diff --git a/lib/MMOLib.jar b/lib/MMOLib.jar
index f7714526..858412ff 100644
Binary files a/lib/MMOLib.jar and b/lib/MMOLib.jar differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/comp/parse/placeholders/MMOItemsPlaceholders.java b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/comp/parse/placeholders/MMOItemsPlaceholders.java
index 489f5e8e..83973e59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/comp/parse/placeholders/MMOItemsPlaceholders.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/Indyuce/mmoitems/comp/parse/placeholders/MMOItemsPlaceholders.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package net.Indyuce.mmoitems.comp.parse.placeholders;
 
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 
+import net.mmogroup.mmolib.api.player.MMOPlayerData;
+import net.mmogroup.mmolib.listener.DamageReduction;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
@@ -33,12 +35,17 @@ public class MMOItemsPlaceholders extends PlaceholderExpansion {
 	}
 
 	public String onPlaceholderRequest(Player player, String identifier) {
+		// registering before identifier.startsWith("stat_") to prevent issues
+		// i don't register it in the starts with condition because it will mess with substring
+		if (identifier.equals("stat_defense_percent"))
+			return twoDigits.format(new DamageReduction.DefenseCalculator(MMOPlayerData.get(player)).getReductionPercent()) + "%";
 		if (identifier.startsWith("stat_")) {
 			ItemStat stat = MMOItems.plugin.getStats().get(identifier.substring(5).toUpperCase());
 			if (stat != null)
 				return twoDigits.format(PlayerData.get(player).getStats().getStat(stat));
 		}
 
+
 		if (identifier.startsWith("ability_cd_")) {
 			PlayerData data = PlayerData.get(player);
 			return data.hasCooldownInfo(identifier.substring(11)) ? oneDigit.format(data.getCooldownInfo(identifier.substring(11)).getRemaining())