Welterweight

Jon Fitch

Last fought: Feb 2013

RECORD

Pro

30-7-1 (1 NC)

UFC

14-3-1

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:16
Fight Completion Rate	85.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.65
% Fights Inside the Distance	27.8%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	69-22 (75.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	30-9 (76.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	27-7 (79.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	23.2%
% Time in Control	53.7%
% Time Controlled	23.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	70.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.35
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.08
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.27
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.4%
Distance Strike Defense	66.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.85
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.95
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	9.55
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	5.32
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.64
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.99

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

Jon Fitch 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	Jon Fitch
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.6
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	54.7%
Takedown Defense	55.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	8:03
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	7.1%
Submission % of Wins	21.4%
Decision % of Wins	71.4%
Avg Fight Time	13:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.1
Takedown Accuracy	61.3%
Takedown Defense	52.2%
Control Time/Fight	5:38

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar • Feb 2013Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch6/1638%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:34

Demian Maia12/1771%TD 7/17Ctrl 12:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	9/10	90%	3/6	4:56	—

R2	Jon Fitch	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	3/6	50%	2/2	4:11	—

R3	Jon Fitch	2/5	40%	0/0	0:34	—
	Demian Maia	0/1	0%	2/9	3:47	—

WIN

vs. Erick Silva

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch82/13163%TD 6/9Ctrl 8:50

Erick Silva19/3358%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	13/22	59%	4/6	2:46	—
	Erick Silva	8/15	53%	0/0	0:27	—

R2	Jon Fitch	11/24	46%	0/1	1:27	—
	Erick Silva	11/18	61%	2/3	2:24	—

R3	Jon Fitch	58/85	68%	2/2	4:37	—
	Erick Silva	0/0	—	0/0	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Johny Hendricks

UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem • Dec 2011Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:12

Jon Fitch0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Johny Hendricks2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Johny Hendricks	2/2	100%	0/0	0:02	1

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch • Feb 2011Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch47/7265%TD 4/11Ctrl 10:43

BJ Penn12/2941%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	7/16	44%	0/5	2:25	—
	BJ Penn	6/10	60%	1/2	2:27	—

R2	Jon Fitch	14/21	67%	1/3	3:33	—
	BJ Penn	5/16	31%	1/1	1:09	—

R3	Jon Fitch	26/35	74%	3/3	4:45	—
	BJ Penn	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Alves

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen • Aug 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch29/6644%TD 9/11Ctrl 8:06

Thiago Alves22/8127%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	11/29	38%	4/5	1:58	—
	Thiago Alves	7/30	23%	0/0	0:58	—

R2	Jon Fitch	10/17	59%	4/4	3:41	—
	Thiago Alves	2/12	17%	0/0	0:19	—

R3	Jon Fitch	8/20	40%	1/2	2:27	—
	Thiago Alves	13/39	33%	0/0	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Ben Saunders

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy • Mar 2010Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch72/9973%TD 2/7Ctrl 12:15

Ben Saunders17/3057%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	15/20	75%	1/2	4:15	—
	Ben Saunders	9/11	82%	0/0	0:20	—

R2	Jon Fitch	21/27	78%	1/3	3:56	—
	Ben Saunders	4/11	36%	0/0	0:16	—

R3	Jon Fitch	36/52	69%	0/2	4:04	—
	Ben Saunders	4/8	50%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Mike Pierce

UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez • Dec 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch55/16334%TD 4/10Ctrl 4:16

Mike Pierce54/17431%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	8/27	30%	1/3	2:32	—
	Mike Pierce	6/26	23%	1/1	1:03	—

R2	Jon Fitch	21/69	30%	2/5	1:13	—
	Mike Pierce	19/63	30%	0/0	0:55	—

R3	Jon Fitch	26/67	39%	1/2	0:31	—
	Mike Pierce	29/85	34%	0/1	1:12	—

WIN

vs. Paulo Thiago

UFC 100 • Jul 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch15/3444%TD 4/4Ctrl 12:17

Paulo Thiago5/1145%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	4/12	33%	1/1	3:37	—
	Paulo Thiago	2/4	50%	0/2	0:41	—

R2	Jon Fitch	4/6	67%	2/2	4:22	—
	Paulo Thiago	0/1	0%	0/0	0:22	—

R3	Jon Fitch	7/16	44%	1/1	4:18	—
	Paulo Thiago	3/6	50%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Akihiro Gono

UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 • Jan 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch40/7057%TD 4/7Ctrl 10:09

Akihiro Gono7/2035%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	17/26	65%	2/4	3:33	—
	Akihiro Gono	4/6	67%	0/0	0:22	—

R2	Jon Fitch	10/20	50%	1/2	4:06	—
	Akihiro Gono	1/3	33%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Jon Fitch	13/24	54%	1/1	2:30	—
	Akihiro Gono	2/11	18%	0/0	1:08	—

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 87: Seek And Destroy • Aug 2008WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Jon Fitch37/13228%TD 0/6Ctrl 1:52

Georges St-Pierre131/22658%TD 7/9Ctrl 11:13KD 3

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	1/7	14%	0/1	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	39/55	71%	2/2	4:34	1

R2	Jon Fitch	16/51	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	27/59	46%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Jon Fitch	11/26	42%	0/0	1:20	—
	Georges St-Pierre	24/42	57%	1/2	1:54	2

R4	Jon Fitch	8/38	21%	0/5	0:32	—
	Georges St-Pierre	17/34	50%	1/1	1:03	—

R5	Jon Fitch	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	24/36	67%	3/3	3:42	—

WIN

vs. Chris Wilson

UFC 82: Pride of a Champion • Mar 2008Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch40/7653%TD 4/9Ctrl 8:03

Chris Wilson22/5242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	8/25	32%	2/4	2:00	—
	Chris Wilson	11/23	48%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Jon Fitch	11/18	61%	1/3	4:02	—
	Chris Wilson	2/6	33%	0/0	0:06	—

R3	Jon Fitch	21/33	64%	1/2	2:01	—
	Chris Wilson	9/23	39%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Diego Sanchez

UFC 76: Knockout • Sep 2007Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch25/4062%TD 3/3Ctrl 9:39

Diego Sanchez11/1861%TD 2/9Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	13/18	72%	1/1	2:09	—
	Diego Sanchez	9/12	75%	1/7	2:24	—

R2	Jon Fitch	6/8	75%	2/2	3:08	—
	Diego Sanchez	2/3	67%	1/2	1:11	—

R3	Jon Fitch	6/14	43%	0/0	4:22	—
	Diego Sanchez	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Roan Carneiro

UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher • Jun 2007Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:07

Jon Fitch18/3453%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:13

Roan Carneiro4/1040%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	4/11	36%	0/1	0:34	—
	Roan Carneiro	4/9	44%	2/3	3:36	—

R2	Jon Fitch	14/23	61%	0/0	0:39	—
	Roan Carneiro	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luigi Fioravanti

UFC 68: The Uprising • Mar 2007Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:05

Jon Fitch19/4245%TD 2/7Ctrl 4:22

Luigi Fioravanti14/2556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	11/24	46%	1/3	2:32	—
	Luigi Fioravanti	10/17	59%	0/0	0:36	—

R2	Jon Fitch	8/18	44%	1/4	1:50	—
	Luigi Fioravanti	4/8	50%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Kuniyoshi Hironaka

UFC 64: Unstoppable • Oct 2006Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch44/7856%TD 5/6Ctrl 12:00

Kuniyoshi Hironaka4/1724%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:50

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	4/7	57%	1/2	4:01	—
	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	1/2	50%	0/1	0:41	—

R2	Jon Fitch	16/32	50%	2/2	4:22	—
	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Jon Fitch	24/39	62%	2/2	3:37	—
	Kuniyoshi Hironaka	3/12	25%	0/1	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Thiago Alves

UFC Fight Night 5 • Jun 2006Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 4:37

Jon Fitch51/7271%TD 3/4Ctrl 8:48KD 1

Thiago Alves1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	27/42	64%	1/1	4:33	—
	Thiago Alves	1/1	100%	1/1	0:22	—

R2	Jon Fitch	24/30	80%	2/3	4:15	1
	Thiago Alves	0/0	—	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Joshua Burkman

UFC Fight Night 4 • Apr 2006Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:57

Jon Fitch25/5050%TD 3/4Ctrl 5:11KD 1

Joshua Burkman20/3557%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	11/23	48%	1/1	1:48	1
	Joshua Burkman	19/27	70%	1/3	2:25	—

R2	Jon Fitch	14/27	52%	2/3	3:23	—
	Joshua Burkman	1/8	12%	0/0	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Brock Larson

UFC Fight Night 2 • Oct 2005Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch25/4951%TD 5/7Ctrl 10:08

Brock Larson14/2070%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	9/15	60%	1/1	3:20	—
	Brock Larson	11/12	92%	0/1	1:11	—

R2	Jon Fitch	6/12	50%	2/2	3:52	—
	Brock Larson	1/2	50%	0/0	0:19	—

R3	Jon Fitch	10/22	45%	2/4	2:56	—
	Brock Larson	2/6	33%	1/3	1:26	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Jeff Joslin

Freedom Fight - Canada vs. USA • Jul 2005

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Jon Fitch33/9435%TD 3/13Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Jeff Joslin47/10943%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Jon Fitch	16/30	53%	0/2	0:00	1
	Jeff Joslin	13/29	45%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	Jon Fitch	11/38	29%	2/5	0:00	—
	Jeff Joslin	17/46	37%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Jon Fitch	6/26	23%	1/6	0:00	—
	Jeff Joslin	17/34	50%	0/0	0:00	—

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