Welterweight · “Showtime”
Anthony Pettis
11-9-0
5'10"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
3KO wins
4Sub wins
63.6%Finish rate
11:35Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.32
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.99
Striking accuracy48.4%
Striking defense52.9%
Takedowns / 15 min0.52
Takedown accuracy40.0%
Takedown defense55.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.71
Control time11.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-8
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
20 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Alex Morono 7-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal · 2020-12-19
50/80Sig. strikes
31/78Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
4:32Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Donald Cerrone 23-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · 2020-05-09
63/113Sig. strikes
62/148Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Diego Ferreira 7-2 walk-in Submission · R2 1:46 — UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy · 2020-01-18
22/45Sig. strikes
25/53Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nate Diaz 14-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · 2019-08-17
69/133Sig. strikes
114/201Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Stephen Thompson 9-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:55 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · 2019-03-23
32/55Sig. strikes
47/107Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tony Ferguson 13-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 5:00 — UFC 229: Khabib vs. McGregor · 2018-10-06
45/99Sig. strikes
114/194Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Michael Chiesa 7-3 walk-in Submission · R2 0:52 — UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · 2018-07-07
9/22Sig. strikes
12/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Dustin Poirier 13-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:08 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · 2017-11-11
34/54Sig. strikes
53/100Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:35Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
W Jim Miller 17-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · 2017-07-08
80/121Sig. strikes
48/110Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Max Holloway 12-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 4:50 — UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis · 2016-12-10
53/158Sig. strikes
94/208Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Charles Oliveira 9-5 walk-in Submission · R3 1:49 — UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit · 2016-08-27
53/87Sig. strikes
41/86Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:11Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Edson Barboza 10-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · 2016-04-23
48/131Sig. strikes
73/164Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Eddie Alvarez 1-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · 2016-01-17
56/109Sig. strikes
42/90Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rafael Dos Anjos 12-5 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos · 2015-03-14
54/162Sig. strikes
90/171Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Melendez 1-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 1:53 — UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · 2014-12-06
30/58Sig. strikes
27/78Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Benson Henderson 7-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 4:41 — UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 · 2013-08-31
9/16Sig. strikes
11/16Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Donald Cerrone 6-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:35 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson · 2013-01-26
18/28Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joe Lauzon 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:21 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · 2012-02-25
9/20Sig. strikes
0/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jeremy Stephens 7-5 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · 2011-10-08
21/47Sig. strikes
17/47Absorbed
6/9Takedowns
6:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Clay Guida 8-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · 2011-06-04
14/51Sig. strikes
19/65Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
4
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
1
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
20
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.