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Welterweight

James Head

9-4-0 UFC 2-3-0
Precision Striker Submission Grappler Submission-Vulnerable
6'1"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
42Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
7:20Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 38.2 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 61.3 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 43.0 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 36.0 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 12.8 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 28.7 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 38.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Average 61
  2. Grappling Average 45
  3. Striking D Below avg 43
  4. Control Below avg 38
  5. Striking Below avg 38
  6. Durability Below avg 36
  7. TD Defense Below avg 29
  8. Wrestling Weak 13

Built on 36 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 61 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 45 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 3 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.75
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.11
Striking accuracy48.6%
Striking defense49.8%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.41
Takedowns / 15 min0.41
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.82
Control time13.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
June 11, 2011 vs Nick Ring — 2.21/min (L) Jun '11 April 14, 2012 vs Papy Abedi — 4.62/min (W) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '12 July 21, 2012 vs Brian Ebersole — 2.47/min (W) Jul '12 December 15, 2012 vs Mike Pyle — 6.78/min (L) — only 1.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '12 August 28, 2013 vs Jason High — 0.0/min (L) — only 1.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '13

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Jason High 16-4 walk-in Submission · R1 1:41 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · August 28, 2013
0/1Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Mike Pyle 23-8-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:55 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · December 15, 2012
13/25Sig. strikes
9/17Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:20Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Brian Ebersole 50-14-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 149: Faber vs Barao · July 21, 2012
37/83Sig. strikes
35/88Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:16Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Papy Abedi 8-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:33 — UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs Silva · April 14, 2012
21/43Sig. strikes
11/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Nick Ring 11-0 walk-in Submission · R3 3:33 — UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · June 11, 2011
30/56Sig. strikes
58/98Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:24Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
9-4-0Pro record
OKC Combat SportsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 3
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5
Masters of the Cage 3
Xtreme Fight Night 1
Bricktown Brawl 1
PB MMA 1
TAP Entertainment 1
CW 1
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jason High Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
August 28, 2013
 UFC 1 1:41
L Mike Pyle TKO (knee and punches) The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
December 15, 2012
 UFC 1 1:55
W Brian Ebersole Decision (split) UFC 149
July 21, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Papy Abedi Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
April 14, 2012
 UFC 1 4:33
L Nick Ring Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 131
June 11, 2011
 UFC 3 3:33
W Gerald Harris Decision (unanimous) Xtreme Fight Night: Harris vs. Head
February 25, 2011
 Xtreme Fight Night 3 5:00
W Bill Albrecht TKO (punches) Bricktown Brawl 5
June 25, 2010
 Bricktown Brawl 1 1:46
L Jesse Forbes Decision (unanimous) PB MMA : Live Saturday Night
August 22, 2009
 PB MMA 3 5:00
W Chris Henning TKO (punches) TAP Entertainment: Ultimate Fight Night 3
September 27, 2008
 TAP Entertainment 1 2:20
W Lee McKibbin Submission (triangle choke) CW 9: Max Extreme Fighting
March 9, 2008
 CW 2 —
W Eric Bradley TKO (punches) Masters of the Cage 16
September 28, 2007
 Masters of the Cage 2 1:47
W Ruben Escamilla Submission Masters of the Cage 14
June 26, 2007
 Masters of the Cage 1 2:12
W Chance Fine TKO (punches) Masters of the Cage 7
December 2, 2006
 Masters of the Cage 1 1:02

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (James Head (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 48.6% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 49.8% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 66.7% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.8 avg 0.6
Control time 13.0% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%