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Lightweight · “Little Evil”

Jens Pulver

27-19-1 UFC 6-2-1
Positional Grappler Defensive Striker
5'7"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
51Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
12:59Avg 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 — Weak, rated 14.4 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 18.5 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 69.6 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 64.1 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 10.7 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 42.4 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 65.6 of 100 Control — Strong, rated 89.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Strong 90
  2. Striking D Above avg 70
  3. Grappling Average 66
  4. Durability Average 64
  5. TD Defense Below avg 42
  6. Accuracy Weak 18
  7. Striking Weak 14
  8. Wrestling Weak 11
Positional Grappler strong control — rates 90 of 100 among UFC veterans
Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 70 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.95
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.75
Striking accuracy39.1%
Striking defense53.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.13
Takedowns / 15 min0.51
Takedown accuracy80.0%
Takedown defense74.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.51
Control time38.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 10, 2000 vs David Velasquez — 7.03/min (W) Mar '00 June 9, 2000 vs Joao Roque — 0.27/min (W) Jun '00 November 17, 2000 vs John Lewis — 4.0/min (W) — only 0.2 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Nov '00 February 23, 2001 vs Caol Uno — 2.0/min (W) Feb '01 September 28, 2001 vs Dennis Hallman — 1.08/min (W) Sep '01 January 11, 2002 vs BJ Penn — 1.52/min (W) Jan '02 September 23, 2006 vs Joe Lauzon — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '06 June 23, 2007 vs BJ Penn — 0.73/min (L) Jun '07

Fight history

9 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L BJ Penn 10-4-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:12 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · June 23, 2007
6/18Sig. strikes
23/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Joe Lauzon 11-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:48 — UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · September 23, 2006
0/1Sig. strikes
9/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W BJ Penn 3-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC 35: Throwdown · January 11, 2002
38/98Sig. strikes
49/93Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
8:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dennis Hallman 19-4 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
27/60Sig. strikes
15/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
16:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Caol Uno 10-3-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk · February 23, 2001
50/131Sig. strikes
50/101Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W John Lewis 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:15 — UFC 28: High Stakes · November 17, 2000
1/3Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Joao Roque 1-0-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams · June 9, 2000
4/84Sig. strikes
5/59Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Velasquez 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:41 — UFC 24: First Defense · March 10, 2000
54/107Sig. strikes
20/37Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
5:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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D Alfonso Alcarez 0-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R2 5:00 — UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion · September 24, 1999
48/81Sig. strikes
34/62Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
6:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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)
27-19-1Pro record
Shamrock 2000 (1999–2000), Miletich Fighting Systems (2000–2010), Team Curran (2010–2014)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 14
Submission 4
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 8
Submission 9
Decision 2
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 9
WEC 6
Bas Rutten Invitational 4
ONE FC 3
WEF 3
Pride Bushido 2
Superior Challenge 1
Operation 1

+ 18 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 47 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Sami Aziz Decision (unanimous) Superior Challenge 9: Gothenburg
November 23, 2013
 Superior Challenge 3 5:00
L Masakatsu Ueda Submission (brabo choke) ONE FC: Kings and Champions
April 5, 2013
 ONE FC 2 3:52
W Zhao Ya Fei Technical Decision (unanimous) ONE FC: Rise of Kings
October 6, 2012
 ONE FC 3 5:00
L Eric Kelly TKO (body kick and punches) ONE FC: Pride of a Nation
August 31, 2012
 ONE FC 2 1:46
W Jesse Thorton Decision (unanimous) Operation: Fight Night
April 14, 2012
 Operation 3 5:00
L Tim Elliott KO (knee) Resurrection Fight Alliance
December 16, 2011
 Resurrection Fight Alliance 2 2:12
W Coty Wheeler TKO (punches) MMA Fight Pit: Genesis
August 13, 2011
 MMA Fight Pit 2 1:59
L Brian Davidson Submission (rear-naked choke) Titan Fighting Championships 18
May 27, 2011
 Titan Fighting Championships 1 4:00
W Wade Choate Decision (split) Chicago Cagefighting Championship III
March 5, 2011
 Chicago Cagefighting Championship III 3 5:00
W Mike Lindquist Submission (rear-naked choke) XFO: 38
January 22, 2011
 XFO 1 0:49
L Diego Garijo Submission (guillotine choke) Powerhouse World Promotions: War on the Mainland
August 14, 2010
 Powerhouse World Promotions 1 1:08
L Javier Vazquez Submission (armbar) WEC 47
March 6, 2010
 WEC 1 3:41
L Josh Grispi Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 41
June 7, 2009
 WEC 1 0:33
L Urijah Faber Submission (guillotine choke) WEC 38
January 25, 2009
 WEC 1 1:34
L Leonard Garcia TKO (punches) WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
November 5, 2008
 WEC 1 1:12
L Urijah Faber Decision (unanimous) WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver
June 1, 2008
 WEC 5 5:00
W Cub Swanson Submission (anaconda choke) WEC 31
December 12, 2007
 WEC 1 0:23
L B.J. Penn Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
June 23, 2007
 UFC 2 3:12
L Joe Lauzon KO (punch) UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
September 23, 2006
 UFC 1 0:48
W Cole Escovedo KO (punch) IFL: Legends Championship 2006
April 29, 2006
 IFL 1 0:56
W Kenji Arai KO (soccer kick) Pride - Bushido 10
April 2, 2006
 Pride - Bushido 1 3:59
L Hayato Sakurai TKO (punches) Pride Bushido 9
September 25, 2005
 Pride Bushido 1 8:56
W Tomomi Iwama KO (punch) Pride Bushido 7
May 22, 2005
 Pride Bushido 1 1:00
L Takanori Gomi KO (punch) Pride Shockwave 2004
December 31, 2004
 Pride Shockwave 1 6:29
W Stephen Palling KO (punch) Shooto Hawaii: Soljah Fight Night
July 9, 2004
 Shooto Hawaii 3 1:47
W Naoya Uematsu KO (punch) Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall
March 22, 2004
 Shooto 1 2:09
W Richard Hess Submission (choke) International Fighting Championships: Battleground Boise
October 25, 2003
 International Fighting Championships 1 2:14
W Joe Jordan KO (punch) Extreme Challenge 52
August 15, 2003
 Extreme Challenge 2 3:12
L Jason Maxwell KO (strikes) HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships 3
May 24, 2003
 HOOKnSHOOT 1 4:54
L Duane Ludwig KO (punch) UCC 12: Adrenaline
January 25, 2003
 UCC 1 1:03
W Takehiro Murahama Decision (split) UFO: Legend
August 8, 2002
 UFO 3 5:00
W Rob Emerson Decision (unanimous) UW: Ultimate Wrestling
June 29, 2002
 UW 3 5:00
W B.J. Penn Decision (majority) UFC 35
January 11, 2002
 UFC 5 5:00
W Dennis Hallman Decision (unanimous) UFC 33
September 28, 2001
 UFC 5 5:00
W Caol Uno Decision (unanimous) UFC 30
February 23, 2001
 UFC 5 5:00
W John Lewis KO (punch) UFC 28
November 17, 2000
 UFC 1 0:11
W Dave Gries KO (punches) Gladiators 10
October 14, 2000
 Gladiators — —
L Din Thomas Submission (heel hook) WEF: New Blood Conflict
August 26, 2000
 WEF 2 0:33
W João Roque Decision (unanimous) UFC 26
June 9, 2000
 UFC 3 15:00
W Eric Hibler KO (knees and punches) WEF 9: World Class
May 13, 2000
 WEF 1 1:54
W David Velasquez TKO (strikes) UFC 24
March 10, 2000
 UFC 2 2:41
W Phil Johns KO (punch) WEF 8: Goin' Platinum
January 15, 2000
 WEF 1 0:33
D Alfonso Alcarez Draw UFC 22
September 24, 1999
 UFC 2 5:00
W Joe Stevenson KO (punches) Bas Rutten Invitational 3
June 1, 1999
 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 0:38
W Ray Morales Submission (guillotine choke) Bas Rutten Invitational 3
June 1, 1999
 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 0:51
L David Harris Submission (toe hold) Bas Rutten Invitational 2
April 24, 1999
 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 11:57
W Curtis Hill TKO (towel) Bas Rutten Invitational 2
April 24, 1999
 Bas Rutten Invitational 1 3:00

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

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 1.8 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 39.1% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 53.7% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 0.5 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 80.0% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 74.6% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.6
Control time 38.2% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 50.7%