Sean Pierson vs. Jake Ellenberger

UFC 4-2-0 vs. 10-11-0
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Tale of the tape

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Sean Pierson

VS

Jake Ellenberger

4-2-0
UFC record
10-11-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
50
AgeΔ 9 yrs
41
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
5'9"
76"
ReachΔ 5"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
157.8
Layoff (months)Δ 62.4 mo
95.4
WWWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jake Ellenberger carries real power — 0.98 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Sean Pierson rarely shoots — 0.39 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Jake Ellenberger hunts takedowns — 2.04 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sean Pierson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 42
Tier 3 — regional circuit 104

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Jake Ellenberger

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1111
Tier 3 — regional circuit 204

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 46 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2983.84/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
4172.47/min · norm 3.17
2903.73/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
4782.83/min · norm 3.06
39.8%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
39.3%norm 44.9%
64.6%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
60.7%norm 55.25%
10.19/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
110.98/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Sean Pierson

Distance 86.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.1%)

Jake Ellenberger

Distance 74.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Sean Pierson

Head 84.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)

Jake Ellenberger

Head 86.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Pierson L/AAccWelterweight med Ellenberger L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 228 / 650 35.1% 38.6% 259 / 791 32.7% 38.6%
In the clinch 47 / 63 74.6% 67.8% 83 / 129 64.3% 67.8%
On the ground 23 / 35 65.7% 67.2% 75 / 140 53.6% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 210 / 634 33.1% 37.2% 307 / 912 33.7% 37.2%
To the body 55 / 71 77.5% 70.7% 72 / 101 71.3% 70.7%
To the legs 33 / 43 76.7% 82.9% 38 / 47 80.9% 82.9%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Pierson L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Ellenberger L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 227 / 721 31.5% 39.0% 338 / 1002 33.7% 39.0%
In the clinch 35 / 51 68.6% 68.9% 73 / 112 65.2% 68.9%
On the ground 28 / 47 59.6% 68.0% 67 / 102 65.7% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 185 / 674 27.4% 35.6% 314 / 986 31.8% 35.6%
To the body 56 / 81 69.1% 69.6% 88 / 137 64.2% 69.6%
To the legs 49 / 64 76.6% 82.1% 76 / 93 81.7% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
218.2% acc · 0.39/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
2347.9% acc · 2.04/15 · norm 1.27
1466.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2586.2% def · norm 63.9%
14:1118.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
34:4320.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
13:192:34 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
19:501:45 per 15 · norm 3:15
20.39/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
40.36/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ellenberger has more cage time on record.

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