Light Heavyweight · “Irish”
Jake O'Brien
15-4-0 UFC 4-3-0
6'3"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
41Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
9:59Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min1.32
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.93
Striking accuracy31.8%
Striking defense69.2%
Takedowns / 15 min6.44
Takedown accuracy56.6%
Takedown defense25.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.21
Control time50.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3
Striking trend
Fight history
L Jon Jones 2-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:43 — UFC 100 · July 11, 2009
11/68Sig. strikes
25/87Absorbed
0/4Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Christian Wellisch 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 · January 31, 2009
25/84Sig. strikes
46/179Absorbed
9/11Takedowns
5:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Cain Velasquez 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:02 — UFC: Silva vs Irvin · July 19, 2008
1/1Sig. strikes
24/26Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Andrei Arlovski 9-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:17 — UFC 82: Pride of a Champion · March 1, 2008
4/12Sig. strikes
14/35Absorbed
2/14Takedowns
4:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Heath Herring 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · January 25, 2007
13/41Sig. strikes
11/61Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
9:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Josh Shockman 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 65: Bad Intentions · November 18, 2006
13/31Sig. strikes
13/40Absorbed
10/13Takedowns
10:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kristof Midoux 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:52 — UFC Fight Night 6 · August 17, 2006
25/52Sig. strikes
2/10Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
4:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
3
Decision
5
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
0
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
7
LOF
3
Flawless FC
1
Indy MMA
1
DREAM
1
Fight Festival
1
MMA Big Show
1
UFL
1
+ 3 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 19 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Miodrag Petkovic | Decision (unanimous) | Flawless FC 1: The Beginning
August 4, 2012 |
Flawless FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | James Shaw | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Indy MMA
March 31, 2012 |
Indy MMA | 1 | 1:06 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi | Submission (standing guillotine choke) | DREAM 15
July 10, 2010 |
DREAM | 1 | 0:31 |
| W | Toni Valtonen | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Festival 27
March 13, 2010 |
Fight Festival | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dave Hess | Submission (kimura) | MMA Big Show: Triple Threat
February 20, 2010 |
MMA Big Show | 2 | 4:24 |
| L | Jon Jones | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 100
July 11, 2009 |
UFC | 2 | 2:43 |
| W | Christian Wellisch | Decision (split) | UFC 94
January 31, 2009 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Cain Velasquez | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
July 19, 2008 |
UFC | 1 | 2:02 |
| L | Andrei Arlovski | TKO (punches) | UFC 82
March 1, 2008 |
UFC | 2 | 4:17 |
| W | Heath Herring | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Evans vs. Salmon
January 25, 2007 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Josh Schockman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 65: Bad Intentions
November 18, 2006 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Kristof Midoux | TKO (referee stoppage) | UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
August 17, 2006 |
UFC | 2 | 0:52 |
| W | Pat Harmon | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFL: United Fight League
June 23, 2006 |
UFL | 1 | 3:46 |
| W | Antoine Hayes | TKO (punches) | LOF: Legends of Fighting 6
April 7, 2006 |
LOF | 1 | — |
| W | Jay White | KO (punch) | WEC 19
March 17, 2006 |
WEC | 1 | 0:14 |
| W | Johnathan Ivey | TKO (punches) | LOF: Legends of Fighting 4
January 20, 2006 |
LOF | 1 | — |
| W | Anthony Ferguson | TKO (punches) | LOF: Revolution
January 7, 2006 |
LOF | 1 | — |
| W | Paul Bowers | TKO (punches) | IFC: Integrated Fighting Classic 3
June 21, 2005 |
IFC | 1 | — |
| W | Chris Clark | TKO (referee stoppage) | MT: Madtown Throwdown 3
May 21, 2005 |
MT | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jake O'Brien (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.