Stefan Struve

HeavyweightOutfighter
13 - 11

24 UFC Fights | 54% Win Rate | 11 Finishes (85%)

Height
6' 11"
Reach
84"
Weight
265 lbs.
Age
38
Orthodox

Stefan Struve UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Stefan Struve is 13-11 in the UFC across 24 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 6 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 29-13, 16-2 of it outside the UFC. Struve competes at heavyweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'11" with a 84" reach at 38 years old. The last bout was a loss to Tai Tuivasa by knockout in Oct 2020.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 49th percentile among 166 heavyweight fighters (3.1 sig. strikes/min).

Stefan Struve's UFC win rate is 54% (13 of 24 fights), and 85% of those wins came by finish. Struve averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 47% accuracy and stops 56% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
29-13
UFC Record
13-11
Height
6'11"
Reach
84"
Age
38
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Tai Tuivasa · KO/TKO · Oct 2020

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

Stefan Struve's Last 5 Fights

Struve is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Tai Tuivasa · KO/TKO · R1 4:59 · UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje · Oct 2020
  2. Loss vs Ben Rothwell · KO/TKO · R2 4:57 · UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik · Dec 2019
  3. Win vs Marcos Rogerio de Lima · Submission · R2 2:21 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 2019
  4. Loss vs Marcin Tybura · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith · Jul 2018
  5. Loss vs Andrei Arlovski · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · Mar 2018

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.1
Accuracy
47%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.12

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.0
Strike Differential
+-0.9
Opp. Accuracy Against
54%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.3
Takedown Accuracy
47%
Takedown Defense
56%
Control Time / Fight
0:51
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.9

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
8% Sub
R2
13% KO
17% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Stefan Struve vs Average

Stefan Struve lands 9.3 strikes in R1 but 20.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Stefan Struve's UFC Fight History

24 UFC fights on record (13-11), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LTai TuivasaKO/TKOR1 · 4:59UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje2020-10-24
LBen RothwellKO/TKOR2 · 4:57UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik2019-12-07
WMarcos Rogerio de LimaSubmissionR2 · 2:21UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos2019-02-23
LMarcin TyburaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith2018-07-22
LAndrei ArlovskiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya2018-03-03
LAlexander VolkovKO/TKOR3 · 3:30UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve2017-09-02
WDaniel OmielanczukSubmissionR2 · 1:41UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson2016-10-08
WAntonio SilvaKO/TKOR1 · 0:16UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski2016-05-08
LJared RosholtDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm2015-11-14
WAntonio Rodrigo NogueiraDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia2015-08-01
LAlistair OvereemKO/TKOR1 · 4:13UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic2014-12-13
LMark HuntKO/TKOR3 · 1:44UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann2013-03-02
WStipe MiocicKO/TKOR2 · 3:50UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic2012-09-29
WLavar JohnsonSubmissionR1 · 1:05UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26
WDave HermanKO/TKOR2 · 3:52UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger2012-02-15
WPat BarrySubmissionR2 · 3:22UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson2011-10-01
LTravis BrowneKO/TKOR1 · 4:11UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill2011-05-28
WSean McCorkleKO/TKOR1 · 3:55UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 22010-12-11
WChristian MorecraftKO/TKOR2 · 0:22UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07
LRoy NelsonKO/TKOR1 · 0:39UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi2010-03-31
WPaul BuentelloDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12
WChase GormleySubmissionR1 · 4:04UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun2009-10-24
WDenis StojnicSubmissionR2 · 2:37UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13
LJunior Dos SantosKO/TKOR1 · 0:54UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21

How Struve Ranks at Heavyweight

Percentile among the 166 heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.1 sig. strikes/min
49th percentile
Striking accuracy47%
46th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.0/min
27th percentile
Takedowns0.3/fight
40th percentile
Takedown defense56%
36th percentile
Knockdown power0.12/fight
45th percentile

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