Houston Alexander
"The Assassin"
| Age | 53 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Light Heavyweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
36
fights
17
✅ wins
16
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
2
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
0
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
May 26, 2007
UFC debuts
December 05, 2009
UFC last fight
25:15
time in the cage
4:12
avg time by combat
33.3%
win rate
100.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1469
as of December 05, 2009
🥇 Peak Elo
1534
on September 08, 2007
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
55
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Knockdowns | 97 | 0.59 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 96 | 31 |
| 3. | Leg strikes landed | 96 | 7.13 / round |
| 4. | Clinch strikes landed | 90 | 4.75 / round |
| 5. | Significant strikes accuracy | 88 | 56% |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Body strikes landed | 14 | 1.39 / round |
| 4. | Takedowns defense | 17 | 36% |
| 5. | Total strikes defense | 20 | 37% |
40
Boxing Score
52
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+1.98
/ round
💫 Strike differential
8.9 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
4.2 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
50.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
66.1%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
45
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
100.0%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
36.4%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
22s / round
⏱ Control Time
1:43 / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
4.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
60.5%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Houston Alexander's UFC Fight History
December 05, 2009 - The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale
Catch Weight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 17, 2008 - UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 1 (4:53).
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April 02, 2008 - UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (8s).
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November 17, 2007 - UFC 78: Validation
Light Heavyweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (3:25).
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September 08, 2007 - UFC 75: Champion vs Champion
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 1 (1:01).
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May 26, 2007 - UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (48s).
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Fighter's fights