Welterweight

Aaron Simpson

Last fought: Oct 2012

RECORD

Pro

12-5-0

UFC

7-4-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:31
Fight Completion Rate	76.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.30
% Fights Inside the Distance	36.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	31-20 (60.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	12-10 (54.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	19-10 (65.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	45.0%
% Time in Control	42.2%
% Time Controlled	12.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	76.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.88
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.63
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.24
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.1%
Distance Strike Defense	68.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.42
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.46
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	8.06
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.63
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.12
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.60

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Aaron Simpson League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Aaron Simpson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.8%
Takedown Defense	83.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	6:19
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	28.6%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	11:31
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Takedown Accuracy	25.7%
Takedown Defense	83.3%
Control Time/Fight	5:02

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mike Pierce

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot • Oct 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:29

Aaron Simpson28/4464%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:46KD 1

Mike Pierce10/2148%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	27/39	69%	1/1	0:46	1
	Mike Pierce	5/14	36%	0/2	1:07	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Pierce	5/7	71%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Kenny Robertson

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman • Jul 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aaron Simpson48/7069%TD 6/14Ctrl 10:25

Kenny Robertson29/5058%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	11/21	52%	2/7	2:03	—
	Kenny Robertson	25/40	62%	0/2	1:14	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	19/22	86%	2/4	4:32	—
	Kenny Robertson	1/3	33%	0/3	0:02	—

R3	Aaron Simpson	18/27	67%	2/3	3:50	—
	Kenny Robertson	3/7	43%	0/1	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Ronny Markes

UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs Ellenberger • Feb 2012Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aaron Simpson55/8465%TD 0/5Ctrl 2:28KD 1

Ronny Markes62/9764%TD 2/6Ctrl 5:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	32/46	70%	0/1	1:28	1
	Ronny Markes	23/38	61%	0/1	0:54	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	10/13	77%	0/2	0:55	—
	Ronny Markes	22/31	71%	1/2	2:09	—

R3	Aaron Simpson	13/25	52%	0/2	0:05	—
	Ronny Markes	17/28	61%	1/3	2:16	—

WIN

vs. Eric Schafer

UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 • Oct 2011Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aaron Simpson58/14041%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:31KD 2

Eric Schafer14/10214%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	21/55	38%	0/0	0:25	1
	Eric Schafer	3/30	10%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	26/55	47%	0/0	0:06	1
	Eric Schafer	7/41	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Aaron Simpson	11/30	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eric Schafer	4/31	13%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber • Jul 2011Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aaron Simpson43/6665%TD 2/15Ctrl 11:00

Brad Tavares13/3339%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	19/31	61%	0/6	3:48	—
	Brad Tavares	8/15	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	13/15	87%	0/2	3:25	—
	Brad Tavares	2/7	29%	1/2	0:56	—

R3	Aaron Simpson	11/20	55%	2/7	3:47	—
	Brad Tavares	3/11	27%	0/2	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Mario Miranda

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis • Mar 2011Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aaron Simpson59/7579%TD 10/26Ctrl 12:39

Mario Miranda14/1593%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	22/29	76%	3/8	3:47	—
	Mario Miranda	4/4	100%	0/0	0:50	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	22/26	85%	4/9	4:24	—
	Mario Miranda	4/4	100%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Aaron Simpson	15/20	75%	3/9	4:28	—
	Mario Miranda	6/7	86%	0/1	0:20	—

LOSS

vs. Mark Munoz

UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida • Nov 2010Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aaron Simpson43/11836%TD 5/11Ctrl 3:15

Mark Munoz76/15649%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	13/39	33%	1/4	1:23	—
	Mark Munoz	23/47	49%	0/1	0:45	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	13/41	32%	3/4	0:52	—
	Mark Munoz	24/41	59%	1/2	0:37	—

R3	Aaron Simpson	17/38	45%	1/3	1:00	—
	Mark Munoz	29/68	43%	0/1	1:35	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Leben

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale • Jun 2010Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:17

Aaron Simpson43/7855%TD 2/10Ctrl 3:44

Chris Leben42/9246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	26/40	65%	2/5	2:44	—
	Chris Leben	12/25	48%	0/0	0:40	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	17/38	45%	0/5	1:00	—
	Chris Leben	30/67	45%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Tom Lawlor

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz • Jan 2010Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Aaron Simpson36/10833%TD 2/6Ctrl 4:28

Tom Lawlor52/12841%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	13/40	32%	0/2	0:02	—
	Tom Lawlor	32/74	43%	0/3	0:46	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	16/41	39%	1/2	1:25	—
	Tom Lawlor	12/34	35%	1/1	1:14	—

R3	Aaron Simpson	7/27	26%	1/2	3:01	—
	Tom Lawlor	8/20	40%	0/2	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Ed Herman

UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira • Aug 2009Middleweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 0:17

Aaron Simpson25/5050%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:05KD 1

Ed Herman7/3222%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	25/49	51%	2/2	3:04	1
	Ed Herman	7/30	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Aaron Simpson	0/1	0%	1/1	0:01	—
	Ed Herman	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim McKenzie

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann • Apr 2009Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:40

Aaron Simpson16/2759%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:05KD 1

Tim McKenzie1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	16/27	59%	1/1	1:05	1
	Tim McKenzie	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (1 fight)

WIN

vs. David Avellan

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown • Nov 2008

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:18

Aaron Simpson3/743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

David Avellan1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Aaron Simpson	3/7	43%	0/0	0:02	1
	David Avellan	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com