Welterweight

Josh Neer

Last fought: Feb 2013

RECORD

Pro

36-16-1

UFC

6-9-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

72"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:59
Fight Completion Rate	66.7%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.00
% Fights Inside the Distance	53.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	42-27 (60.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	13-7 (65.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	29-20 (59.2%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	41.6%
% Time in Control	21.8%
% Time Controlled	36.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	37.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.60
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.04
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.44
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.8%
Distance Strike Defense	65.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.32
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.72
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.78
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	4.86
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	5.97
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.89

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

Josh Neer 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	Josh Neer
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.7%
Takedown Defense	42.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.0
Submission Attempts/15min	1.3
Control Time/15min	3:16
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	9:59
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	7.6
Takedown Accuracy	20.0%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:28

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Court McGee

UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche • Feb 2013Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Josh Neer63/15241%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Court McGee166/33450%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	15/43	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Court McGee	74/145	51%	0/0	0:45	—

R2	Josh Neer	38/87	44%	0/0	0:04	—
	Court McGee	64/131	49%	0/2	0:18	—

R3	Josh Neer	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Court McGee	28/58	48%	2/3	3:44	—

LOSS

vs. Justin Edwards

UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot • Oct 2012Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:45

Josh Neer0/0—TD 0/1Ctrl 0:20

Justin Edwards6/786%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	0/0	—	0/1	0:20	—
	Justin Edwards	6/7	86%	0/1	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Mike Pyle

UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall • Jun 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:56

Josh Neer19/3554%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

Mike Pyle18/2864%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:55KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	19/35	54%	0/1	0:09	—
	Mike Pyle	18/28	64%	1/1	2:55	1

WIN

vs. Duane Ludwig

UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller • Jan 2012Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:04

Josh Neer5/2025%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:09

Duane Ludwig24/4652%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	5/20	25%	1/3	1:09	—
	Duane Ludwig	24/46	52%	0/0	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Keith Wisniewski

UFC Live: Cruz vs Johnson • Oct 2011Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 5:00

Josh Neer93/15958%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

Keith Wisniewski41/8349%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	35/76	46%	0/0	0:32	—
	Keith Wisniewski	24/55	44%	0/1	0:39	—

R2	Josh Neer	58/83	70%	0/0	0:10	—
	Keith Wisniewski	17/28	61%	0/1	3:02	—

LOSS

vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Josh Neer24/9924%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

Gleison Tibau22/12118%TD 11/14Ctrl 4:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	8/30	27%	0/0	0:02	—
	Gleison Tibau	7/46	15%	4/4	1:22	—

R2	Josh Neer	8/31	26%	0/0	0:30	—
	Gleison Tibau	9/32	28%	3/4	1:40	—

R3	Josh Neer	8/38	21%	0/0	0:07	—
	Gleison Tibau	6/43	14%	4/6	1:35	—

LOSS

vs. Kurt Pellegrino

UFC 101: Declaration • Aug 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Josh Neer24/4850%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

Kurt Pellegrino21/4844%TD 3/5Ctrl 12:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	7/16	44%	1/2	4:25	—

R2	Josh Neer	7/22	32%	0/0	0:13	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	8/21	38%	1/1	3:47	—

R3	Josh Neer	15/21	71%	0/0	0:20	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	6/11	55%	1/2	4:05	—

WIN

vs. Mac Danzig

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens • Feb 2009Lightweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 3:36

Josh Neer46/9648%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:12

Mac Danzig33/6650%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:58KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	34/71	48%	0/0	0:51	—
	Mac Danzig	30/57	53%	0/0	1:05	1

R2	Josh Neer	12/25	48%	0/0	1:21	—
	Mac Danzig	3/9	33%	0/1	1:53	—

LOSS

vs. Nate Diaz

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer • Sep 2008Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Josh Neer26/5052%TD 4/8Ctrl 5:35

Nate Diaz40/7256%TD 5/11Ctrl 7:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	8/14	57%	2/3	2:10	—
	Nate Diaz	21/32	66%	1/4	1:55	—

R2	Josh Neer	11/23	48%	2/3	2:59	—
	Nate Diaz	8/16	50%	1/2	1:30	—

R3	Josh Neer	7/13	54%	0/2	0:26	—
	Nate Diaz	11/24	46%	3/5	4:01	—

WIN

vs. Din Thomas

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon • Apr 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Josh Neer80/16449%TD 3/4Ctrl 8:09

Din Thomas20/8424%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	30/63	48%	1/1	1:59	—
	Din Thomas	10/39	26%	1/2	0:37	—

R2	Josh Neer	18/44	41%	2/3	1:45	—
	Din Thomas	9/37	24%	1/1	0:55	—

R3	Josh Neer	32/57	56%	0/0	4:25	—
	Din Thomas	1/8	12%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nick Diaz

UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral • Aug 2006Welterweight

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 3, 1:42

Josh Neer25/6240%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:12

Nick Diaz75/19938%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	12/28	43%	0/1	0:55	—
	Nick Diaz	35/88	40%	0/0	0:13	—

R2	Josh Neer	10/28	36%	0/0	0:13	—
	Nick Diaz	39/105	37%	2/3	0:53	—

R3	Josh Neer	3/6	50%	0/1	0:04	—
	Nick Diaz	1/6	17%	1/2	0:55	—

LOSS

vs. Joshua Burkman

UFC 61: Bitter Rivals • Jul 2006Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Josh Neer19/3949%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:11

Joshua Burkman35/8840%TD 4/7Ctrl 6:44KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	7/11	64%	0/0	0:40	—
	Joshua Burkman	14/39	36%	1/2	1:40	1

R2	Josh Neer	7/19	37%	1/2	2:31	—
	Joshua Burkman	13/26	50%	1/3	1:01	—

R3	Josh Neer	5/9	56%	0/1	0:00	—
	Joshua Burkman	8/23	35%	2/2	4:03	—

WIN

vs. Joe Stevenson

UFC Fight Night 4 • Apr 2006Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Josh Neer46/12637%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:54KD 1

Joe Stevenson31/5655%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	10/36	28%	0/0	2:21	—
	Joe Stevenson	9/13	69%	1/1	0:40	—

R2	Josh Neer	21/47	45%	0/0	3:43	—
	Joe Stevenson	13/20	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Josh Neer	15/43	35%	0/0	1:50	1
	Joe Stevenson	9/23	39%	1/1	2:03	—

WIN

vs. Melvin Guillard

UFC Fight Night 3 • Jan 2006Welterweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 4:20

Josh Neer3/933%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:51

Melvin Guillard11/5122%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	3/9	33%	1/1	0:51	—
	Melvin Guillard	11/51	22%	2/2	1:43	—

LOSS

vs. Drew Fickett

UFC Fight Night 1 • Aug 2005Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:35

Josh Neer0/0—TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Drew Fickett1/333%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Josh Neer	0/0	—	0/1	0:00	—
	Drew Fickett	1/3	33%	2/3	1:10	—

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