Efrain Escudero

LightweightComplete Fighter
5 - 7

12 UFC Fights | 42% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (40%)

Height
5' 9"
Reach
71"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
40
Orthodox

Efrain Escudero UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Efrain Escudero is 5-7 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 32-17, 27-10 of it outside the UFC. Escudero competes at lightweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'9" with a 71" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a loss to Baissangour Chamsoudinov by knockout in Jun 2023.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 88th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (0.42/fight).

Efrain Escudero's UFC win rate is 42% (5 of 12 fights), and 40% of those wins came by finish. Escudero averages 1.1 takedowns per fight at 41% accuracy and stops 67% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
32-17
UFC Record
5-7
Height
5'9"
Reach
71"
Age
40
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Baissangour Chamsoudinov · TKO (Punches) · Jun 2023

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

Efrain Escudero's Last 5 Fights

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

  1. Loss vs Kevin Lee · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 2016
  2. Loss vs Leandro Silva · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum · Nov 2015
  3. Win vs Drew Dober · Submission · R1 0:54 · UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · Jun 2015
  4. Win vs Rodrigo de Lima · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch · Feb 2015
  5. Loss vs Leonardo Santos · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski · Sep 2014

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.9
Accuracy
45%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.42

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.3
0.6x avg
Strike Differential
+0.6
Opp. Accuracy Against
37%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.1
Takedown Accuracy
41%
Takedown Defense
67%
Control Time / Fight
2:47
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

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

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Efrain Escudero vs Average

Efrain Escudero's UFC Fight History

12 UFC fights on record (5-7), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LKevin LeeDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux2016-04-23
LLeandro SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Magny vs Gastelum2015-11-21
WDrew DoberSubmissionR1 · 0:54UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum2015-06-13
WRodrigo de LimaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Thatch2015-02-14
LLeonardo SantosDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski2014-09-13
LMac DanzigDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 145: Jones vs Evans2012-04-21
LJacob VolkmannDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem2011-12-30
LCharles OliveiraSubmissionR3 · 2:25UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares2010-09-15
WDan LauzonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans2010-05-29
LEvan DunhamSubmissionR3 · 1:59UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz2010-01-11
WCole MillerKO/TKOR1 · 3:36UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort2009-09-19
W★Phillipe NoverDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale2008-12-13

How Escudero Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.9 sig. strikes/min
43rd percentile
Striking accuracy45%
57th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.3/min
79th percentile
Takedowns1.1/fight
59th percentile
Takedown defense67%
56th percentile
Knockdown power0.42/fight
88th percentile

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