Lightweight

Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Last fought: Jul 2019

RECORD

Pro

11-5-0

UFC

7-5-0

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

70"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:11
Fight Completion Rate	81.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.44
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	29-21 (58.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	20-15 (57.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	9-6 (60.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	47.0%
% Time in Control	29.8%
% Time Controlled	23.3%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	56.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.82
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.80
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.01
Distance Strike Accuracy	45.1%
Distance Strike Defense	65.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.71
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.79
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.95
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.48
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.72
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.52

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

Olivier Aubin-Mercier 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	Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.8%
Takedown Defense	70.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	4:27
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	57.1%
Decision % of Wins	28.6%
Avg Fight Time	12:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.0
Takedown Accuracy	37.5%
Takedown Defense	67.9%
Control Time/Fight	2:10

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Arman Tsarukyan

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar • Jul 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Olivier Aubin-Mercier23/4848%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:01

Arman Tsarukyan47/10545%TD 2/11Ctrl 7:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	4/7	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	12/25	48%	2/7	3:35	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	12/30	40%	0/1	0:33	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	14/48	29%	0/3	0:30	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	7/11	64%	0/2	0:28	—
	Arman Tsarukyan	21/32	66%	0/1	3:46	—

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Olivier Aubin-Mercier40/9642%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

Gilbert Burns76/14353%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:18KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	3/12	25%	0/0	0:07	—
	Gilbert Burns	24/34	71%	1/3	3:16	1

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	25/56	45%	0/0	0:18	—
	Gilbert Burns	17/50	34%	1/2	0:19	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	12/28	43%	0/0	0:26	—
	Gilbert Burns	35/59	59%	1/2	2:43	—

LOSS

vs. Alexander Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 • Jul 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Olivier Aubin-Mercier19/3259%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:52

Alexander Hernandez39/8148%TD 4/10Ctrl 7:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	15/24	62%	0/0	0:16	—
	Alexander Hernandez	15/37	41%	1/4	2:15	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	2/4	50%	1/2	2:08	—
	Alexander Hernandez	7/12	58%	1/4	2:08	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	2/4	50%	1/4	1:28	—
	Alexander Hernandez	17/32	53%	2/2	2:48	—

WIN

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta • Apr 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Knees) • Rd 1, 0:53

Olivier Aubin-Mercier13/1872%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07KD 1

Evan Dunham4/1429%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	13/18	72%	0/0	0:07	1
	Evan Dunham	4/14	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Rocco Martin

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch • Sep 2017Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Olivier Aubin-Mercier20/4643%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:02

Anthony Rocco Martin15/4137%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	13/28	46%	1/3	0:45	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	8/23	35%	0/0	0:56	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	7/16	44%	2/3	4:05	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	3/8	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	0/2	0%	1/1	0:12	—
	Anthony Rocco Martin	4/10	40%	0/0	4:15	—

WIN

vs. Drew Dober

UFC 206: Holloway vs. Pettis • Dec 2016Lightweight

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

Olivier Aubin-Mercier27/5351%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:33

Drew Dober24/7134%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	25/50	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Drew Dober	14/57	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	2/3	67%	0/0	1:33	—
	Drew Dober	10/14	71%	0/0	1:13	1

WIN

vs. Thibault Gouti

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson • Jun 2016Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:28

Olivier Aubin-Mercier44/6172%TD 3/8Ctrl 7:34

Thibault Gouti29/6942%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	17/28	61%	1/3	2:16	—
	Thibault Gouti	22/45	49%	0/0	0:27	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	24/30	80%	1/4	3:06	—
	Thibault Gouti	7/22	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	3/3	100%	1/1	2:12	—
	Thibault Gouti	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Ferreira

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Olivier Aubin-Mercier49/9353%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:56

Diego Ferreira65/15243%TD 0/5Ctrl 4:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	16/32	50%	0/0	0:09	—
	Diego Ferreira	19/51	37%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	26/45	58%	0/3	0:27	—
	Diego Ferreira	33/75	44%	0/3	0:11	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	7/16	44%	1/2	0:20	—
	Diego Ferreira	13/26	50%	0/1	3:32	—

WIN

vs. Tony Sims

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Oliveira • Aug 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Olivier Aubin-Mercier3/838%TD 6/10Ctrl 12:07

Tony Sims23/2979%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	1/1	100%	2/2	4:32	—
	Tony Sims	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	1/6	17%	4/6	4:04	—
	Tony Sims	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	1/1	100%	0/2	3:31	—
	Tony Sims	23/25	92%	0/0	0:55	—

WIN

vs. David Michaud

UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi • Apr 2015Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:35

Olivier Aubin-Mercier49/8657%TD 3/15Ctrl 6:15KD 1

David Michaud17/5233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	15/20	75%	2/10	4:09	—
	David Michaud	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	27/57	47%	0/2	0:50	1
	David Michaud	13/38	34%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	7/9	78%	1/3	1:16	—
	David Michaud	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jake Lindsey

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine • Oct 2014Lightweight

Submission (Inverted Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:22

Olivier Aubin-Mercier31/4865%TD 2/5Ctrl 3:07

Jake Lindsey24/5246%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	16/26	62%	1/3	1:45	—
	Jake Lindsey	11/26	42%	1/1	0:40	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	15/22	68%	1/2	1:22	—
	Jake Lindsey	13/26	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chad Laprise

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy • Apr 2014WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Olivier Aubin-Mercier45/11639%TD 2/9Ctrl 1:06

Chad Laprise71/17441%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	13/39	33%	0/2	0:00	—
	Chad Laprise	21/56	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	16/34	47%	1/4	0:34	—
	Chad Laprise	21/54	39%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	16/43	37%	1/3	0:32	—
	Chad Laprise	29/64	45%	0/0	0:08	—

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