Last fight
UFC FIGHT NIGHT
Win
Lane vs Despaigne
Oct. 19, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
5
Wins by Knockout
5
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 64
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 107
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Cuba
Trains at
MMA Temple
Fighting style
Taekwondo
Age
36
Height
79.00
Weight
264.00
Octagon Debut
Mar. 9, 2024
Reach
84.00
Leg reach
47.50
- Pro since 2022
- Five wins by KO, all in the first round
- Longest fight pre-Cortes Acosta: 4:54
- Wins in :18, :12, :03 and :04
- Three fights prior to Costes Acosta bout lasted a combined 25 seconds
- “I’m taller than everyone in Cuba, so that’s what they called me.”
UFC Fight Night (10/19/24) Despaigne lost a three round unanimous decision to Austen Lane
UFC on ESPN (5/11/24) Despaigne lost a three round unanimous decision to Waldo Cortes Acosta
UFC 299 (3/9/24) Despaigne stopped Josh Parisian via strikes at :18 of the first round
When and why did you start training? In 2019, after leaving the Taekwondo national team. I considered that I had the power to become an MMA fighter.
Training: I work security at a bar, so I train from 2-6 and then work at night until 2am. Train, work, sleep
What ranks and titles have you held? Bronze medal in Taekwondo in the 2012 Olympic Games
Do you have any heroes? Jon Jones
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? I'm proud to belong to the company where the best fighters in the world are.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes - Bachelor's degree in physical culture and sports.
What was your job before you started fighting? Athlete on the national team of taekwondo of Cuba.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: 4th Dan black belt in taekwondo
Favorite grappling technique: Triangle
Favorite Striking technique: Head kick
