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Paul Varelans
“The Polar Bear”
USOpenweightActiveage 56
9 — 9
50% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
1996-02-1620-4 vs current
AfterWvs Joe Moreira · U-Dec
EndedLvs Kimo Leopoldo · KO · 1996-12-07 · score → 0
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
4 wins4 losseslast 5: L W L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Strikes landed
- Head4071%
- Body611%
- Legs1018%
Strikes absorbed
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(8) | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 14.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 18.1 | — | — | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 1.19 | — | — | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.95 | — | — | — | — |
| Control time | 0:00 | — | — | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '961996-12-07L·KO·R1 · 9:08
- UFC 8: David vs Goliath1996-02-16W·U-Dec·R1 · 10:00
- UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '951995-12-16L·Sub·R1 · 1:01
- UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo1995-09-08W·KO·R1 · 1:05
- UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo1995-09-08W·Sub·R1 · 1:01
- UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo1995-09-08L·KO·R1 · 13:17
- UFC 6: Clash of the Titans1995-07-14W·KO·R1 · 1:02
- UFC 6: Clash of the Titans1995-07-14L·KO·R1 · 1:53
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
