Welterweight

Jake Shields

Last fought: Mar 2014

RECORD

Pro

31-9-1 (1 NC)

UFC

4-3-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:44
Fight Completion Rate	89.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.15
% Fights Inside the Distance	12.5%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	50-18 (73.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	22-9 (71.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-5 (80.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	51.9%
% Time in Control	29.0%
% Time Controlled	19.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.80
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.54
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.25
Distance Strike Accuracy	26.2%
Distance Strike Defense	68.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.42
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	6.20
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.53
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.41
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.82

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

Jake Shields 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	Jake Shields
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	31.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.3
Strike Differential	0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	12.3%
Takedown Defense	35.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.2
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	4:21
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:44
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.9
Takedown Accuracy	10.2%
Takedown Defense	35.3%
Control Time/Fight	5:43

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Hector Lombard

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields4/726%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:00

Hector Lombard27/5648%TD 5/5Ctrl 7:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	1/23	4%	0/3	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	18/33	55%	2/2	2:27	—

R2	Jake Shields	1/24	4%	0/2	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	4/13	31%	2/2	2:28	—

R3	Jake Shields	2/25	8%	0/2	0:00	—
	Hector Lombard	5/10	50%	1/1	2:32	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields • Oct 2013Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jake Shields35/11231%TD 1/12Ctrl 11:44

Demian Maia24/7532%TD 3/7Ctrl 5:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	6/8	75%	0/1	2:28	—
	Demian Maia	2/4	50%	2/4	2:13	—

R2	Jake Shields	9/15	60%	1/2	4:20	—
	Demian Maia	0/2	0%	0/1	0:16	—

R3	Jake Shields	8/21	38%	0/1	2:42	—
	Demian Maia	6/18	33%	1/2	0:50	—

R4	Jake Shields	4/17	24%	0/4	1:07	—
	Demian Maia	6/19	32%	0/0	1:40	—

R5	Jake Shields	8/51	16%	0/4	1:07	—
	Demian Maia	10/32	31%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Tyron Woodley

UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson • Jun 2013Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields82/21139%TD 0/18Ctrl 4:07

Tyron Woodley60/9464%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	38/93	41%	0/4	0:56	—
	Tyron Woodley	17/27	63%	0/0	0:37	—

R2	Jake Shields	19/53	36%	0/7	2:15	—
	Tyron Woodley	18/24	75%	0/0	0:44	—

R3	Jake Shields	25/65	38%	0/7	0:56	—
	Tyron Woodley	25/43	58%	0/0	0:44	—

vs. Ed Herman

UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II • Aug 2012Middleweight

Overturned • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields33/4770%TD 3/8Ctrl 9:01

Ed Herman21/5042%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	12/14	86%	1/5	0:57	—
	Ed Herman	11/17	65%	0/0	3:17	—

R2	Jake Shields	10/14	71%	1/1	4:36	—
	Ed Herman	4/9	44%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Jake Shields	11/19	58%	1/2	3:28	—
	Ed Herman	6/24	25%	1/1	0:31	—

WIN

vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama

UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson • Feb 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields91/20145%TD 2/14Ctrl 3:44

Yoshihiro Akiyama33/9734%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	29/77	38%	0/5	1:24	—
	Yoshihiro Akiyama	6/29	21%	1/2	0:20	—

R2	Jake Shields	34/76	45%	0/4	0:46	—
	Yoshihiro Akiyama	15/39	38%	1/2	0:04	—

R3	Jake Shields	28/48	58%	2/5	1:34	—
	Yoshihiro Akiyama	12/29	41%	0/0	0:43	—

LOSS

vs. Jake Ellenberger

UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger • Sep 2011Welterweight

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 0:53

Jake Shields1/138%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

Jake Ellenberger9/1656%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	1/13	8%	0/1	0:07	—
	Jake Ellenberger	9/16	56%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields • Apr 2011WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jake Shields78/40119%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:20

Georges St-Pierre85/24535%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	13/75	17%	0/1	0:20	—
	Georges St-Pierre	17/44	39%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Jake Shields	16/83	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	22/47	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Shields	14/72	19%	0/2	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	18/48	38%	1/1	0:22	—

R4	Jake Shields	14/93	15%	0/2	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	13/46	28%	1/1	0:17	—

R5	Jake Shields	21/78	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	15/60	25%	0/1	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Martin Kampmann

UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez • Oct 2010Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields25/4654%TD 4/15Ctrl 7:29

Martin Kampmann35/5465%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	14/21	67%	1/5	2:36	—
	Martin Kampmann	10/14	71%	0/0	0:30	—

R2	Jake Shields	8/12	67%	2/5	2:54	—
	Martin Kampmann	15/25	60%	0/0	1:00	—

R3	Jake Shields	3/13	23%	1/5	1:59	—
	Martin Kampmann	10/15	67%	0/0	1:45	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (3 fights)

WIN

vs. Dan Henderson

Strikeforce - Nashville • Apr 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jake Shields73/15647%TD 4/11Ctrl 15:59

Dan Henderson29/7240%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:42KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	11/36	31%	0/2	0:05	—
	Dan Henderson	21/45	47%	0/0	2:15	2

R2	Jake Shields	22/47	47%	0/2	4:19	—
	Dan Henderson	4/6	67%	0/0	0:09	—

R3	Jake Shields	13/25	52%	2/2	3:52	—
	Dan Henderson	2/9	22%	0/0	0:05	—

R4	Jake Shields	11/24	46%	1/3	3:47	—
	Dan Henderson	2/7	29%	0/0	0:12	—

R5	Jake Shields	16/24	67%	1/2	3:56	—
	Dan Henderson	0/5	0%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Jason Miller

Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Rogers • Nov 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jake Shields10/2343%TD 9/13Ctrl 18:47

Jason Miller23/4650%TD 3/5Ctrl 4:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	1/4	25%	2/3	3:15	—
	Jason Miller	5/12	42%	2/3	1:30	—

R2	Jake Shields	3/3	100%	0/0	3:32	—
	Jason Miller	4/8	50%	0/1	1:19	—

R3	Jake Shields	4/7	57%	2/4	3:08	—
	Jason Miller	3/6	50%	1/1	1:31	—

R4	Jake Shields	0/1	0%	2/2	4:29	—
	Jason Miller	5/7	71%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Jake Shields	2/8	25%	3/4	4:23	—
	Jason Miller	6/13	46%	0/0	0:17	—

WIN

vs. Robbie Lawler

Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields • Jun 2009

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:02

Jake Shields17/2568%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Robbie Lawler4/944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	17/25	68%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robbie Lawler	4/9	44%	0/0	0:42	—

EliteXC (4 fights)

WIN

vs. Paul Daley

EliteXC - Heat • Oct 2008

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 3:47

Jake Shields21/6134%TD 3/7Ctrl 0:00

Paul Daley17/3845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	14/43	33%	1/2	0:00	—
	Paul Daley	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Shields	7/18	39%	2/5	0:00	—
	Paul Daley	4/14	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nick Thompson

EliteXC - Unfinished Business • Jul 2008

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

Jake Shields1/250%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Nick Thompson0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	1/2	50%	1/1	0:00	—
	Nick Thompson	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Pyle

EliteXC - Renegade • Nov 2007

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:39

Jake Shields2/540%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Mike Pyle4/757%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	2/5	40%	3/4	0:00	—
	Mike Pyle	4/7	57%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Renato Verissimo

EliteXC - Uprising • Sep 2007

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:00

Jake Shields29/5652%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

Renato Verissimo5/862%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	29/56	52%	1/2	0:00	—
	Renato Verissimo	5/8	62%	1/1	0:00	—

Other (4 fights)

WIN

vs. Ido Pariente

K-1 Dynamite!! USA • Jun 2007

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:06

Jake Shields6/1155%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Ido Pariente0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	6/11	55%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ido Pariente	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yushin Okami

ROTR 9 • Apr 2006

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields23/9325%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:00

Yushin Okami22/6136%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	9/31	29%	1/3	0:00	—
	Yushin Okami	4/10	40%	1/1	0:00	—

R2	Jake Shields	4/15	27%	1/5	0:00	—
	Yushin Okami	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Shields	10/47	21%	0/3	0:00	—
	Yushin Okami	13/36	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Condit

ROTR 9 • Apr 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields30/5753%TD 5/9Ctrl 0:00

Carlos Condit27/4461%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	14/33	42%	1/1	0:00	—
	Carlos Condit	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Shields	2/5	40%	3/4	0:00	—
	Carlos Condit	10/15	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Shields	14/19	74%	1/4	0:00	—
	Carlos Condit	10/19	53%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dave Menne

ROTR 8 • Jan 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jake Shields37/6062%TD 6/13Ctrl 0:00

Dave Menne15/3148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	13/29	45%	2/3	0:00	—
	Dave Menne	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jake Shields	15/18	83%	2/6	0:00	—
	Dave Menne	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jake Shields	9/13	69%	2/4	0:00	—
	Dave Menne	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

BodogFight (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Ray Steinbeiss

BodogFight - Costa Rica 2/18 • Feb 2007

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:29

Jake Shields0/10%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Ray Steinbeiss0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jake Shields	0/1	0%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ray Steinbeiss	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

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