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Welterweight · “The Vanilla Gorilla”

Jason Witt

19-9-0 UFC 2-4-0
Smothering Control Wrestler KO-Prone Gets Dropped
5'10"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
5:26Avg 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 27.5 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 47.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 55.6 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 1.9 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 61.7 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 61.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Wrestling Average 62
  2. Control Average 62
  3. Striking D Average 56
  4. TD Defense Average 55
  5. Accuracy Average 47
  6. Grappling Average 45
  7. Striking Below avg 28
  8. Durability Weak 2

Built on 32 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Smothering Control 54% of every fight spent in control position
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 62 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 4 of 4 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 32 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.15
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.54
Striking accuracy44.6%
Striking defense52.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.46
Takedowns / 15 min6.9
Takedown accuracy48.4%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.92
Control time53.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
June 27, 2020 vs Takashi Sato — 2.5/min (L) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '20 October 31, 2020 vs Cole Williams — 2.8/min (W) Oct '20 March 13, 2021 vs Matthew Semelsberger — 15.0/min (L) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '21 July 31, 2021 vs Bryan Barberena — 2.33/min (W) Jul '21 February 5, 2022 vs Phil Rowe — 1.1/min (L) Feb '22 August 13, 2022 vs Josh Quinlan — 0.47/min (L) — only 2.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '22

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Josh Quinlan 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:09 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Cruz · August 13, 2022
1/12Sig. strikes
3/12Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Phil Rowe 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:15 — UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · February 5, 2022
8/22Sig. strikes
8/17Absorbed
4/7Takedowns
5:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Bryan Barberena 15-7 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · July 31, 2021
35/83Sig. strikes
50/113Absorbed
8/18Takedowns
5:38Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Matthew Semelsberger 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:16 — UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad · March 13, 2021
4/4Sig. strikes
3/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Cole Williams 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:09 — UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva · October 31, 2020
20/31Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
6:19Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Takashi Sato 15-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:48 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · June 27, 2020
2/5Sig. strikes
18/21Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
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)
19-9-0Pro record
Submission Inc. (formerly), HD MMA (formerly)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 8
Decision 7
Other 1

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 2
Decision 0
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
Kansas City Fighting Alliance 5
LFA 2
Titan FC 2
Shamrock FC 2
Fighting Alliance Championship 1
Final Fight Championship 1
Stronger Men's Conference 1

+ 8 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Josh Quinlan KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Cruz
August 13, 2022
 UFC 1 2:09
L Philip Rowe TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
February 5, 2022
 UFC 2 2:15
W Bryan Barberena Decision (majority) UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
July 31, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Matthew Semelsberger KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad
March 13, 2021
 UFC 1 0:16
W Cole Williams Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
October 31, 2020
 UFC 2 2:09
L Takashi Sato TKO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
June 27, 2020
 UFC 1 0:48
W Zak Bucia Decision (unanimous) Fighting Alliance Championship 2
February 22, 2020
 Fighting Alliance Championship 3 5:00
W Roberto Neves Decision (unanimous) Final Fight Championship 40
September 5, 2019
 Final Fight Championship 3 5:00
W Cliff Wright Decision (unanimous) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 34
July 27, 2019
 Kansas City Fighting Alliance 3 5:00
W Ashkan Morvari Submission (rear-naked choke) LFA 50
September 21, 2018
 LFA 3 1:01
L Hugh Pulley TKO (punches) Stronger Men's Conference 2018
April 13, 2018
 Stronger Men's Conference 2 1:44
W Mark Lemminger TKO (punches) Chosen Few FC 13
January 27, 2018
 Chosen Few FC 3 1:38
W Ty Freeman Decision (unanimous) LFA 29
December 15, 2017
 LFA 3 5:00
W Jake Lindsey Decision (unanimous) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 25
September 30, 2017
 Kansas City Fighting Alliance 3 5:00
W Kenny Licea KO (punch) Carden Combat Sports 2
June 24, 2017
 Carden Combat Sports 2 0:09
W Wade Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) Pyramid Fights 2
May 13, 2017
 Pyramid Fights 1 2:37
L Justin Patterson TKO (punches) Bellator 174
March 3, 2017
 Bellator 3 0:13
W Craig Eckelberg Submission (rear-naked choke) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 21
December 9, 2016
 Kansas City Fighting Alliance 1 4:31
L Dakota Cochrane Submission (rear-naked choke) Victory FC 52
July 16, 2016
 Victory FC 2 3:17
W Isaac Vallie-Flagg DQ (illegal knee) Titan FC 34
July 18, 2015
 Titan FC 3 1:54
W Ryan Dickson TKO (punches) GWFC 2
May 30, 2015
 GWFC 1 1:00
W Josh Tulley Decision (unanimous) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 14
April 25, 2015
 Kansas City Fighting Alliance 3 5:00
W Jeremy Small Submission (rear-naked choke) Kansas City Fighting Alliance 13
January 31, 2015
 Kansas City Fighting Alliance 1 1:16
L Jeremiah Denson Submission (guillotine choke) Shamrock FC: High Stakes
May 17, 2014
 Shamrock FC 1 2:54
W Tommy O'Neal Submission (rear-naked choke) Epic Fight Night 2
December 14, 2013
 Epic Fight Night 1 0:42
L Chance Rencountre TKO (punches) Titan FC 26
August 30, 2013
 Titan FC 2 0:56
W Nick Felix Submission (rear-naked choke) Shamrock FC: Fight Night
April 26, 2013
 Shamrock FC 1 1:37
W Henry Lindsay Submission (rear-naked choke) Centurion Fights
March 1, 2013
 Centurion Fights 1 2:09

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jason Witt) — 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 2.1 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.5 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 44.6% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 52.0% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 6.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 48.4% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 100.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.9 avg 0.6
Control time 53.9% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 54.1%