Ilir Latifi “The Sledgehammer”
UFC record 9-7-0 · professional record 17-9-0 (1 NC)
- Age
- 44 (born Jul 28, 1982)
- Height
- 178 cm (5' 10")
- Reach
- 185 cm (73")
- Leg reach
- 104 cm (41")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 230 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Albania
- Status
- Not fighting
- Style
- Wrestling
- Gym
- Allstars Training Center - Stockholm, Sweden
- UFC debut
- Apr 6, 2013
- Last fight
- May 20, 2023
1 fight-night bonus: 1 Performance of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.05
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 45%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.93
- Sig. strike defence
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 2.11
- Takedown accuracy
- 35%
- Takedown defence
- 100%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.30
- Knockdowns
- 4
- Sig. strikes landed
- 306
- Takedowns landed
- 21
- Total fight time
- 2h 28m 58s
- Control time
- 44m 50s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Rodrigo Nascimento | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | May 20, 2023 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Aleksei Oleinik | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan | Oct 1, 2022 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Tanner Boser | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai | Jun 5, 2021 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Derrick Lewis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes | Feb 8, 2020 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Volkan Oezdemir | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 2 | 4:31 | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 | Aug 10, 2019 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Corey Anderson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 | Dec 29, 2018 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Ovince Saint Preux | Submission · Guillotine Choke Standing | 1 | 3:48 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens | Feb 24, 2018 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| W | Tyson Pedro | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 | Sep 9, 2017 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 0 |
| L | Ryan Bader | KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance | 2 | 2:06 | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett | Sep 3, 2016 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Gian Villante | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | Mar 5, 2016 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| W | Sean O'Connell | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:30 | UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz | Jan 17, 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Hans Stringer | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 0:56 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites | Jul 18, 2015 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jan Blachowicz | KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance | 1 | 1:58 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story | Oct 4, 2014 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Chris Dempsey | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:07 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao | Jul 19, 2014 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Cyrille Diabate | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 1 | 3:02 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | Mar 8, 2014 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi | Apr 6, 2013 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |