Lightweight · “Little Evil”
Jens Pulver
27-19-1 UFC 6-2-1
5'7"Height
70"Reach
SouthpawStance
51Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
12:59Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min1.95
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.75
Striking accuracy39.1%
Striking defense53.7%
Takedowns / 15 min0.51
Takedown accuracy80.0%
Takedown defense74.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.51
Control time38.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L BJ Penn 6-3-1 walk-in Submission · R2 3:12 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · June 23, 2007
6/18Sig. strikes
23/31Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joe Lauzon 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:48 — UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · September 23, 2006
0/1Sig. strikes
9/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W BJ Penn 3-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Majority · R5 5:00 — UFC 35: Throwdown · January 11, 2002
38/98Sig. strikes
49/93Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
8:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dennis Hallman 1-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · September 28, 2001
27/60Sig. strikes
15/48Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
16:02Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Caol Uno 0-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk · February 23, 2001
50/131Sig. strikes
50/101Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W John Lewis 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:15 — UFC 28: High Stakes · November 17, 2000
1/3Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Joao Roque 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams · June 9, 2000
4/84Sig. strikes
5/59Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W David Velasquez 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:41 — UFC 24: First Defense · March 10, 2000
54/107Sig. strikes
20/37Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
5:14Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
D Alfonso Alcarez 0-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R2 5:00 — UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion · September 24, 1999
48/81Sig. strikes
34/62Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
6:43Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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
14
Submission
4
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
9
Decision
2
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
9
WEC
6
Bas Rutten Invitational
4
ONE FC
3
WEF
3
Pride Bushido
2
Superior Challenge
1
Operation
1
+ 18 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 47 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sami Aziz | Decision (unanimous) | Superior Challenge 9: Gothenburg
November 23, 2013 |
Superior Challenge | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Masakatsu Ueda | Submission (brabo choke) | ONE FC: Kings and Champions
April 5, 2013 |
ONE FC | 2 | 3:52 |
| W | Zhao Ya Fei | Technical Decision (unanimous) | ONE FC: Rise of Kings
October 6, 2012 |
ONE FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Eric Kelly | TKO (body kick and punches) | ONE FC: Pride of a Nation
August 31, 2012 |
ONE FC | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Jesse Thorton | Decision (unanimous) | Operation: Fight Night
April 14, 2012 |
Operation | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tim Elliott | KO (knee) | Resurrection Fight Alliance
December 16, 2011 |
Resurrection Fight Alliance | 2 | 2:12 |
| W | Coty Wheeler | TKO (punches) | MMA Fight Pit: Genesis
August 13, 2011 |
MMA Fight Pit | 2 | 1:59 |
| L | Brian Davidson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Titan Fighting Championships 18
May 27, 2011 |
Titan Fighting Championships | 1 | 4:00 |
| W | Wade Choate | Decision (split) | Chicago Cagefighting Championship III
March 5, 2011 |
Chicago Cagefighting Championship III | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Lindquist | Submission (rear-naked choke) | XFO: 38
January 22, 2011 |
XFO | 1 | 0:49 |
| L | Diego Garijo | Submission (guillotine choke) | Powerhouse World Promotions: War on the Mainland
August 14, 2010 |
Powerhouse World Promotions | 1 | 1:08 |
| L | Javier Vazquez | Submission (armbar) | WEC 47
March 6, 2010 |
WEC | 1 | 3:41 |
| L | Josh Grispi | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 41
June 7, 2009 |
WEC | 1 | 0:33 |
| L | Urijah Faber | Submission (guillotine choke) | WEC 38
January 25, 2009 |
WEC | 1 | 1:34 |
| L | Leonard Garcia | TKO (punches) | WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown
November 5, 2008 |
WEC | 1 | 1:12 |
| L | Urijah Faber | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 34: Faber vs. Pulver
June 1, 2008 |
WEC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Cub Swanson | Submission (anaconda choke) | WEC 31
December 12, 2007 |
WEC | 1 | 0:23 |
| L | B.J. Penn | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale
June 23, 2007 |
UFC | 2 | 3:12 |
| L | Joe Lauzon | KO (punch) | UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn
September 23, 2006 |
UFC | 1 | 0:48 |
| W | Cole Escovedo | KO (punch) | IFL: Legends Championship 2006
April 29, 2006 |
IFL | 1 | 0:56 |
| W | Kenji Arai | KO (soccer kick) | Pride - Bushido 10
April 2, 2006 |
Pride - Bushido | 1 | 3:59 |
| L | Hayato Sakurai | TKO (punches) | Pride Bushido 9
September 25, 2005 |
Pride Bushido | 1 | 8:56 |
| W | Tomomi Iwama | KO (punch) | Pride Bushido 7
May 22, 2005 |
Pride Bushido | 1 | 1:00 |
| L | Takanori Gomi | KO (punch) | Pride Shockwave 2004
December 31, 2004 |
Pride Shockwave | 1 | 6:29 |
| W | Stephen Palling | KO (punch) | Shooto Hawaii: Soljah Fight Night
July 9, 2004 |
Shooto Hawaii | 3 | 1:47 |
| W | Naoya Uematsu | KO (punch) | Shooto: 3/22 in Korakuen Hall
March 22, 2004 |
Shooto | 1 | 2:09 |
| W | Richard Hess | Submission (choke) | International Fighting Championships: Battleground Boise
October 25, 2003 |
International Fighting Championships | 1 | 2:14 |
| W | Joe Jordan | KO (punch) | Extreme Challenge 52
August 15, 2003 |
Extreme Challenge | 2 | 3:12 |
| L | Jason Maxwell | KO (strikes) | HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships 3
May 24, 2003 |
HOOKnSHOOT | 1 | 4:54 |
| L | Duane Ludwig | KO (punch) | UCC 12: Adrenaline
January 25, 2003 |
UCC | 1 | 1:03 |
| W | Takehiro Murahama | Decision (split) | UFO: Legend
August 8, 2002 |
UFO | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rob Emerson | Decision (unanimous) | UW: Ultimate Wrestling
June 29, 2002 |
UW | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | B.J. Penn | Decision (majority) | UFC 35
January 11, 2002 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Dennis Hallman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 33
September 28, 2001 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Caol Uno | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 30
February 23, 2001 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | John Lewis | KO (punch) | UFC 28
November 17, 2000 |
UFC | 1 | 0:11 |
| W | Dave Gries | KO (punches) | Gladiators 10
October 14, 2000 |
Gladiators | — | — |
| L | Din Thomas | Submission (heel hook) | WEF: New Blood Conflict
August 26, 2000 |
WEF | 2 | 0:33 |
| W | João Roque | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 26
June 9, 2000 |
UFC | 3 | 15:00 |
| W | Eric Hibler | KO (knees and punches) | WEF 9: World Class
May 13, 2000 |
WEF | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | David Velasquez | TKO (strikes) | UFC 24
March 10, 2000 |
UFC | 2 | 2:41 |
| W | Phil Johns | KO (punch) | WEF 8: Goin' Platinum
January 15, 2000 |
WEF | 1 | 0:33 |
| D | Alfonso Alcarez | Draw | UFC 22
September 24, 1999 |
UFC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Joe Stevenson | KO (punches) | Bas Rutten Invitational 3
June 1, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | 0:38 |
| W | Ray Morales | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 3
June 1, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | 0:51 |
| L | David Harris | Submission (toe hold) | Bas Rutten Invitational 2
April 24, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | 11:57 |
| W | Curtis Hill | TKO (towel) | Bas Rutten Invitational 2
April 24, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | 3:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Jens Pulver) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.