Terry Etim

LightweightSubmission Artist
6 - 5

11 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (83%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
73"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
40
Orthodox

Terry Etim UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Terry Etim is 6-5 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 4 by submission and 1 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 16-5, 10-0 of it outside the UFC. Etim competes at lightweight as an orthodox submission artist, standing 6'1" with a 73" reach at 40 years old. The last bout was a win over Patrick Cenoble by unanimous decision in Nov 2013.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 73rd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (2.5/min).

Terry Etim's UFC win rate is 55% (6 of 11 fights), and 83% of those wins came by finish. Etim averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 30% accuracy and stops 39% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
16-5
UFC Record
6-5
Height
6'1"
Reach
73"
Age
40
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Patrick Cenoble · Decision (Unanimous) · Nov 2013

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

Terry Etim's Last 5 Fights

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

  1. Loss vs Renee Forte · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald · Feb 2013
  2. Loss vs Edson Barboza · KO/TKO · R3 2:02 · UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · Jan 2012
  3. Win vs Edward Faaloloto · Submission · R1 0:17 · UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz · Nov 2011
  4. Loss vs Rafael Dos Anjos · Submission · R2 4:30 · UFC 112: Invincible · Apr 2010
  5. Win vs Shannon Gugerty · Submission · R2 1:24 · UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · Nov 2009

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.2
Accuracy
36%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.18

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.5
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
33%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.3
Takedown Accuracy
30%
Takedown Defense
39%
Control Time / Fight
0:32
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.9

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
18% Sub
R2
9% KO
18% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Terry Etim vs Average

Terry Etim's UFC Fight History

11 UFC fights on record (6-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LRenee ForteDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald2013-02-16
LEdson BarbozaKO/TKOR3 · 2:02UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes2012-01-14
WEdward FaalolotoSubmissionR1 · 0:17UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz2011-11-05
LRafael Dos AnjosSubmissionR2 · 4:30UFC 112: Invincible2010-04-10
WShannon GugertySubmissionR2 · 1:24UFC 105: Couture vs Vera2009-11-14
WJustin BuchholzSubmissionR2 · 2:38UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13
WBrian CobbKO/TKOR2 · 0:10UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21
WSam StoutDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben2008-10-18
LRich ClementiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24
LGleison TibauDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 75: Champion vs Champion2007-09-08
WMatt GriceSubmissionR1 · 4:48UFC 70: Nations Collide2007-04-21

How Etim Ranks at Lightweight

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

Striking volume2.2 sig. strikes/min
22nd percentile
Striking accuracy36%
18th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.5/min
73rd percentile
Takedowns0.3/fight
18th percentile
Takedown defense39%
18th percentile
Knockdown power0.18/fight
54th percentile

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