Lando Vannata vs King Green

Oct 7, 2017 · ESPN+

DateOct 7, 2017

DivisionLightweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, October 7, 2017 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 2:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 11:00 AM
United Kingdom: Sat 7:00 PM
Central Europe: Sat 8:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 5:00 AM
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Lando VannataGroovy |12-8-2Lando Vannata vs King GreenKing GreenKing |36-18-1

Lando VannataGroovy12-8-2

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time05:00

12-8-2Record36-18-1

34Age40

5'9"Height5'10"

71"Reach71″

155 lbsWeight155 lbs

LightweightWeight ClassLightweight

King GreenKing36-18-1

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

King Green owns a 137-point Elo edge (good). King Green shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Lando Vannata and King Green across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Lando VannataKing Green

Recent form

Lando VannataL L L W L · -46 Elo last 5

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King GreenL W W W W · +32 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Lando Vannata1572-21 last move

King Green1709-14 last move

Why they are ranked here

Lando Vannata#303 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1572 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mike Grundy (rated 1694 at the time): +17.
Costliest loss: Lost to Darrius Flowers (rated 1567 at the time): -21.
Last 5 fights: 1 win, 4 losses, -46 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #302 Kamuela Kirk, 1 ahead of #304 Anuj Anuj.

King Green#61 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1709 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Grant Dawson (rated 1796 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Jalin Turner (rated 1684 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +32 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #60 Juan Pablo Vieira, 0 ahead of #62 Magomed Zaynukov.

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What's at stake

Lando VannataNow 1572 · #303 Lightweight

Wins by decision+22→ 1594

Loses by decision-10→ 1562

King GreenNow 1709 · #61 Lightweight

Wins by decision+7→ 1716

Loses by decision-17→ 1692

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Stat advantages

Lando VannatavsKing Green

Takedown accuracy

38%vs9%

Sig. strikes landed per min

4.52vs6.49

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

4.76vs3.63

Takedown average

1.09vs1.32

Finishing profile

Lando Vannatasubmission leads 42% of wins

King GreenKO/TKO leads 36% of wins

Common opponents

Daniel ZellhuberLando Vannata: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 15, 2023King Green: win · TKO (punches) · Feb 28, 2026

Tony FergusonLando Vannata: loss · Submission (D'arce Choke) · Jul 13, 2016King Green: win · Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) · Jul 29, 2023

Drakkar Klose Lando Vannata: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Jul 7, 2018King Green: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Dec 15, 2018

Tale of the tape

Lando VannataKing Green

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.52Sig. strikes landed per min6.49

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

45Sig. strike accuracy53

UFC lightweight average : 46%

4.76Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.63

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

55Sig. strike defense62

UFC lightweight average : 53%

1.09Takedown average1.32

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

38Takedown accuracy9

UFC lightweight average : 28%

69Takedown defense72

UFC lightweight average : 59%

0.30Submission average0.31

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

4Wins by knockout13

5Wins by submission10

3Wins by decision13

1Losses by knockout7

2Losses by submission3

5Losses by decision8

Lando Vannata vs King Green is a scheduled Lightweight fight on UFC 216 : FERGUSON VS LEE. Lando Vannata enters with a 12-8-2 record and King Green enters with a 36-18-1 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.