ufc_athletes.RdA dataset containing UFC athlete-level profile information, career records, physical attributes, fighting styles, gym affiliations, and summarized performance statistics. Each row represents one athlete listed on the UFC athlete profile pages.
A data frame with variables:
Character. Athlete name as listed in the dataset.
Character. Athlete nickname, where available.
Character. Athlete's listed UFC weight class.
Character. URL for the athlete's UFC profile page.
Character. Athlete name as shown on the UFC profile page.
Character. Athlete nickname as shown on the UFC profile page, where available.
Character. Athlete status, such as `"Active"` or `"Not Fighting"`.
Character. Athlete's listed place of birth.
Numeric. Athlete age in years, where available.
Numeric. Athlete height in inches, where available.
Numeric. Athlete listed weight in pounds, where available.
Date. Date of the athlete's UFC debut, where available.
Numeric. Total significant strikes landed in UFC competition.
Numeric. Total significant strikes attempted in UFC competition.
Numeric. Significant strikes landed per minute.
Numeric. Significant strikes absorbed per minute.
Numeric. Average takedowns landed per 15 minutes.
Numeric. Average submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Numeric. Significant strike defense rate, expressed as a proportion.
Numeric. Takedown defense rate, expressed as a proportion.
Numeric. Average knockdowns landed per 15 minutes.
Period. Athlete's average UFC fight time, where available.
Numeric. Total takedown attempts in UFC competition, where available.
Character. Athlete's listed fighting style, where available.
Numeric. Athlete reach in inches, where available.
Numeric. Athlete leg reach in inches, where available.
Numeric. Total takedowns landed in UFC competition, where available.
Character. Athlete's listed gym or training affiliation, where available.
Character. Athlete's listed career wins.
Character. Athlete's listed career losses.
Character. Athlete's listed career draws.
Numeric. Number of significant strikes landed at distance.
Numeric. Proportion of significant strikes landed at distance.
Numeric. Number of significant strikes landed in the clinch.
Numeric. Proportion of significant strikes landed in the clinch.
Numeric. Number of significant strikes landed on the ground.
Numeric. Proportion of significant strikes landed on the ground.
Numeric. Number of wins by knockout or technical knockout.
Numeric. Proportion of wins by knockout or technical knockout.
Numeric. Number of wins by decision.
Numeric. Proportion of wins by decision.
Numeric. Number of wins by submission.
Numeric. Proportion of wins by submission.
UFC athlete profiles, https://www.ufc.com/athletes
The dataset combines biographical information, official UFC profile fields, striking and grappling statistics, fight outcome summaries, and win-method breakdowns. Some fields may be missing when the information is unavailable from the source profile or when an athlete has limited UFC activity.