Jon Fitch

WelterweightWrestler
14 - 31 D

18 UFC Fights | 78% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (29%)

Height
6' 0"
Reach
74"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
48
Orthodox

Jon Fitch UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Jon Fitch is 14-3-1 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 3 by submission and 10 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 32-8-2 (1 NC), 18-5 of it outside the UFC. Fitch competes at welterweight as an orthodox wrestler, standing 6'0" with a 74" reach at 48 years old. The last bout was a loss to Neiman Gracie by submission in Sep 2020.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 97th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (3.2/fight).

Jon Fitch's UFC win rate is 78% (14 of 18 fights), and 29% of those wins came by finish. Fitch averages 3.2 takedowns per fight at 57% accuracy and stops 57% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
32-8-2 (1 NC)
UFC Record
14-3-1
Height
6'0"
Reach
74"
Age
48
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Neiman Gracie · Submission (Heel Hook) · Sep 2020

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Jon Fitch's Last 5 Fights

Fitch is 2-2-1 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Demian Maia · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar · Feb 2013
  2. Win vs Erick Silva · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · Oct 2012
  3. Loss vs Johny Hendricks · KO/TKO · R1 0:12 · UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem · Dec 2011
  4. Draw vs BJ Penn · Draw · R3 5:00 · UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch · Feb 2011
  5. Win vs Thiago Alves · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Aug 2010

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.6
+1.6x ratio
Accuracy
51%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.12

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.6
0.4x avg
Strike Differential
+1.0
Opp. Accuracy Against
47%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
3.2
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
57%
Takedown Defense
57%
Control Time / Fight
6:56
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
0% Sub
R2
6% KO
18% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Jon Fitch vs Average

Jon Fitch lands 9.2 strikes in R1 but 16.5 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Jon Fitch's UFC Fight History

18 UFC fights on record (14-3-1), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LDemian MaiaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar2013-02-02
WErick SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar2012-10-13
LJohny HendricksKO/TKOR1 · 0:12UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem2011-12-30
D/NCBJ PennDrawR3 · 5:00UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch2011-02-26
WThiago AlvesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen2010-08-07
WBen SaundersDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy2010-03-27
WMike PierceDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12
WPaulo ThiagoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 1002009-07-11
WAkihiro GonoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 22009-01-31
L★Georges St-PierreDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 87: Seek And Destroy2008-08-09
WChris WilsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 82: Pride of a Champion2008-03-01
WDiego SanchezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 76: Knockout2007-09-22
WRoan CarneiroSubmissionR2 · 1:07UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher2007-06-12
WLuigi FioravantiSubmissionR2 · 3:05UFC 68: The Uprising2007-03-03
WKuniyoshi HironakaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 64: Unstoppable2006-10-14
WThiago AlvesKO/TKOR2 · 4:37UFC Fight Night 52006-06-28
WJoshua BurkmanSubmissionR2 · 4:57UFC Fight Night 42006-04-06
WBrock LarsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night 22005-10-03

How Fitch Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.6 sig. strikes/min
36th percentile
Striking accuracy51%
78th percentile
Strikes absorbed1.6/min
95th percentile
Takedowns3.2/fight
97th percentile
Takedown defense57%
39th percentile
Knockdown power0.12/fight
42nd percentile

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