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Welterweight

Jake Shields

4-3-0 (1 NC)
6'0"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1979-01-09Born
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:44Avg 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 / min2.77
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.34
Striking accuracy31.6%
Striking defense57.2%
Takedowns / 15 min1.19
Takedown accuracy12.3%
Takedown defense35.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.12
Control time29.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

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

2010-10-23 vs Martin Kampmann — 1.67/min (W) 10-10 2011-04-30 vs Georges St-Pierre — 3.12/min (L) 11-04 2011-09-17 vs Jake Ellenberger — 1.13/min (L) 11-09 2012-02-25 vs Yoshihiro Akiyama — 6.07/min (W) 12-02 2012-08-11 vs Ed Herman — 2.2/min (NC) 12-08 2013-06-15 vs Tyron Woodley — 5.47/min (W) 13-06 2013-10-09 vs Demian Maia — 1.4/min (W) 13-10 2014-03-15 vs Hector Lombard — 0.27/min (L) 14-03
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

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

L Hector Lombard 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · 2014-03-15
4/72Sig. strikes
27/56Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Demian Maia 12-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 2013-10-09
35/112Sig. strikes
24/75Absorbed
1/12Takedowns
11:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyron Woodley 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · 2013-06-15
82/211Sig. strikes
60/94Absorbed
0/18Takedowns
4:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Ed Herman 7-5 walk-in Overturned · R3 5:00 — UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · 2012-08-11
33/47Sig. strikes
21/50Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
9:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yoshihiro Akiyama 1-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · 2012-02-25
91/201Sig. strikes
33/97Absorbed
2/14Takedowns
3:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jake Ellenberger 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:53 — UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · 2011-09-17
1/13Sig. strikes
9/16Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Georges St-Pierre 15-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · 2011-04-30
78/401Sig. strikes
85/245Absorbed
0/6Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Martin Kampmann 8-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · 2010-10-23
25/46Sig. strikes
35/54Absorbed
4/15Takedowns
7:29Control
0Knockdowns
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.

4-3-0 (1 NC)UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 8

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 2.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 31.6% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 57.2% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 12.3% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 35.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.1 avg 0.6
Control time 29.0% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 53.7%