Welterweight

Tyron Woodley

Last fought: Mar 2021

RECORD

Pro

19-7-1

UFC

9-6-1

Age

Height

5'9"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:45
Fight Completion Rate	68.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.75
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	138-39 (78.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	79-26 (75.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	51-12 (81.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	64.3%
% Time in Control	11.6%
% Time Controlled	24.1%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	32.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	1.89
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.67
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.79
Distance Strike Accuracy	33.1%
Distance Strike Defense	67.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.84
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.60
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.26
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.76
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.91

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

Tyron Woodley 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	Tyron Woodley
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2
Control Time/15min	1:44
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	55.6%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	33.3%
Avg Fight Time	13:45
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	53.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	11.1%
Takedown Defense	68.2%
Control Time/Fight	1:46

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Vicente Luque

UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Mar 2021Welterweight

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 3:56

Tyron Woodley18/4045%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:22

Vicente Luque25/3376%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	18/40	45%	0/1	0:22	—
	Vicente Luque	25/33	76%	0/0	2:03	—

LOSS

vs. Colby Covington

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Woodley • Sep 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 5, 1:19

Tyron Woodley34/8341%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:14

Colby Covington78/14355%TD 3/8Ctrl 12:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	5/22	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	13/32	41%	1/1	2:18	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	13/26	50%	1/1	0:11	—
	Colby Covington	20/43	47%	0/2	1:19	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	12/26	46%	0/0	0:03	—
	Colby Covington	23/31	74%	0/1	3:23	—

R4	Tyron Woodley	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	18/28	64%	1/2	4:25	—

R5	Tyron Woodley	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Colby Covington	4/9	44%	1/2	0:36	—

LOSS

vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tyron Woodley28/6444%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:47

Gilbert Burns83/13860%TD 2/8Ctrl 7:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	2/8	25%	0/0	0:02	—
	Gilbert Burns	25/34	74%	0/0	2:26	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	12/17	71%	0/1	0:33	—
	Gilbert Burns	11/20	55%	1/2	2:09	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Gilbert Burns	19/42	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Tyron Woodley	5/8	62%	0/1	1:09	—
	Gilbert Burns	18/24	75%	1/2	1:55	—

R5	Tyron Woodley	5/14	36%	0/0	1:03	—
	Gilbert Burns	10/18	56%	0/4	1:28	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith • Mar 2019WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tyron Woodley34/5167%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman141/19473%TD 2/6Ctrl 18:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	8/11	73%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	22/32	69%	0/3	2:53	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	21/29	72%	1/1	4:23	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	14/19	74%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	45/59	76%	0/0	2:51	—

R4	Tyron Woodley	10/16	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	38/58	66%	0/0	3:26	—

R5	Tyron Woodley	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	15/16	94%	1/2	4:40	—

WIN

vs. Darren Till

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018WelterweightTITLE

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 4:19

Tyron Woodley57/7972%TD 0/4Ctrl 5:29KD 1

Darren Till0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	11/23	48%	0/4	1:23	—
	Darren Till	0/3	0%	0/0	0:12	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	46/56	82%	0/0	4:06	1
	Darren Till	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 • Jul 2017WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tyron Woodley57/15337%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

Demian Maia28/8931%TD 0/21Ctrl 0:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	3/6	50%	0/6	0:38	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	14/29	48%	0/0	0:04	1
	Demian Maia	4/14	29%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	12/41	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Demian Maia	8/24	33%	0/2	0:00	—

R4	Tyron Woodley	15/39	38%	0/0	0:01	—
	Demian Maia	5/25	20%	0/3	0:11	—

R5	Tyron Woodley	10/26	38%	0/0	0:01	—
	Demian Maia	8/20	40%	0/7	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 • Mar 2017WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tyron Woodley54/12543%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:58KD 1

Stephen Thompson53/14636%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	5/12	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	6/19	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	15/28	54%	1/2	1:48	—
	Stephen Thompson	14/28	50%	0/0	0:19	—

R4	Tyron Woodley	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	12/34	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Tyron Woodley	17/47	36%	0/0	0:10	1
	Stephen Thompson	13/41	32%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Majority) • Rd 5, 5:00

Tyron Woodley61/14143%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:51KD 1

Stephen Thompson43/16127%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	14/18	78%	1/1	2:57	—
	Stephen Thompson	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	4/22	18%	0/0	1:08	—
	Stephen Thompson	6/31	19%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	8/32	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	10/47	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Tyron Woodley	27/41	66%	0/0	0:46	1
	Stephen Thompson	5/19	26%	0/1	2:25	—

R5	Tyron Woodley	8/28	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	21/60	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Robbie Lawler

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley • Jul 2016WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:12

Tyron Woodley8/1173%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Robbie Lawler3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	8/11	73%	0/0	0:19	1
	Robbie Lawler	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz • Jan 2015Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tyron Woodley27/10426%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

Kelvin Gastelum32/14322%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	6/25	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	6/30	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	12/35	34%	0/0	0:04	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	10/51	20%	0/0	0:17	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	9/44	20%	0/0	0:22	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	16/62	26%	0/0	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Dong Hyun Kim

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Le • Aug 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:01

Tyron Woodley13/1587%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50KD 1

Dong Hyun Kim2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	13/15	87%	0/0	0:50	1
	Dong Hyun Kim	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rory MacDonald

UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov • Jun 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tyron Woodley26/8132%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:25

Rory MacDonald49/15033%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	10/26	38%	0/1	1:25	—
	Rory MacDonald	11/47	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	11/29	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	28/75	37%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	5/26	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rory MacDonald	10/28	36%	1/1	3:07	—

WIN

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 2, 2:00

Tyron Woodley14/2948%TD 3/3Ctrl 3:03KD 1

Carlos Condit13/4330%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	11/23	48%	2/2	2:10	—
	Carlos Condit	8/29	28%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	3/6	50%	1/1	0:53	1
	Carlos Condit	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Koscheck

UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks • Nov 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:38

Tyron Woodley22/3465%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:30KD 2

Josh Koscheck5/1533%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	22/34	65%	0/0	1:30	2
	Josh Koscheck	5/15	33%	0/0	1:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jake Shields

UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson • Jun 2013Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tyron Woodley60/9464%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:05

Jake Shields82/21139%TD 0/18Ctrl 4:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	17/27	63%	0/0	0:37	—
	Jake Shields	38/93	41%	0/4	0:56	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	18/24	75%	0/0	0:44	—
	Jake Shields	19/53	36%	0/7	2:15	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	25/43	58%	0/0	0:44	—
	Jake Shields	25/65	38%	0/7	0:56	—

WIN

vs. Jay Hieron

UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar • Feb 2013Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:36

Tyron Woodley15/2268%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Jay Hieron0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	15/22	68%	0/0	0:09	1
	Jay Hieron	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (9 fights)

LOSS

vs. Nate Marquardt

Strikeforce - Rockhold vs Kennedy • Jul 2012

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 4, 1:39

Tyron Woodley41/7753%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:53KD 1

Nate Marquardt59/10258%TD 1/2Ctrl 3:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	17/25	68%	1/2	1:24	—
	Nate Marquardt	17/31	55%	0/0	1:23	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	6/19	32%	0/1	0:08	—
	Nate Marquardt	16/28	57%	1/1	0:45	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	15/28	54%	0/0	1:21	1
	Nate Marquardt	12/23	52%	0/0	0:50	—

R4	Tyron Woodley	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nate Marquardt	14/20	70%	0/1	0:25	1

WIN

vs. Jordan Mein

Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine • Jan 2012

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tyron Woodley19/4245%TD 3/7Ctrl 11:17

Jordan Mein9/3724%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	8/20	40%	1/4	2:56	—
	Jordan Mein	1/17	6%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	4/9	44%	1/1	4:28	—
	Jordan Mein	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	7/13	54%	1/2	3:53	—
	Jordan Mein	2/7	29%	0/1	0:25	—

WIN

vs. Paul Daley

Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Henderson • Jul 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tyron Woodley20/3951%TD 2/14Ctrl 9:47

Paul Daley21/5538%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	13/22	59%	0/3	2:37	—
	Paul Daley	9/23	39%	0/0	0:26	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	5/8	62%	1/5	4:04	—
	Paul Daley	3/12	25%	0/0	0:22	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	2/9	22%	1/6	3:06	—
	Paul Daley	9/20	45%	0/0	0:41	—

WIN

vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Strikeforce Challengers 13 • Jan 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tyron Woodley45/6075%TD 3/7Ctrl 0:00

Tarec Saffiedine38/5470%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	24/27	89%	1/3	0:00	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	14/18	78%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	7/10	70%	1/1	0:00	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	11/12	92%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	14/23	61%	1/3	0:00	—
	Tarec Saffiedine	13/24	54%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andre Galvao

Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Noons 2 • Oct 2010

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 1:48

Tyron Woodley10/2148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15

Andre Galvao1/520%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	10/21	48%	0/0	0:15	—
	Andre Galvao	1/5	20%	0/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nathan Coy

Strikeforce Challengers 8 • May 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Tyron Woodley45/8553%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Nathan Coy82/12267%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	18/31	58%	1/1	0:00	—
	Nathan Coy	35/46	76%	0/7	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	21/40	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nathan Coy	28/48	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Tyron Woodley	6/14	43%	1/1	0:00	—
	Nathan Coy	19/28	68%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rudy Bears

Strikeforce Challengers 5 • Nov 2009

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 2:52

Tyron Woodley4/1331%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Rudy Bears3/1127%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	4/13	31%	2/2	0:00	—
	Rudy Bears	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Zach Light

Strikeforce Challengers 3 • Sep 2009

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 3:38

Tyron Woodley18/3650%TD 3/3Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Zach Light7/2232%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Tyron Woodley	11/18	61%	1/1	0:00	—
	Zach Light	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Tyron Woodley	7/18	39%	2/2	0:00	1
	Zach Light	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Salvador Woods

Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields • Jun 2009

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 1, 4:20

Tyron Woodley0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

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