John Alessio "The Natural"

John Alessio, known as "The Natural", is a mixed martial artist from Canada competing in the UFC Lightweight division. John Alessio holds a professional record of 34-16-0, including 0-4-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 0 came by knockout or TKO, 0 by submission and 0 by decision. John Alessio and is 43 years old. John Alessio is currently on a 5-fight losing streak and is listed as Not Fighting.

John Alessio profile

DivisionLightweight
Professional record34-16-0
UFC record0-4-0
Division rankUnranked
StatusNot Fighting
CountryCanada
Age43
Date of birth1979-07-05
Last weigh-in155.5 lbs
Current streakL5
Total octagon time1h 7m

Striking statistics

Significant strikes landed per minute2.1
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.91
Striking accuracy39%
Striking defense55%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.12
Strikes to the head72%
Strikes to the body11%
Strikes to the legs17%

Grappling statistics

Takedowns per 15 minutes1.85
Takedown defense71%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.16
Average control time per fight (seconds)7.76

UFC finish breakdown

UFC wins by KO/TKO0
UFC wins by submission0
UFC wins by decision0

John Alessio UFC fight history

DateEventOpponentResultMethod
2012-07-07UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2Shane RollerlossDecision · Unanimous
2012-04-21UFC 145: Jones vs. EvansMark BoceklossDecision · Unanimous
2006-10-10UFC The Final ChapterThiago AlveslossDecision · Unanimous
2006-05-27UFC 60: Hughes vs GracieDiego SanchezlossDecision · Unanimous
2000-06-09UFC 26: Ultimate Field of DreamsPat MiletichlossArmbar · 1:43 · R2

Sources and methodology

Career records and bout history are compiled from public event records. UFC performance metrics use published bout statistics; percentiles and derived metrics are calculated by Verdikt AI. Data can change after official corrections.

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