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Welterweight · “A-Train”

Aaron Simpson

7-4-0
6'0"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1974-07-20Born
2KO wins
0Sub wins
28.6%Finish rate
11:31Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.53
Striking accuracy52.8%
Striking defense56.2%
Takedowns / 15 min3.79
Takedown accuracy34.8%
Takedown defense83.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.47
Control time42.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-4
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2010-06-19 vs Chris Leben — 4.63/min (L) 10-06 2010-11-20 vs Mark Munoz — 2.87/min (L) 10-11 2011-03-26 vs Mario Miranda — 3.93/min (W) 11-03 2011-07-02 vs Brad Tavares — 2.87/min (W) 11-07 2011-10-08 vs Eric Schafer — 3.87/min (W) 11-10 2012-02-15 vs Ronny Markes — 3.67/min (L) 12-02 2012-07-11 vs Kenny Robertson — 3.2/min (W) 12-07 2012-10-05 vs Mike Pierce — 5.11/min (L) 12-10
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

11 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Mike Pierce 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:29 — UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot · 2012-10-05
28/44Sig. strikes
10/21Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:46Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Kenny Robertson 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman · 2012-07-11
48/70Sig. strikes
29/50Absorbed
6/14Takedowns
10:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ronny Markes 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger · 2012-02-15
55/84Sig. strikes
62/97Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
2:28Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Eric Schafer 3-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · 2011-10-08
58/140Sig. strikes
14/102Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:31Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brad Tavares 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · 2011-07-02
43/66Sig. strikes
13/33Absorbed
2/15Takedowns
11:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Mario Miranda 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · 2011-03-26
59/75Sig. strikes
14/15Absorbed
10/26Takedowns
12:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mark Munoz 3-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · 2010-11-20
43/118Sig. strikes
76/156Absorbed
5/11Takedowns
3:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chris Leben 9-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:17 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale · 2010-06-19
43/78Sig. strikes
42/92Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
3:44Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tom Lawlor 2-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz · 2010-01-11
36/108Sig. strikes
52/128Absorbed
2/6Takedowns
4:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ed Herman 4-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:17 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · 2009-08-29
25/50Sig. strikes
7/32Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
3:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim McKenzie 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:40 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann · 2009-04-01
16/27Sig. strikes
1/4Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

7-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 5
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Welterweight average, over 190 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 3.6 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 52.8% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 56.2% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 3.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 34.8% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 83.3% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.6
Control time 42.2% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 28.6% avg 53.7%