Rich Clementi

LightweightComplete Fighter
5 - 5

10 UFC Fights | 50% Win Rate | 3 Finishes (60%)

Height
5' 9"
Reach
72"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
50
Southpaw

Rich Clementi UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Rich Clementi is 5-5 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 3 wins by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 45-23-1, 40-18 of it outside the UFC. Clementi competes at lightweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 5'9" with a 72" reach at 50 years old. The last bout was a loss to Ricardo Tirloni by unanimous decision in Sep 2013.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 77th percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (2.3/min).

Rich Clementi's UFC win rate is 50% (5 of 10 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Clementi averages 1.4 takedowns per fight at 42% accuracy and stops 26% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
45-23-1
UFC Record
5-5
Height
5'9"
Reach
72"
Age
50
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Ricardo Tirloni · Decision (Unanimous) · Sep 2013

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

Rich Clementi's Last 5 Fights

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

  1. Loss vs Gleison Tibau · Submission · R1 4:35 · UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · Feb 2009
  2. Loss vs Gray Maynard · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · Oct 2008
  3. Win vs Terry Etim · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 84: Ill Will · May 2008
  4. Win vs Sam Stout · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 2 · Apr 2008
  5. Win vs Melvin Guillard · Submission · R1 4:40 · UFC 79: Nemesis · Dec 2007

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
1.6
Accuracy
37%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.3
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.8
Opp. Accuracy Against
37%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.4
Takedown Accuracy
42%
Takedown Defense
26%
Control Time / Fight
2:30
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
10% Sub
R2
0% KO
20% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rich Clementi vs Average

Rich Clementi's UFC Fight History

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

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LGleison TibauSubmissionR1 · 4:35UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens2009-02-07
LGray MaynardDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 90: Silva vs Cote2008-10-25
WTerry EtimDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24
WSam StoutDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 83: Serra vs St-Pierre 22008-04-19
WMelvin GuillardSubmissionR1 · 4:40UFC 79: Nemesis2007-12-29
WAnthony JohnsonSubmissionR2 · 3:05UFC 76: Knockout2007-09-22
LRoan CarneiroDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard2007-04-05
WRoss PointonSubmissionR2 · 4:53UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon2007-01-25
LDin ThomasSubmissionR2 · 3:11The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback Finale2006-11-11
LYves EdwardsSubmissionR3 · 4:07UFC 41: Onslaught2003-02-28

How Clementi Ranks at Lightweight

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

Striking volume1.6 sig. strikes/min
8th percentile
Striking accuracy37%
22nd percentile
Strikes absorbed2.3/min
77th percentile
Takedowns1.4/fight
68th percentile
Takedown defense26%
8th percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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