Lightweight · “Lil' Heathen”
Jeremy Stephens
29-23-0 (1 NC) UFC 15-20-0 (1 NC)
5'9"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
40Age
8KO wins
0Sub wins
53.3%Finish rate
11:21Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.13
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.25
Striking accuracy40.8%
Striking defense57.9%
Takedowns / 15 min1.1
Takedown accuracy38.5%
Takedown defense61.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.4
Control time17.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents8-17
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 6 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
36 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L King Green 15-12-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:20 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05-09
5/13Sig. strikes
57/87Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Mason Jones 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · 2025-05-03
42/108Sig. strikes
81/231Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Mateusz Gamrot 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:05 — UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · 2021-07-17
0/0Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Calvin Kattar 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:49 — UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · 2020-05-09
57/104Sig. strikes
52/113Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Yair Rodriguez 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · 2019-10-18
50/95Sig. strikes
96/170Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
5:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Yair Rodriguez 7-1 walk-in Could Not Continue · R1 0:15 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · 2019-09-21
0/1Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Zabit Magomedsharipov 4-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · 2019-03-02
41/121Sig. strikes
70/129Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jose Aldo 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:19 — UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · 2018-07-28
20/60Sig. strikes
29/63Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Josh Emmett 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:35 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · 2018-02-24
24/57Sig. strikes
18/40Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:09Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dooho Choi 3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:36 — UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · 2018-01-14
49/133Sig. strikes
44/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Melendez 1-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · 2017-09-09
96/250Sig. strikes
29/129Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:21Control
5Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Renato Moicano 2-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · 2017-04-15
56/207Sig. strikes
70/116Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Frankie Edgar 14-5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · 2016-11-12
33/146Sig. strikes
40/76Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Renan Barao 8-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt · 2016-05-29
55/140Sig. strikes
43/137Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Max Holloway 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · 2015-12-12
47/95Sig. strikes
57/99Absorbed
0/12Takedowns
2:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dennis Bermudez 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:32 — UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · 2015-07-11
38/73Sig. strikes
35/82Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:20Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Charles Oliveira 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · 2014-12-12
48/79Sig. strikes
43/67Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
6:19Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cub Swanson 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Stephens · 2014-06-28
65/228Sig. strikes
87/219Absorbed
2/8Takedowns
3:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Darren Elkins 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson · 2014-01-25
40/117Sig. strikes
21/137Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rony Jason 3-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:40 — UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 2 · 2013-11-09
3/3Sig. strikes
1/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Estevan Payan 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 · 2013-05-25
49/88Sig. strikes
25/94Absorbed
6/10Takedowns
9:04Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Yves Edwards 9-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:55 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz · 2012-12-08
5/21Sig. strikes
8/21Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Donald Cerrone 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · 2012-05-15
46/115Sig. strikes
87/192Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Pettis 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · 2011-10-08
17/47Sig. strikes
21/47Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
3:29Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Danny Downes 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · 2011-06-04
55/88Sig. strikes
32/88Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
8:18Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Marcus Davis 9-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:33 — UFC 125: Resolution · 2011-01-01
25/68Sig. strikes
17/76Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
1:01Control
1Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Melvin Guillard 7-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 2010-09-25
62/155Sig. strikes
73/168Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Sam Stout 4-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 2 · 2010-05-08
55/119Sig. strikes
70/181Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
1:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Justin Buchholz 1-2 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 3:23 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · 2009-09-16
28/50Sig. strikes
9/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:26Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Gleison Tibau 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann · 2009-04-01
23/40Sig. strikes
7/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joe Lauzon 4-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:43 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · 2009-02-07
15/37Sig. strikes
11/17Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rafael Dos Anjos 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:39 — UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar · 2008-11-15
22/46Sig. strikes
9/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:23Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Spencer Fisher 5-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale · 2008-06-21
23/55Sig. strikes
56/104Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
2:33Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Cole Miller 2-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:44 — UFC Fight Night: Swick vs Burkman · 2008-01-23
30/54Sig. strikes
5/29Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:19Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Diego Saraiva 0-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 76: Knockout · 2007-09-22
50/90Sig. strikes
11/29Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
9:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Din Thomas 4-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:44 — UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson · 2007-05-26
7/35Sig. strikes
10/37Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:06Control
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.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jeremy Stephens) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
18
Submission
3
Decision
8
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
3
Submission
6
Decision
14
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
36
Midwest Cage
4
PFL
3
Downtown Destruction
3
Greensparks
2
Xtreme Kage Kombat
2
Title FC
1
Universal Gladiator
1
+ 1 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 53 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | King Green | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 328
2026-05-09 |
UFC | 1 | 4:20 |
| L | Mason Jones | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo
2025-05-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Natan Schulte | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | PFL 10 (2022)
2022-11-25 |
PFL | 2 | 1:32 |
| W | Myles Price | Decision (split) | PFL 4 (2022)
2022-06-17 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Clay Collard | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 1 (2022)
2022-04-20 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Mateusz Gamrot | Submission (kimura) | UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs. Moisés
2021-07-17 |
UFC | 1 | 1:05 |
| L | Calvin Kattar | KO (elbows) | UFC 249
2020-05-09 |
UFC | 2 | 2:42 |
| L | Yair Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman
2019-10-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| NC | Yair Rodríguez | NC (accidental eye poke) | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
2019-09-21 |
UFC | 1 | 0:15 |
| L | Zabit Magomedsharipov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 235
2019-03-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | José Aldo | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2
2018-07-28 |
UFC | 1 | 4:19 |
| W | Josh Emmett | KO (elbows) | UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens
2018-02-24 |
UFC | 2 | 1:35 |
| W | Choi Doo-ho | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
2018-01-14 |
UFC | 2 | 2:36 |
| W | Gilbert Melendez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 215
2017-09-09 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Renato Moicano | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis
2017-04-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Frankie Edgar | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 205
2016-11-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Renan Barão | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt
2016-05-29 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Max Holloway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 194
2015-12-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dennis Bermudez | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 189
2015-07-11 |
UFC | 3 | 0:32 |
| L | Charles Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale
2014-12-12 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Cub Swanson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens
2014-06-28 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Darren Elkins | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson
2014-01-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rony Jason | KO (head kick) | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2
2013-11-09 |
UFC | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Estevan Payan | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 160
2013-05-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Yves Edwards | KO (punches and elbows) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz
2012-12-08 |
UFC | 1 | 1:55 |
| L | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
2012-05-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Anthony Pettis | Decision (split) | UFC 136
2011-10-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Danny Downes | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale
2011-06-04 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcus Davis | KO (punch) | UFC 125
2011-01-01 |
UFC | 3 | 2:33 |
| L | Melvin Guillard | Decision (split) | UFC 119
2010-09-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sam Stout | Decision (split) | UFC 113
2010-05-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Buchholz | TKO (doctor stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard
2009-09-16 |
UFC | 1 | 3:32 |
| L | Gleison Tibau | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann
2009-04-01 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Joe Lauzon | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
2009-02-07 |
UFC | 2 | 4:43 |
| W | Rafael dos Anjos | KO (punches) | UFC 91
2008-11-15 |
UFC | 3 | 0:39 |
| L | Spencer Fisher | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale
2008-06-21 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cole Miller | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman
2008-01-23 |
UFC | 2 | 4:44 |
| W | Diego Saraiva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 76
2007-09-22 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nick Walker | TKO (punches) | Midwest Cage 9
2007-07-27 |
Midwest Cage | 1 | 4:45 |
| L | Din Thomas | Submission (armbar) | UFC 71
2007-05-26 |
UFC | 2 | 2:44 |
| W | Vern Jefferson | TKO (punches) | Greensparks: Full Contact Fighting 3
2007-03-17 |
Greensparks | 1 | 3:58 |
| W | Norm Alexander | Submission (triangle choke) | Title FC: Battle at the Barn
2007-02-21 |
Title FC | 1 | 3:26 |
| W | Chris Mickle | KO (punch) | Midwest Cage 5
2006-11-22 |
Midwest Cage | 4 | 0:27 |
| W | Aaron Williams | TKO (punches) | Universal Gladiator 4
2006-09-22 |
Universal Gladiator | 1 | — |
| W | Doug Alcorn | Submission (armbar) | Greensparks: Full Contact Fighting 1
2006-08-19 |
Greensparks | 1 | 1:56 |
| W | Chris Mickle | TKO (punches) | Midwest Cage 4
2006-07-15 |
Midwest Cage | 2 | 3:36 |
| W | Kendrick Johnson | KO (punch) | Midwest Cage 1
2006-02-11 |
Midwest Cage | 1 | 1:46 |
| W | Will Shutt | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Kage Kombat: Trials
2005-08-27 |
Xtreme Kage Kombat | 1 | 1:19 |
| W | Sharome Blanchard | TKO (punches) | Xtreme Kage Kombat: Des Moines
2005-03-19 |
Xtreme Kage Kombat | 1 | 2:36 |
| L | Chris Mickle | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Downtown Destruction 3
2005-03-02 |
Downtown Destruction | 2 | 1:51 |
| W | Chris Caleb | KO (punch) | Downtown Destruction 2
2005-02-02 |
Downtown Destruction | 1 | 1:44 |
| W | Gary Percival | TKO (submission to punches) | Jungle Madness 2
2005-01-15 |
Jungle Madness | 1 | — |
| W | Ted Worthington | KO (punches) | Downtown Destruction 1
2005-01-12 |
Downtown Destruction | 1 | 0:33 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jeremy Stephens) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 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.