Ilir Latifi "The Sledgehammer"

Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record9-7 · current 1-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record74-41 (64.3%) across 16 opponents
Last 5 opponents30-18 (62.5%) across 5 opponents
Age44
Height5' 10"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute2.05
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.93
Striking accuracy45%
Striking defense56%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.11
Takedowns landed / attempted36%
Takedown defense100%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.30
Average fight time9.3 min

UFC wins: 3 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2023-05-20Rodrigo Nascimento2-1 (1 NC)GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill
2022-10-01Aleksei Oleinik9-7GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan
2021-06-05Tanner Boser3-2StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
2020-02-08Derrick Lewis13-5BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
2019-08-10Volkan Oezdemir3-3StrikerLKO/TKO R2 4:31UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
2018-12-29Corey Anderson8-4WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2
2018-02-24Ovince Saint Preux10-5BalancedWSubmission R1 3:48UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens
2017-09-09Tyson Pedro2-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
2016-09-03Ryan Bader13-5WrestlerLKO/TKO R2 2:06UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett
2016-03-05Gian Villante4-3StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
2016-01-17Sean O'Connell2-2StrikerWKO/TKO R1 0:30UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz
2015-07-18Hans Stringer1-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 0:56UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
2014-10-04Jan BlachowiczUFC debut—LKO/TKO R1 1:58UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story
2014-07-19Chris DempseyUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 2:07UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao
2014-03-08Cyrille Diabate4-3StrikerWSubmission R1 3:02UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa
2013-04-06Gegard MousasiUFC debut—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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