Kelvin Gastelum
UFC 2013–present · rated in 2 editions · peak overall 82.0
Scouting report
Kelvin Gastelum entered the UFC at 21 as the youngest winner in The Ultimate Fighter's history, taking Season 17 as a Yuma, Arizona-raised southpaw. At welterweight across EA 1 (2014) and EA 2 (2016), his rating was built around an 84 Boxing and 79 Wrestling combination — the southpaw 1-2 and wrestling base carried him through a run of contender wins before recurring weight-cutting issues pushed his permanent move to middleweight in 2016.
Peak ratings
By edition
Gastelum established himself as a dynamic contender between 2014 and 2015, submitting Rick Story with a rear-naked choke in Dallas, choking out Jake Ellenberger in round one in Mexico City, and defeating former champion Nate Marquardt in Mexico while dropping a split decision to Tyron Woodley. His 1-2 boxing combinations and wrestling takedowns are reflected in an 86 Boxing and 85 Wrestling.
Gastelum defeated former champion Johny Hendricks at UFC 200 in July 2016, before recurring weight-cutting issues forced his permanent move to middleweight, where he knocked out Tim Kennedy in Toronto and stopped former champion Michael Bisping via TKO in Shanghai. His hand speed, power hooks, and wrestling sprawl are captured in an 87 Boxing and 85 Durability.
Draft Kelvin Gastelum into your build
Kelvin Gastelum enters the pool on any spin landing on welterweight between 2014 and 2017. Spin, draft eight attributes, then simulate 25 fights.
Ratings shown are our own, built from independent research and from how Kelvin Gastelum is regarded by the MMA community, with the EA Sports UFC games used only as a starting baseline for the scale. They are unofficial and do not constitute an assessment of Kelvin Gastelum's real-world abilities. See the disclaimer below.