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Welterweight

TJ Waldburger

16-9-0 UFC 4-4-0
Positional Grappler Wrestler KO-Prone
5'11"Height
75"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
0KO wins
3Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
7:26Avg 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 27.2 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 72.5 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 25.8 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 16.5 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 73.3 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 16.7 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 70.0 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 79.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Control Above avg 80
  2. Wrestling Above avg 73
  3. Accuracy Above avg 72
  4. Grappling Above avg 70
  5. Striking Below avg 27
  6. Striking D Below avg 26
  7. TD Defense Weak 17
  8. Durability Weak 16

Built on 59 minutes of tracked cage time across 8 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Positional Grappler above avg control — rates 80 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler above avg wrestling — rates 73 of 100 among UFC veterans
KO-Prone 3 of 4 losses came by knockout
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.02
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.39
Striking accuracy51.3%
Striking defense40.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.5
Takedowns / 15 min3.03
Takedown accuracy46.2%
Takedown defense40.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min4.79
Control time35.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
September 15, 2010 vs David Mitchell — 2.47/min (W) Sep '10 March 26, 2011 vs Johny Hendricks — 1.89/min (L) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '11 September 17, 2011 vs Mike Stumpf — 1.03/min (W) — only 3.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '11 March 2, 2012 vs Jake Hecht — 3.27/min (W) — only 0.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '12 June 22, 2012 vs Brian Ebersole — 1.2/min (L) Jun '12 December 15, 2012 vs Nick Catone — 2.14/min (W) Dec '12 October 19, 2013 vs Adlan Amagov — 1.33/min (L) — only 3.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '13 February 22, 2014 vs Mike Pyle — 2.7/min (L) Feb '14

Fight history

8 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Mike Pyle 25-9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 4:03 — UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann · February 22, 2014
38/89Sig. strikes
56/101Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
2:26Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Adlan Amagov 12-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:00 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · October 19, 2013
4/10Sig. strikes
15/26Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Nick Catone 9-3 walk-in Submission · R2 1:04 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale · December 15, 2012
13/17Sig. strikes
10/16Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
1:19Control
1Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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L Brian Ebersole 49-14-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida · June 22, 2012
18/41Sig. strikes
39/59Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:45Control
1Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Jake Hecht 11-2 walk-in Submission · R1 0:55 — UFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann · March 2, 2012
3/3Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Mike Stumpf 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:52 — UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · September 17, 2011
4/7Sig. strikes
0/4Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
3:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Johny Hendricks 9-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:35 — UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · March 26, 2011
3/9Sig. strikes
7/8Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Mitchell 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · September 15, 2010
37/58Sig. strikes
13/18Absorbed
6/7Takedowns
10:54Control
0Knockdowns
7Sub 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)
16-9-0Pro record
Grapplers LairGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 13
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 8
Masters of the Cage 3
Shark Fights 2
Xtreme Fighting Championship 2
Ultimate Texas Showdown 2
Renegades Extreme Fighting 2
SWC 1
HDNet Fights 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 25 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Mike Pyle TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 170
February 22, 2014
 UFC 3 4:03
L Adlan Amagov KO (punches) UFC 166
October 19, 2013
 UFC 1 3:00
W Nick Catone Technical Submission (triangle choke) The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale
December 15, 2012
 UFC 2 1:04
L Brian Ebersole Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida
June 22, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jake Hecht Submission (armbar) UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2012
 UFC 1 0:55
W Mike Stumpf Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger
September 17, 2011
 UFC 1 3:52
L Johny Hendricks TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
March 26, 2011
 UFC 1 1:35
W David Mitchell Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
September 15, 2010
 UFC 3 5:00
W Pat Healy Decision (unanimous) Shark Fights 6: Stars & Stripes
September 12, 2009
 Shark Fights 3 5:00
W Shannon Ritch Submission (armbar) Shark Fights 4: Richards vs Schoonover
May 2, 2009
 Shark Fights 1 1:37
W Andrew Chappelle TKO (doctor stoppage) SWC 3: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
February 21, 2009
 SWC 1 3:00
L Ricardo Funch TKO (punches) Xtreme Fighting Championship
June 14, 2008
 Xtreme Fighting Championship 2 2:35
L Pete Spratt KO (punches) HDNet Fights 1
October 13, 2007
 HDNet Fights 1 1:29
W Pete Spratt Submission (triangle choke) King of Kombat
September 7, 2007
 King of Kombat 2 1:30
W Jeff Lindsay Submission Masters of the Cage 14
June 23, 2007
 Masters of the Cage 1 1:27
L Josh Neer TKO (punches) IFC: Road to Global Domination
March 4, 2007
 IFC 1 0:24
W Jeff Lindsay Submission (triangle choke) Masters of the Cage 7
December 2, 2006
 Masters of the Cage 1 2:43
W Brian Foster Submission (armbar) Masters of the Cage 4
September 23, 2006
 Masters of the Cage 1 0:29
W Barry Peoples Submission (achilles lock) DPP: September to Remember
September 17, 2006
 DPP 1 0:15
W Jeremiah O'Neal Submission (armbar) Xtreme Fighting Championship VII
September 17, 2006
 Xtreme Fighting Championship VII 1 4:23
W Brandon Berkey Submission Ultimate Texas Showdown 6
June 24, 2006
 Ultimate Texas Showdown 1 1:22
L Todd Moore Decision (unanimous) Renegades Extreme Fighting
March 25, 2006
 Renegades Extreme Fighting 3 5:00
W Nathan Fussel Submission (rear-naked choke) Xtreme Fighting Championship 5
February 18, 2006
 Xtreme Fighting Championship 1 1:50
W Sammy Say Submission (triangle choke) Renegades Extreme Fighting
February 10, 2006
 Renegades Extreme Fighting 1 1:57
L Sammy Say TKO (punches) Ultimate Texas Showdown 3
November 26, 2005
 Ultimate Texas Showdown 1 1:18

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (TJ Waldburger) — 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 2.0 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 51.3% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 40.1% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 3.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 46.2% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 40.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 4.8 avg 0.6
Control time 35.1% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 54.1%