Lightweight

Jamie Varner

Last fought: Dec 2014

RECORD

Pro

21-11-1 (2 NC)

UFC

3-6-0

Age

Height

5'8"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	8:24
Fight Completion Rate	56.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.68
% Fights Inside the Distance	77.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	41-24 (63.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	15-7 (68.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	26-17 (60.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.0%
% Time in Control	26.7%
% Time Controlled	17.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.76
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.57
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.19
Distance Strike Accuracy	35.4%
Distance Strike Defense	62.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.10
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.75
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.49
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.77
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.45
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.96

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

Jamie Varner 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	Jamie Varner
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.7
Strike Differential	0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	60.5%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.6
Submission Attempts/15min	1.2
Control Time/15min	4:00
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	8:24
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	37.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Takedown Accuracy	56.2%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:46

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Drew Dober

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic • Dec 2014Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:52

Jamie Varner4/1040%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Drew Dober5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	4/10	40%	0/2	0:00	—
	Drew Dober	5/12	42%	0/0	0:40	—

LOSS

vs. James Krause

UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw • May 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 5:00

Jamie Varner7/3023%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:35

James Krause22/5143%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	7/30	23%	1/1	0:35	—
	James Krause	22/51	43%	0/0	2:19	—

LOSS

vs. Abel Trujillo

UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 • Feb 2014Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:32

Jamie Varner36/9638%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:30

Abel Trujillo18/7923%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	7/32	22%	0/0	2:01	—
	Abel Trujillo	6/43	14%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Jamie Varner	29/64	45%	0/0	0:29	—
	Abel Trujillo	12/36	33%	0/2	0:09	1

LOSS

vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jamie Varner37/7649%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:58

Gleison Tibau26/5547%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gleison Tibau	7/21	33%	1/1	1:05	—

R2	Jamie Varner	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gleison Tibau	13/17	76%	0/0	4:20	—

R3	Jamie Varner	27/52	52%	1/3	1:58	—
	Gleison Tibau	6/17	35%	1/3	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Melvin Guillard

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II • Dec 2012Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jamie Varner32/9733%TD 7/10Ctrl 3:51

Melvin Guillard57/11251%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	18/47	38%	1/2	0:12	—
	Melvin Guillard	19/38	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jamie Varner	11/39	28%	2/2	1:13	—
	Melvin Guillard	26/48	54%	0/1	0:04	—

R3	Jamie Varner	3/11	27%	4/6	2:26	—
	Melvin Guillard	12/26	46%	0/0	0:55	—

LOSS

vs. Joe Lauzon

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera • Aug 2012Lightweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 3, 2:44

Jamie Varner82/17746%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:41KD 1

Joe Lauzon44/11837%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	35/81	43%	0/1	0:43	1
	Joe Lauzon	17/49	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jamie Varner	30/64	47%	0/1	0:07	—
	Joe Lauzon	18/48	38%	2/4	2:01	—

R3	Jamie Varner	17/32	53%	2/2	0:51	—
	Joe Lauzon	9/21	43%	0/1	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:23

Jamie Varner20/3557%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:09KD 1

Edson Barboza11/1765%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	20/35	57%	2/2	1:09	1
	Edson Barboza	11/17	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Gilliam

UFC 68: The Uprising • Mar 2007Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:34

Jamie Varner7/1354%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:21

Jason Gilliam0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	7/13	54%	1/1	1:21	—
	Jason Gilliam	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Hermes Franca

UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral • Aug 2006Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 3:31

Jamie Varner18/10617%TD 9/15Ctrl 7:08

Hermes Franca22/4648%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	7/45	16%	1/2	2:10	—
	Hermes Franca	9/17	53%	1/2	0:07	—

R2	Jamie Varner	9/44	20%	4/5	3:33	—
	Hermes Franca	3/8	38%	0/0	0:22	—

R3	Jamie Varner	2/17	12%	4/8	1:25	—
	Hermes Franca	10/21	48%	0/0	0:38	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (8 fights)

LOSS

vs. Shane Roller

WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis • Dec 2010

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:55

Jamie Varner5/3315%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Shane Roller3/2412%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	5/33	15%	0/0	0:04	1
	Shane Roller	3/24	12%	1/2	1:15	—

LOSS

vs. Donald Cerrone

WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan • Sep 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jamie Varner40/8945%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:03

Donald Cerrone67/11061%TD 3/14Ctrl 2:22KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	14/24	58%	0/1	0:03	—
	Donald Cerrone	20/34	59%	1/3	0:54	1

R2	Jamie Varner	9/23	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	22/36	61%	1/4	0:31	—

R3	Jamie Varner	17/42	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Donald Cerrone	25/40	62%	1/7	0:57	—

vs. Kamal Shalorus

WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus • Jun 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jamie Varner40/15126%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Kamal Shalorus56/13043%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	20/72	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamal Shalorus	20/50	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Jamie Varner	14/55	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamal Shalorus	27/55	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jamie Varner	6/24	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kamal Shalorus	9/25	36%	1/1	2:35	—

LOSS

vs. Benson Henderson

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson • Jan 2010

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 2:41

Jamie Varner23/6237%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:32

Benson Henderson19/4048%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	12/23	52%	1/1	3:07	—
	Benson Henderson	3/7	43%	0/1	0:40	—

R2	Jamie Varner	8/28	29%	0/1	0:53	—
	Benson Henderson	11/22	50%	0/1	0:06	—

R3	Jamie Varner	3/11	27%	0/1	0:32	—
	Benson Henderson	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Donald Cerrone

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone • Jan 2009

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 1:48

Jamie Varner38/16124%TD 9/10Ctrl 8:12

Donald Cerrone44/12934%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	18/59	31%	1/1	2:58	—
	Donald Cerrone	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jamie Varner	10/36	28%	3/3	1:24	—
	Donald Cerrone	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jamie Varner	4/38	11%	2/2	0:59	—
	Donald Cerrone	17/49	35%	0/0	0:11	—

R4	Jamie Varner	5/25	20%	2/2	2:25	—
	Donald Cerrone	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Jamie Varner	1/3	33%	1/2	0:26	—
	Donald Cerrone	2/9	22%	1/1	0:26	—

WIN

vs. Marcus Hicks

WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura • Aug 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:08

Jamie Varner27/5153%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24KD 2

Marcus Hicks1/714%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	27/51	53%	0/0	0:24	2
	Marcus Hicks	1/7	14%	2/4	0:47	—

WIN

vs. Rob McCullough

WEC 32: Condit vs. Prater • Feb 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:54

Jamie Varner43/16127%TD 3/14Ctrl 2:40KD 2

Rob McCullough20/7826%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	11/37	30%	3/11	2:33	—
	Rob McCullough	7/19	37%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Jamie Varner	11/75	15%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rob McCullough	8/41	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jamie Varner	21/49	43%	0/2	0:07	2
	Rob McCullough	5/18	28%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Sherron Leggett

WEC 29: Condit vs. Larson • Aug 2007

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:08

Jamie Varner18/2864%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:27

Sherron Leggett1/425%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jamie Varner	18/28	64%	2/2	2:27	—
	Sherron Leggett	1/4	25%	1/2	0:35	—

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