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Welterweight · “The Punisher”

Sean Pierson

14-6-0 UFC 4-2-0
Hard To Hit
6'0"Height
76"Reach
SouthpawStance
50Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
12:57Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 43.2 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 20.4 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 54.6 of 100 Durability — Below avg, rated 26.3 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 24.9 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 54.3 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 45.0 of 100 Control — Average, rated 50.5 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 55
  2. TD Defense Average 54
  3. Control Average 50
  4. Grappling Average 45
  5. Striking Below avg 43
  6. Durability Below avg 26
  7. Wrestling Below avg 25
  8. Accuracy Weak 20

Built on 77 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.

Hard To Hit opponents land only 35% of what they throw
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.73
Striking accuracy39.8%
Striking defense64.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.19
Takedowns / 15 min0.39
Takedown accuracy18.2%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.39
Control time18.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
December 11, 2010 vs Matthew Riddle — 7.47/min (W) Dec '10 April 30, 2011 vs Jake Ellenberger — 1.11/min (L) — only 2.7 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Apr '11 December 30, 2011 vs Dong Hyun Kim — 2.13/min (L) Dec '11 June 8, 2012 vs Jake Hecht — 2.73/min (W) Jun '12 September 22, 2012 vs Lance Benoist — 4.93/min (W) Sep '12 June 15, 2013 vs Kenny Robertson — 2.4/min (W) Jun '13

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Kenny Robertson 12-2 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · June 15, 2013
36/92Sig. strikes
65/119Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Lance Benoist 6-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort · September 22, 2012
74/159Sig. strikes
91/200Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
2:52Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Hecht 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall · June 8, 2012
41/109Sig. strikes
37/99Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:56Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Dong Hyun Kim 14-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · December 30, 2011
32/121Sig. strikes
53/124Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jake Ellenberger 24-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:42 — UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · April 30, 2011
3/14Sig. strikes
9/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matthew Riddle 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 · December 11, 2010
112/253Sig. strikes
35/258Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:42Control
1Knockdowns
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)
14-6-0Pro record
Grant Brothers MMA / Tapstar / Bruckmann Martial ArtsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 3
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
TKO 3
UCC 3
IFC 3
W-1 New Ground 1
Wreck MMA 1
Ringside MMA 1
W-1 MMA 1

+ 1 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 20 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Kenny Robertson Decision (majority) UFC 161
June 15, 2013
UFC 3 5:00
W Lance Benoist Decision (unanimous) UFC 152
September 22, 2012
UFC 3 5:00
W Jake Hecht Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall
June 8, 2012
UFC 3 5:00
L Dong Hyun Kim Decision (unanimous) UFC 141
December 30, 2011
UFC 3 5:00
L Jake Ellenberger KO (punches) UFC 129
April 30, 2011
UFC 1 2:42
W Matthew Riddle Decision (unanimous) UFC 124
December 11, 2010
UFC 3 5:00
W Ricky Goodall TKO (punches) W-1 New Ground
October 23, 2010
W-1 New Ground 1 1:44
W Fabio Holanda KO (punches) Wreck MMA: Fight for the Troops
December 12, 2009
Wreck MMA 1 1:41
W Jason Rorison TKO (punches and knees to the body) Ringside MMA: Rage Fighting
August 22, 2009
Ringside MMA 1 3:57
W Iraj Hadin TKO (punches) W-1 MMA 2: Unplugged
June 13, 2009
W-1 MMA 1 2:55
W Jacob MacDonald Submission (punches) TKO 35: Quenneville vs Hioki
October 3, 2008
TKO 1 1:45
L Jesse Bongfeldt TKO (punches) HCF: Unfinished Business
July 21, 2007
HCF 2 4:41
W Chester Post TKO (punches) TKO: MMA 2007 Tourney
March 17, 2007
TKO 1 1:52
L Steve Vigneault Decision (unanimous) TKO 13: Ultimate Rush
September 6, 2003
TKO 3 5:00
W Mark Colangelo Submission (armbar) UCC 10: Battle for the Belts 2002
June 15, 2002
UCC 1 4:19
L John Alessio KO (head kick) UCC 7: Bad Boyz
January 25, 2002
UCC 2 1:14
W Ali Nestor Charles Submission (heel hook) UCC 3: Battle for the Belts
January 27, 2001
UCC 1 2:09
L Chad Saunders Submission (heel hook) IFC: Warriors Challenge 8
June 14, 2000
IFC 1 1:11
W Steve Vigneault TKO (punches) IFC: Battleground 2000
January 22, 2000
IFC 1 1:17
W Steve Vigneault TKO (punches) IFC: Montreal Cage Combat
October 9, 1999
IFC 1 1:07

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Sean Pierson) — 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 3.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.7 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 39.8% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 64.6% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 18.2% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 66.7% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 18.3% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 54.1%