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Payton Talbott

Country
USA
Record
12-1
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
70"
Age
28
Stance
Switch
Career stats
Finish rate75%
9 of 12 wins inside the distance · 68th percentile
DurabilityNever stopped
Never stopped in 13 recorded bouts · 82nd percentile
Activity4
Bouts in the last 24 months · 84th percentile
9:47
Avg bout length
3W
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 453 bantamweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min6.75
532 landed from 940 attempts — 57% accuracy · 96th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.76
4 landed from 9 attempts — 44% accuracy · 19th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.95
5 in 8 statted bouts · 89th percentile
Control time18%
14m of 1h 19m fought · 56th percentile
Strikes by target
Head 71%
Body 20%
Leg 9%
Of 532 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 27 bantamweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 8 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 19m of fight time, of the 13 bouts on record

Payton Talbott is a Bantamweight from the United States with an official record of 11-1. The 11 wins came 7 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Henry Cejudo at UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 on 6 December 2025, the second win in a row.

DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Oct 3, 2026Deiveson FigueiredoWINKOPunchesR1 · 2:09UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang
Dec 6, 2025Henry CejudoWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Jun 28, 2025Felipe LimaWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Jan 18, 2025Raoni BarcelosLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
Jun 29, 2024Yanis GhemmouriWINKOPunchR1 · 0:19UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2
Mar 23, 2024Cameron SaaimanWINKOPunchesR2 · 0:21UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
Nov 18, 2023Nick AguirreWINSUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 0:58UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
Aug 8, 2023Reyes Cortez Jr.WINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 1
Mar 18, 2023Cristhian RivasWINKOKO/TKOR3 · 1:35Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 9
Oct 22, 2022Anthony JimenezWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 4:26Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 6
May 28, 2022Hector FajardoWINKOKO/TKOR2 · 4:51Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2
Feb 12, 2022Billy BrandWINKOKO/TKOR3 · 2:38FirePower Promotions MMA 4: Sudden Impact
Nov 27, 2021Abdikabyl KaldarWINKOKOR2FirePower Promotions MMA: Magnum Force
KOPunchesR1 · 2:09
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jun 28, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jan 18, 2025 · UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jun 29, 2024 · UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2
WIN
KOPunchR1 · 0:19
Mar 23, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas
WIN
KOPunchesR2 · 0:21
Nov 18, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig
WIN
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 0:58
Reyes Cortez Jr.
Aug 8, 2023 · Dana White's Contender Series: Season 7, Week 1
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Cristhian Rivas
Mar 18, 2023 · Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 9
WIN
KOKO/TKOR3 · 1:35
Anthony Jimenez
Oct 22, 2022 · Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 6
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 4:26
Hector Fajardo
May 28, 2022 · Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 2
WIN
KOKO/TKOR2 · 4:51
Feb 12, 2022 · FirePower Promotions MMA 4: Sudden Impact
WIN
KOKO/TKOR3 · 2:38
Abdikabyl Kaldar
Nov 27, 2021 · FirePower Promotions MMA: Magnum Force
WIN
KOKOR2

Payton Talbott’s record, in numbers

Payton Talbott’s record is 11-1, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 12 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 11 wins break down as 7 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision — 8 of 11 inside the distance, a finish rate of 73%. Across all 12 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 10 minutes 26 seconds.

Payton Talbott has never been stopped in the 12 bouts on file; the one loss went to a decision. The last 2 bouts on file are both wins.

Of the 12 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 3 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.

Set against the 448 Bantamweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Payton Talbott has a finish rate above 67% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 81% of them and a two-year bout count above 78% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Payton Talbott is listed at 5ft 10in with a reach of 70in, switches stance and is 27, born 8 September 1998.

These figures are recomputed from Payton Talbott’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.