Lightweight

Jens Pulver

Last fought: Mar 2010

RECORD

Pro

27-19-1

UFC

6-2-1

Age

Height

5'7"

Weight

145 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:59
Fight Completion Rate	73.1%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.60
% Fights Inside the Distance	44.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	11-3 (78.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	5-0 (100.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	6-3 (66.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	47.0%
% Time in Control	38.2%
% Time Controlled	14.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	72.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	1.31
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.26
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.95
Distance Strike Accuracy	23.1%
Distance Strike Defense	60.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.78
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.81
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.46
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	6.47
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.34
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.79

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

Jens Pulver 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	Jens Pulver
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.8
Strike Differential	0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	80.0%
Takedown Defense	74.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	5:43
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:59
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.6

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7
Takedown Accuracy	100.0%
Takedown Defense	68.6%
Control Time/Fight	6:06

Fight History

LOSS

vs. BJ Penn

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale • Jun 2007Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:12

Jens Pulver6/1833%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:57

BJ Penn23/3174%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	5/15	33%	0/0	1:57	—
	BJ Penn	13/17	76%	2/2	2:00	—

R2	Jens Pulver	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	10/14	71%	1/1	2:54	—

LOSS

vs. Joe Lauzon

UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn • Sep 2006Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:48

Jens Pulver0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30

Joe Lauzon9/1182%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	0/1	0%	0/0	0:30	—
	Joe Lauzon	9/11	82%	1/1	0:00	1

WIN

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 35: Throwdown • Jan 2002LightweightTITLE

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jens Pulver38/9839%TD 1/1Ctrl 8:21

BJ Penn49/9353%TD 7/10Ctrl 6:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	2/8	25%	1/1	2:39	—
	BJ Penn	4/7	57%	1/2	1:13	—

R2	Jens Pulver	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	11/18	61%	2/3	4:10	—

R3	Jens Pulver	10/20	50%	0/0	3:29	—
	BJ Penn	3/5	60%	2/2	0:30	—

R4	Jens Pulver	7/17	41%	0/0	2:13	—
	BJ Penn	11/18	61%	2/3	0:30	—

R5	Jens Pulver	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	20/45	44%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Dennis Hallman

UFC 33: Victory in Vegas • Sep 2001LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jens Pulver27/6045%TD 0/0Ctrl 16:02

Dennis Hallman15/4831%TD 2/12Ctrl 1:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	1/4	25%	0/0	2:32	—
	Dennis Hallman	3/10	30%	2/4	1:09	—

R2	Jens Pulver	2/4	50%	0/0	4:45	—
	Dennis Hallman	1/2	50%	0/1	0:01	—

R3	Jens Pulver	12/20	60%	0/0	4:31	—
	Dennis Hallman	5/7	71%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Jens Pulver	2/6	33%	0/0	3:53	—
	Dennis Hallman	1/4	25%	0/1	0:41	—

R5	Jens Pulver	10/26	38%	0/0	0:21	—
	Dennis Hallman	5/25	20%	0/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Caol Uno

UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk • Feb 2001LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jens Pulver50/13138%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:42

Caol Uno50/10150%TD 3/25Ctrl 1:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	4/11	36%	0/0	0:16	—
	Caol Uno	8/10	80%	1/5	1:21	—

R2	Jens Pulver	9/18	50%	0/0	1:11	—
	Caol Uno	6/13	46%	1/6	0:11	—

R3	Jens Pulver	11/21	52%	0/0	0:50	—
	Caol Uno	6/10	60%	1/6	0:22	—

R4	Jens Pulver	8/34	24%	0/0	0:52	—
	Caol Uno	7/21	33%	0/5	0:00	—

R5	Jens Pulver	18/47	38%	0/0	0:33	—
	Caol Uno	23/47	49%	0/3	0:00	—

WIN

vs. John Lewis

UFC 28: High Stakes • Nov 2000Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:15

Jens Pulver1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

John Lewis0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	1
	John Lewis	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Joao Roque

UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams • Jun 2000

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jens Pulver4/845%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:10

Joao Roque5/598%TD 1/18Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	3/27	11%	0/0	0:31	—
	Joao Roque	2/24	8%	0/6	0:06	—

R2	Jens Pulver	0/21	0%	0/0	0:43	—
	Joao Roque	2/13	15%	1/7	0:09	—

R3	Jens Pulver	1/36	3%	0/0	0:56	—
	Joao Roque	1/22	5%	0/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. David Velasquez

UFC 24: First Defense • Mar 2000

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:41

Jens Pulver54/10750%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:14

David Velasquez20/3754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	28/52	54%	2/2	2:55	—
	David Velasquez	20/32	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Jens Pulver	26/55	47%	1/1	2:19	—
	David Velasquez	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Alfonso Alcarez

UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion • Sep 1999

Decision (Majority) • Rd 2, 5:00

Jens Pulver48/8159%TD 0/1Ctrl 6:43

Alfonso Alcarez34/6255%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	34/54	63%	0/1	4:14	—
	Alfonso Alcarez	7/16	44%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Jens Pulver	14/27	52%	0/0	2:29	—
	Alfonso Alcarez	27/46	59%	1/2	2:01	—

Prior to UFC

WEC (6 fights)

LOSS

vs. Javier Vazquez

WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz • Mar 2010

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:41

Jens Pulver8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

Javier Vazquez3/1520%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	8/13	62%	0/0	0:41	—
	Javier Vazquez	3/15	20%	3/3	2:20	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Grispi

WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2 • Jun 2009

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:33

Jens Pulver1/250%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:23

Josh Grispi2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	1/2	50%	1/1	0:23	—
	Josh Grispi	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Urijah Faber

WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone • Jan 2009

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 1:34

Jens Pulver1/911%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

Urijah Faber4/2119%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	1/9	11%	0/1	0:02	—
	Urijah Faber	4/21	19%	1/1	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Leonard Garcia

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown • Nov 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:12

Jens Pulver2/922%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Leonard Garcia8/2829%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	2/9	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Leonard Garcia	8/28	29%	0/0	0:02	1

LOSS

vs. Urijah Faber

WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver • Jun 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jens Pulver45/15429%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:02

Urijah Faber95/20945%TD 4/10Ctrl 5:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	10/48	21%	0/1	0:54	—
	Urijah Faber	19/53	36%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Jens Pulver	14/33	42%	0/1	0:30	—
	Urijah Faber	22/46	48%	2/2	1:21	1

R3	Jens Pulver	10/25	40%	0/0	0:38	—
	Urijah Faber	15/27	56%	0/3	1:02	—

R4	Jens Pulver	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	18/38	47%	1/2	2:15	—

R5	Jens Pulver	5/27	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	21/45	47%	1/3	0:32	—

WIN

vs. Cub Swanson

WEC 31: Faber vs. Curran • Dec 2007

Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 1, 0:35

Jens Pulver0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18

Cub Swanson0/0—TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	0/0	—	0/0	0:18	—
	Cub Swanson	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—

PRIDE (4 fights)

WIN

vs. Kenji Arai

PRIDE Bushido 10 • Apr 2006

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:59

Jens Pulver41/6860%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Kenji Arai35/12728%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	41/68	60%	0/0	0:00	1
	Kenji Arai	35/127	28%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Hayato Sakurai

PRIDE Bushido 9: The Tournament • Sep 2005

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 8:56

Jens Pulver23/8128%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Hayato Sakurai64/12352%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	23/81	28%	0/0	0:00	1
	Hayato Sakurai	64/123	52%	1/1	0:00	1

WIN

vs. Tomomi Iwama

PRIDE Bushido 7 • May 2005

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:00

Jens Pulver3/1030%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Tomomi Iwama1/520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	1
	Tomomi Iwama	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Takanori Gomi

PRIDE Shockwave 2004 • Dec 2004

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 6:21

Jens Pulver44/11937%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Takanori Gomi71/17740%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	44/119	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Takanori Gomi	71/177	40%	0/2	0:00	1

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Joe Stevenson

BRI 3 • Jun 1999

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:52

Jens Pulver3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Joe Stevenson0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jens Pulver	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	1
	Joe Stevenson	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

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