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Light Heavyweight · “Hitman”

Jason Brilz

23-6-1 UFC 3-4-0
Smothering Control Hard To Hit
5'11"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
51Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
9:55Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 22.9 of 100 Accuracy — Below avg, rated 24.9 of 100 Striking D — Strong, rated 86.3 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 27.7 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 79.3 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 38.3 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 86.3 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Strong 86
  2. Control Strong 86
  3. Wrestling Above avg 79
  4. Grappling Above avg 70
  5. TD Defense Below avg 38
  6. Durability Below avg 28
  7. Accuracy Below avg 25
  8. Striking Weak 23

Built on 69 minutes of tracked cage time across 7 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 45% of every fight spent in control position
Hard To Hit opponents land only 35% of what they throw
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.66
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.78
Striking accuracy40.3%
Striking defense65.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.37
Takedown accuracy25.0%
Takedown defense25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.29
Control time44.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
September 17, 2008 vs Brad Morris — 4.3/min (W) Sep '08 March 7, 2009 vs Tim Boetsch — 2.27/min (W) Mar '09 September 19, 2009 vs Eliot Marshall — 1.8/min (L) Sep '09 March 21, 2010 vs Eric Schafer — 4.67/min (W) Mar '10 May 29, 2010 vs Rogerio Nogueira — 1.2/min (L) May '10 April 30, 2011 vs Vladimir Matyushenko — 3.0/min (L) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '11 November 19, 2011 vs Ryan Bader — 0.78/min (L) — only 1.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '11

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Ryan Bader 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:17 — UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson · November 19, 2011
1/13Sig. strikes
6/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Vladimir Matyushenko 25-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:20 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · April 30, 2011
1/1Sig. strikes
8/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rogerio Nogueira 18-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans · May 29, 2010
18/50Sig. strikes
23/67Absorbed
3/13Takedowns
4:55Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Eric Schafer 12-4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Live: Vera vs Jones · March 21, 2010
70/145Sig. strikes
27/81Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
7:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Eliot Marshall 6-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort · September 19, 2009
27/105Sig. strikes
29/117Absorbed
0/16Takedowns
3:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tim Boetsch 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine · March 7, 2009
34/103Sig. strikes
27/65Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
7:56Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Brad Morris 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:54 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer · September 17, 2008
34/42Sig. strikes
4/4Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:26Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
23-6-1Pro record
Elite Performance/Midamerica Martial ArtsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 10
Decision 7
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 7
VFC 4
Titan FC 2
Victory Fighting Championship 2
Gladiators 2
DCS 1
Disorderly Conduct 1
Beatdown 1

+ 10 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 30 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Scott Hough Submission (kimura) DCS 16: Spring Brawl 2
April 24, 2015
DCS 2 3:15
L Vinny Magalhães Submission (guillotine choke) Titan FC 30
September 26, 2014
Titan FC 4 0:36
W Raphael Davis Decision (split) Titan FC 28
May 16, 2014
Titan FC 3 5:00
W Dallas Mitchell Decision (unanimous) Victory Fighting Championship 41
December 14, 2013
Victory Fighting Championship 3 5:00
W Josh Bryant Decision (majority) Victory Fighting Championship 39
March 30, 2013
Victory Fighting Championship 3 5:00
W Will Dicke KO (punch) Disorderly Conduct 13: Legacy
November 16, 2012
Disorderly Conduct 2 0:19
L Ryan Bader KO (punch) UFC 139
November 19, 2011
UFC 1 1:17
L Vladimir Matyushenko KO (punches) UFC 129
April 30, 2011
UFC 1 0:20
L Antônio Rogério Nogueira Decision (split) UFC 114
May 29, 2010
UFC 3 5:00
W Eric Schafer Decision (unanimous) UFC LIVE: Vera vs. Jones
March 21, 2010
UFC 3 5:00
L Eliot Marshall Decision (split) UFC 103
September 19, 2009
UFC 3 5:00
W Tim Boetsch Decision (unanimous) UFC 96
March 7, 2009
UFC 3 5:00
W Brad Morris TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer
September 17, 2008
UFC 2 2:54
W Erik Jenks Submission (rear-naked choke) Beatdown: 4 Bears Casino
May 10, 2008
Beatdown 1 4:46
W Aaron Praschak Submission (rear-naked choke) DFC 7: Revolution
October 7, 2007
DFC 1 4:55
W Rob Wince TKO (submission to punches) ACF: Exodus
May 6, 2006
ACF 1 2:37
W Alex Schoenauer Submission (guillotine choke) VFC 11: Demolition
September 3, 2005
VFC 2 4:06
W Jason MacDonald Decision (split) KOTC: Edmonton
April 16, 2005
KOTC 2 5:00
W Jerry Spiegel KO VFC: Madness
March 5, 2005
VFC 2 4:30
W Kyle Olsen TKO (punches) XKK: Des Moines
October 30, 2004
XKK 2 2:00
W Mike Patt TKO (corner stoppage) VFC 6: Overload
November 22, 2003
VFC 2 5:00
D Justin Eilers Draw VFC 4: Wildcard
April 19, 2003
VFC 3 5:00
W Tony Mendoza Submission (rear-naked choke) ROF 7: Meltdown
March 28, 2003
ROF 1 2:46
W Nate Schroeder Decision Victory Fighting Championships 1
June 16, 2002
Victory Fighting Championships 1 15:00
L Vince Fields Submission (armbar) UW: Caged Fights
September 9, 2001
UW 1 1:45
W Dennis Reed Submission (armbar) Iowa Challenge 2
August 11, 2001
Iowa Challenge 1 1:34
W Brad Krane TKO (submission to punches) Gladiators 14
May 11, 2001
Gladiators 1 —
W John Herrera Submission (guillotine choke) MSF: Night of Thunder
April 19, 2001
MSF 3 —
W Gary Hicks TKO (punches) Extreme Challenge 38
November 16, 2000
Extreme Challenge 1 2:29
W Mitch Rosland Submission (kimura) Gladiators 4
March 2, 2000
Gladiators 3 —

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

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.8 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.3% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 65.3% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 2.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 25.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 25.0% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.3 avg 0.5
Control time 44.9% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 63.3%