Heavyweight

Jeff Monson

Last fought: Nov 2011

RECORD

Pro

60-26-1

UFC

4-3-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

247 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:11
Fight Completion Rate	77.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.44
% Fights Inside the Distance	42.9%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	14-4 (77.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	3-1 (75.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	11-3 (78.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	46.6%
% Time in Control	32.1%
% Time Controlled	21.4%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	60.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	0.73
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.65
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.91
Distance Strike Accuracy	18.2%
Distance Strike Defense	70.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.04
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	5.92
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.26
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.64
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.46

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 Heavyweight field

Jeff Monson 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	Jeff Monson
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.2
Strike Differential	-0.9/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	17.0%
Takedown Defense	70.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	4:48
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.5

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	36.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Takedown Accuracy	23.1%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	3:51

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Tim Sylvia

UFC 65: Bad Intentions • Nov 2006HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jeff Monson12/5024%TD 1/13Ctrl 5:08

Tim Sylvia49/17528%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	3/13	23%	0/4	0:00	—
	Tim Sylvia	6/36	17%	0/0	1:10	—

R2	Jeff Monson	1/9	11%	0/4	0:00	—
	Tim Sylvia	18/62	29%	0/0	0:38	—

R3	Jeff Monson	6/16	38%	1/1	3:54	—
	Tim Sylvia	5/18	28%	0/0	0:16	—

R4	Jeff Monson	0/1	0%	0/1	1:14	—
	Tim Sylvia	2/14	14%	0/0	2:30	—

R5	Jeff Monson	2/11	18%	0/3	0:00	—
	Tim Sylvia	18/45	40%	0/0	1:13	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Perosh

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals • Jul 2006Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:42

Jeff Monson18/2669%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:03KD 1

Anthony Perosh8/1747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	18/26	69%	0/2	1:03	1
	Anthony Perosh	8/17	47%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Marcio Cruz

UFC 59: Reality Check • Apr 2006Heavyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jeff Monson32/11029%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:10

Marcio Cruz40/10638%TD 0/5Ctrl 1:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	7/44	16%	0/0	1:07	—
	Marcio Cruz	19/54	35%	0/1	0:34	—

R2	Jeff Monson	18/48	38%	2/2	1:43	—
	Marcio Cruz	15/36	42%	0/1	0:07	—

R3	Jeff Monson	7/18	39%	0/0	3:20	—
	Marcio Cruz	6/16	38%	0/3	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Branden Lee Hinkle

UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 • Feb 2006Heavyweight

Submission (North-South Choke) • Rd 1, 4:35

Jeff Monson10/1191%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:02

Branden Lee Hinkle5/862%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	10/11	91%	1/3	3:02	—
	Branden Lee Hinkle	5/8	62%	0/0	1:12	—

LOSS

vs. Ricco Rodriguez

UFC 35: Throwdown • Jan 2002Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:00

Jeff Monson7/2035%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:54

Ricco Rodriguez42/6565%TD 3/4Ctrl 6:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	4/5	80%	1/2	1:55	—
	Ricco Rodriguez	14/17	82%	2/2	2:26	—

R2	Jeff Monson	2/9	22%	1/3	1:36	—
	Ricco Rodriguez	16/30	53%	0/1	2:22	—

R3	Jeff Monson	1/6	17%	0/1	0:23	—
	Ricco Rodriguez	12/18	67%	1/1	1:51	—

LOSS

vs. Chuck Liddell

UFC 29: Defense of the Belts • Dec 2000Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jeff Monson6/2030%TD 1/17Ctrl 1:03

Chuck Liddell42/7755%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	2/6	33%	1/8	0:59	—
	Chuck Liddell	11/22	50%	0/0	0:45	—

R2	Jeff Monson	3/8	38%	0/5	0:04	—
	Chuck Liddell	12/28	43%	0/0	0:27	—

R3	Jeff Monson	1/6	17%	0/4	0:00	—
	Chuck Liddell	19/27	70%	0/0	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Tim Lajcik

UFC 27: Ultimate Bad Boyz • Sep 2000

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Jeff Monson31/6250%TD 1/4Ctrl 7:02

Tim Lajcik5/1436%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	14/24	58%	1/1	4:47	—
	Tim Lajcik	2/3	67%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Jeff Monson	17/38	45%	0/3	2:15	—
	Tim Lajcik	3/11	27%	0/1	1:35	—

Prior to UFC

M-1 Global (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Fedor Emelianenko

M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Monson • Nov 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jeff Monson5/2520%TD 0/14Ctrl 0:00

Fedor Emelianenko50/13138%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	0/2	0%	0/3	0:00	—
	Fedor Emelianenko	18/43	42%	1/1	0:00	1

R2	Jeff Monson	3/8	38%	0/7	0:00	—
	Fedor Emelianenko	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	1

R3	Jeff Monson	2/15	13%	0/4	0:00	—
	Fedor Emelianenko	19/54	35%	0/0	0:00	—

Strikeforce (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Daniel Cormier

Strikeforce - Overeem vs. Werdum • Jun 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jeff Monson15/8318%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:06

Daniel Cormier86/20542%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	6/23	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	28/63	44%	0/0	0:37	—

R2	Jeff Monson	6/33	18%	0/0	0:06	—
	Daniel Cormier	31/75	41%	0/1	1:41	—

R3	Jeff Monson	3/27	11%	0/3	0:00	—
	Daniel Cormier	27/67	40%	0/1	1:38	—

DREAM (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Sergei Kharitonov

DREAM 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round • Apr 2009

Submission (North-South Choke) • Rd 1, 1:42

Jeff Monson1/425%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Sergei Kharitonov1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	1/4	25%	0/1	0:00	—
	Sergei Kharitonov	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Josh Barnett

Sengoku - Second Battle • May 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jeff Monson0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

PRIDE (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Kazuyuki Fujita

PRIDE 34: Kamikaze • Apr 2007

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 6:37

Jeff Monson4/1625%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00

Kazuyuki Fujita3/1421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jeff Monson	4/16	25%	1/4	0:00	—
	Kazuyuki Fujita	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

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