garcia 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 69: Shootout · April 7, 2007
85/206Sig. strikes
29/89Absorbed
6/7Takedowns
10:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W John Halverson 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:19 — UFC 67: All or Nothing · February 3, 2007
13/18Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jason Dent 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · September 23, 2006
71/174Sig. strikes
38/80Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
10:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Jason Dent › Simulate vs Jason Dent ›

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)
19-14-1 (1 NC)Pro record
| years_active = 2003–presentGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 4
Decision 4
Other 2

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 3
Decision 6
Other 0

Draws: 1 · No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Bellator 7
Extreme Challenge 4
ONE 3
ONE FC 2
IFC 2
Freestyle FC 2
PFL Europe 1

+ 6 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 35 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Rob Whiteford Decision (unanimous) PFL Europe 3 (2024)
September 28, 2024
 PFL Europe 3 5:00
L Chris Gonzalez TKO (submission to punches) Bellator 255
April 2, 2021
 Bellator 3 3:01
L Sidney Outlaw Decision (unanimous) Bellator 234
November 14, 2019
 Bellator 3 5:00
L Patricky Pitbull KO (punch) Bellator 205
September 21, 2018
 Bellator 2 0:43
L Benson Henderson Submission (guillotine choke) Bellator 196
April 6, 2018
 Bellator 2 0:49
W Hayder Hassan DQ (elbows to back of head) Phoenix FC 4
December 22, 2017
 Phoenix FC 2 0:55
W Adrian Pang Decision (split) ONE: Defending Honor
November 11, 2016
 ONE 3 5:00
L Ariel Sexton TKO (submission to punches) ONE: Dynasty of Champions 6
July 2, 2016
 ONE 3 3:53
L Koji Ando Decision (unanimous) ONE: Odyssey of Champions
September 27, 2015
 ONE 3 5:00
W Christian Holley TKO (knees and punches) ONE FC: Reign of Champions
August 29, 2014
 ONE FC 1 3:13
L Zorobabel Moreira KO (soccer kick) ONE FC: Destiny of Warriors
June 23, 2012
 ONE FC 2 3:53
L War Machine TKO (punches) Ultimate Warrior Fighting 1
November 26, 2011
 Ultimate Warrior Fighting 3 3:09
L Eddie Alvarez TKO (doctor stoppage) Bellator 33
October 21, 2010
 Bellator 2 5:00
L Pat Curran Decision (unanimous) Bellator 17
May 6, 2010
 Bellator 3 5:00
W Chad Hinton Submission (kneebar) Bellator 13
April 8, 2010
 Bellator 3 0:56
L Gray Maynard Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard
September 16, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Kenny Florian Decision (unanimous) UFC 87
August 9, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Clay Guida Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
December 8, 2007
 UFC 3 0:51
W Alberto Crane TKO (punches) UFC 74
August 25, 2007
 UFC 3 1:50
W Doug Evans TKO (punches) The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
June 23, 2007
 UFC 2 3:30
W Leonard Garcia Decision (unanimous) UFC 69
April 7, 2007
 UFC 3 5:00
W John Halverson TKO (punches) UFC 67
February 3, 2007
 UFC 1 0:19
W Jason Dent Decision (unanimous) UFC 63
September 23, 2006
 UFC 3 5:00
W Joe Camacho TKO (punches) Raze MMA: Fight Night
April 29, 2006
 Raze MMA 2 2:43
W Dan Swift TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 66
February 17, 2006
 Extreme Challenge 2 0:51
W Lee King Submission (rear-naked choke) IFC: Rumble on the Rio 2
October 15, 2005
 IFC 1 0:50
W Matt Wiman Decision (unanimous) Freestyle FC 15
September 14, 2005
 Freestyle FC 3 5:00
W Brad Blackburn TKO (corner stoppage) IFC: Rock N' Rumble
July 30, 2005
 IFC 3 2:19
NC Melvin Guillard NC (result overturned by commission) Freestyle FC 14
March 5, 2005
 Freestyle FC 3 5:00
W Naoyuki Kotani TKO (punches) XFO 4
December 3, 2004
 XFO 1 1:29
W Jake Short Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme Challenge 60
November 12, 2004
 Extreme Challenge 3 0:37
W Matt Brady TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 59
September 24, 2004
 Extreme Challenge 1 3:12
L Ryan Schultz TKO (jaw injury) SuperBrawl 36
June 18, 2004
 SuperBrawl 1 1:47
D Joe Jordan Draw Extreme Challenge 56
March 26, 2004
 Extreme Challenge 3 3:00
W Jeff Carlson DQ (headbutt) Best of the Best 2
August 2, 2003
 Best of the Best 2 4:52

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Roger Huerta) — 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 3.6 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.3 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 36.6% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 56.6% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 2.1 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 46.4% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 52.6% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.6
Control time 37.0% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 66.7% avg 50.6%