Claudio Puelles
"Prince of Peru"
| Age | 29 |
| Nationality | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 183 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
16
fights
12
✅ wins
4
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
0
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
November 05, 2016
UFC debuts
September 13, 2025
UFC last fight
1h44:50
time in the cage
11:39
avg time by combat
55.6%
win rate
60.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1510
as of September 13, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1561
on April 23, 2022
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
66
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Control time | 93 | 134s / round |
| 2. | Takedowns landed | 89 | 1.10 / round |
| 3. | Submission | 88 | 3 |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 83 | 64% |
| 5. | Submissions attempted | 78 | 0.33 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 5. | Leg strikes landed | 7 | 0.43 / round |
12
Boxing Score
23
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-5.44
/ round
💫 Strike differential
4.3 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
8.3 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
36.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
54.9%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
84
Wrestling Score
86
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
3.2 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
33.8%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
60.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:14 / round
⏱ Control Time
50s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.9 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
73.5%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
3
✅ Submission wins
0.3 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
42.9%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Claudio Puelles' UFC Fight History
September 13, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Lopes vs. Silva
Lightweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 24, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Lightweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 12, 2022 - UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (4:06).
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April 23, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Kneebar) at round 1 (3:01).
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December 04, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Kneebar) at round 3 (3:25).
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June 05, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 21, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 19, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Kneebar) at round 3 (2:23).
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November 05, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Lightweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:55).
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Fighter's fights