Last fight
Victoria
Leblanc vs Valentin
Apr. 18, 2026
Estadísticas y récords
3
Wins by Knockout
7
Wins by Submission
8
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Efectividad de golpeo
- Golpes Significativos Conectados
- 33
- Golpes Significativos Intentados
- 59
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Efectividad De Derribo
- Derribos conseguidos
- Derribos intentados
- 2
- 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
Récord del Atleta
Info
Status
Activo
Ciudad natal
Zurich, Switzerland
Trenes en
Xtreme Couture - Las Vegas, NV
Años
31
Alto
74.00
Peso
186.00
Debut del octágono
Aug. 24, 2024
Alcance
77.00
Alcance de la pierna
42.00
- Team Grasso on TUF 32
- Pro since 2016, made UFC debut in August 2024
- Three wins by KO, seven by submission (5 RNC, guillotine, keylock)
- Seven first-round finishes
- Has 5-3, 1 NC record in his last nine
- One of two UFC fighters representing Switzerland (Volkan Oezdemir)
UFC 318 (7/19/25) Valentin was stopped by Ateba Gautier via strikes at 1:10 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (4/5/25) Valentin lost a three round unanimous decision to Torrez Finney
UFC on ESPN (8/24/24) Valentin was stopped by Ryan Loder via strikes at 1:49 of the second round in the TUF 32 middleweight final
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 32
In the semifinals, Valentin submitted Paddy McCorry via keylock in the first round
In the quarterfinals, Valentin stopped Giannis Bachar via strikes in the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? At 7 years old, I started Judo because I always liked fighting and I had too much energy that would always get me in trouble.
Any belts/ ranks in grappling disciplines? Judo brown belt, grappling blue belt
What has been your toughest fight to date and why? Fight against Ibo Aslan in 2018; we had a toe-to-toe war, and he was a lot bigger than I was.
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Jon Jones because of his violent style and killer instinct
Do you have any heroes outside of fighting? Heroes outside of fighting are the people working in the PI, they make our lives so much easier and are always warm hearted and supportive. I can’t think of better people and it’s so good to have all these people while you go through a hard camp! love these guys!
Is there a cause that you want to use your platform for? I want to use my platform to show young boys that you dont have to be perfect, we all struggle and its important to stay disciplined and be a strong leader. So many young boys are struggling and have no confidence and our society need more strong men. I want to show them that its not about perfection but about improvement every single day to become your best self!
What was your job before you started fighting? I was a carpenter, building barns, houses, roofs, bridges
Origin of nickname: My first grappling coach called me Robzilla because I was injuring all his students.
Tell us about your life outside of fighting: In fight week of my last fight that I had to pull out becaue of my back injury, my mum passed away, I wanted to dedicate the fight to her and make her proud, I wasn’t able to so now this next one is for my mama, who is watching proudly from above!
