Payton Talbott
Payton Talbott is ranked 13th of 439 bantamweights by the First Light Rating, and 7th in the UFC’s own bantamweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,97013th of 439 · Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.24Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.03 in 30 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,971, 3 Oct 2026
- Record
- 12–1Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2026 | Won vs Deiveson FigueiredoUFC 332 - Silva vs. Wang · TKO (Punches) | +37 | −0.08 |
| 6 Dec 2025 | Won vs Henry CejudoUFC 323 - Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +48 | — |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Won vs Felipe LimaUFC 317 - Topuria vs. Oliveira · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +25 | — |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Lost to Raoni BarcelosUFC 311 - Makhachev vs. Moicano · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −39 | — |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Won vs Yanis GhemmouriUFC 303 - Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · KO (Punches), R1 | +36 | — |
| 23 Mar 2024 | Won vs Cameron SaaimanUFC on ESPN 53 - Ribas vs. Namajunas · TKO (Punches), R2 | +52 | — |
| 18 Nov 2023 | Won vs Nick AguirreUFC Fight Night 232 - Allen vs. Craig · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R3 | +26 | — |
| 8 Aug 2023 | Won vs Reyes Cortez Jr.Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2023: Week 1 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +50 | — |
| 18 Mar 2023 | Won vs Cristhian RivasUrijah Faber's A1 Combat 9 - Long Beach · TKO (Punches and Elbows), R3 | +82 | — |
| 22 Oct 2022 | Won vs Anthony JimenezUrijah Faber's A1 Combat 6 - Talbott vs. Jimenez · TKO (Flying Knee and Punches), R2 | +88 | — |
| 28 May 2022 | Won vs Hector FajardoUrijah Faber's A1 Combat 2 - Talbott vs. Fajardo · TKO (Punches), R2 | +133 | — |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Won vs Billy BrandFirePower Promotions MMA 4 - Sudden Impact · TKO (Punches), R3 | +249 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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