Cub Swanson

FeatherweightOutfighter
16 - 10

26 UFC Fights | 62% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (50%)

Height
5' 8"
Reach
70"
Weight
145 lbs.
Age
42
Orthodox

Cub Swanson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Cub Swanson is 16-10 in the UFC across 26 fights, with 8 wins by knockout and 8 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 31-14, 15-4 of it outside the UFC. Swanson competes at featherweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'8" with a 70" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a win over Nate Landwehr by knockout in Apr 2026.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 90th percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (5.3 sig. strikes/min).

Cub Swanson's UFC win rate is 62% (16 of 26 fights), and 50% of those wins came by finish. Swanson averages 0.5 takedowns per fight at 52% accuracy and stops 73% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
31-14
UFC Record
16-10
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Age
42
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Nate Landwehr · KO/TKO · Apr 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Cub Swanson's Last 5 Fights

Swanson is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Nate Landwehr · KO/TKO · R1 4:06 · UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg · Apr 2026
  2. Win vs Billy Quarantillo · KO/TKO · R3 1:36 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley · Dec 2024
  3. Loss vs Andre Fili · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Jun 2024
  4. Win vs Hakeem Dawodu · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · Aug 2023
  5. Loss vs Jonathan Martinez · KO/TKO · R2 4:19 · UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo · Oct 2022

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
5.3
Accuracy
53%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.46

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.4
Strike Differential
+0.8
Opp. Accuracy Against
42%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.5
Takedown Accuracy
52%
Takedown Defense
73%
Control Time / Fight
0:53
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
12% KO
0% Sub
R2
12% KO
0% Sub
R3+
8% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Cub Swanson vs Average

Cub Swanson lands 20.8 strikes in R1 but 28.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Cub Swanson's UFC Fight History

26 UFC fights on record (16-10), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WNate LandwehrKO/TKOR1 · 4:06UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg2026-04-11
WBilly QuarantilloKO/TKOR3 · 1:36UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley2024-12-14
LAndre FiliDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 22024-06-29
WHakeem DawoduDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos2023-08-12
LJonathan MartinezKO/TKOR2 · 4:19UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo2022-10-15
WDarren ElkinsKO/TKOR1 · 2:12UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus2021-12-18
LGiga ChikadzeKO/TKOR1 · 1:03UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka2021-05-01
WDaniel PinedaKO/TKOR2 · 1:52UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno2020-12-12
WKron GracieDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Joanna vs. Waterson2019-10-12
LShane BurgosDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy2019-05-04
LRenato MoicanoSubmissionR1 · 4:15UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 22018-08-04
LFrankie EdgarDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee2018-04-21
LBrian OrtegaSubmissionR2 · 3:22UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega2017-12-09
WArtem LobovDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov2017-04-22
WDooho ChoiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis2016-12-10
WTatsuya KawajiriDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres2016-08-06
WHacran DiasDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Teixeira vs Evans2016-04-16
LMax HollowaySubmissionR3 · 3:58UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold2015-04-18
LFrankie EdgarSubmissionR5 · 4:56UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Swanson2014-11-22
WJeremy StephensDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens2014-06-28
WDennis SiverKO/TKOR3 · 2:24UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman2013-07-06
WDustin PoirierDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald2013-02-16
WCharles OliveiraKO/TKOR1 · 2:40UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort2012-09-22
WRoss PearsonKO/TKOR2 · 4:14UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida2012-06-22
WGeorge RoopKO/TKOR2 · 2:22UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis2012-01-28
LRicardo LamasSubmissionR2 · 2:16UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos2011-11-12

How Swanson Ranks at Featherweight

Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume5.3 sig. strikes/min
90th percentile
Striking accuracy53%
86th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.4/min
25th percentile
Takedowns0.5/fight
36th percentile
Takedown defense73%
74th percentile
Knockdown power0.46/fight
85th percentile

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