Lightweight

Jacob Volkmann

Last fought: Feb 2013

RECORD

Pro

19-7-0

UFC

6-4-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:18
Fight Completion Rate	75.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.26
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	19-11 (63.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	10-8 (55.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	9-3 (75.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	26.9%
% Time in Control	49.7%
% Time Controlled	23.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	68.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	1.45
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.50
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.05
Distance Strike Accuracy	18.4%
Distance Strike Defense	68.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	3.66
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	8.05
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.79
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.01
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.62

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 Lightweight field

Jacob Volkmann 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	Jacob Volkmann
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.8
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	49.0%
Takedown Defense	52.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.2
Submission Attempts/15min	2.0
Control Time/15min	7:26
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	16.7%
Decision % of Wins	83.3%
Avg Fight Time	11:18
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	29.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	0.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7
Takedown Accuracy	36.7%
Takedown Defense	60.0%
Control Time/Fight	5:32

Fight History

LOSS

vs. King Green

UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar • Feb 2013Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 4:25

Jacob Volkmann6/5112%TD 4/12Ctrl 5:38

King Green54/9060%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	3/23	13%	1/1	3:50	—
	King Green	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jacob Volkmann	1/8	12%	1/6	1:15	—
	King Green	20/27	74%	0/0	2:35	—

R3	Jacob Volkmann	2/20	10%	2/5	0:33	—
	King Green	31/50	62%	1/1	1:59	—

WIN

vs. Shane Roller

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot • Oct 2012Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:38

Jacob Volkmann8/2532%TD 1/4Ctrl 1:23

Shane Roller0/70%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	8/25	32%	1/4	1:23	—
	Shane Roller	0/7	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Paul Sass

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012Lightweight

Submission (Triangle Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:54

Jacob Volkmann2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:31

Paul Sass1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	2/5	40%	0/0	1:31	—
	Paul Sass	1/4	25%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Efrain Escudero

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacob Volkmann17/3549%TD 3/9Ctrl 11:20

Efrain Escudero7/1839%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	7/17	41%	0/0	4:14	—
	Efrain Escudero	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jacob Volkmann	4/9	44%	2/5	4:13	—
	Efrain Escudero	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jacob Volkmann	6/9	67%	1/4	2:53	—
	Efrain Escudero	6/11	55%	0/0	1:15	—

WIN

vs. Danny Castillo

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacob Volkmann6/1638%TD 3/5Ctrl 7:48

Danny Castillo22/3073%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	1/9	11%	1/1	1:55	—
	Danny Castillo	5/10	50%	0/1	1:03	—

R2	Jacob Volkmann	1/3	33%	1/1	2:28	—
	Danny Castillo	2/3	67%	1/3	2:02	—

R3	Jacob Volkmann	4/4	100%	1/3	3:25	—
	Danny Castillo	15/17	88%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Antonio McKee

UFC 125: Resolution • Jan 2011Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacob Volkmann10/4721%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:26

Antonio McKee25/5545%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	3/20	15%	1/2	0:46	—
	Antonio McKee	12/24	50%	0/2	1:07	—

R2	Jacob Volkmann	2/9	22%	0/0	3:40	—
	Antonio McKee	6/15	40%	0/1	0:06	—

R3	Jacob Volkmann	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Antonio McKee	7/16	44%	1/1	1:35	—

WIN

vs. Paul Kelly

UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko • Aug 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacob Volkmann32/7941%TD 6/7Ctrl 7:51

Paul Kelly24/6139%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	21/52	40%	2/3	2:53	—
	Paul Kelly	4/27	15%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Jacob Volkmann	7/14	50%	1/1	2:26	—
	Paul Kelly	9/15	60%	0/0	2:20	—

R3	Jacob Volkmann	4/13	31%	3/3	2:32	—
	Paul Kelly	11/19	58%	0/0	1:23	—

WIN

vs. Ronys Torres

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi • Mar 2010Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacob Volkmann24/5742%TD 5/6Ctrl 10:02

Ronys Torres20/5040%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	8/14	57%	1/1	1:46	—
	Ronys Torres	4/11	36%	3/3	2:48	—

R2	Jacob Volkmann	7/27	26%	2/3	3:46	—
	Ronys Torres	9/28	32%	0/1	0:03	—

R3	Jacob Volkmann	9/16	56%	2/2	4:30	—
	Ronys Torres	7/11	64%	0/0	0:15	—

LOSS

vs. Martin Kampmann

UFC 108: Evans vs Silva • Jan 2010Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:03

Jacob Volkmann13/3636%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Martin Kampmann14/3441%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:44KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	13/36	36%	0/0	0:02	—
	Martin Kampmann	14/34	41%	0/0	1:44	1

LOSS

vs. Paulo Thiago

UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 2 • Nov 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jacob Volkmann16/3842%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:06

Paulo Thiago34/7744%TD 2/4Ctrl 6:00KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jacob Volkmann	5/16	31%	0/1	1:27	—
	Paulo Thiago	12/27	44%	2/2	1:58	1

R2	Jacob Volkmann	6/12	50%	1/2	2:41	—
	Paulo Thiago	12/24	50%	0/2	1:49	—

R3	Jacob Volkmann	5/10	50%	0/1	1:58	—
	Paulo Thiago	10/26	38%	0/0	2:13	1

Last updated: 2026-09-07 | Data source: UFCStats.com