Ross Pearson

LightweightOutfighter
12 - 131 NC

26 UFC Fights | 46% Win Rate | 5 Finishes (42%)

Height
5' 8"
Reach
69"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
41
Orthodox

Ross Pearson UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Ross Pearson is 12-13 in the UFC across 26 fights (1 no contest), with 5 wins by knockout and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 20-17 (1 NC), 8-4 of it outside the UFC. Pearson competes at lightweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 5'8" with a 69" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Davy Gallon by knockout in Nov 2019.

Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 72nd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (75%).

Ross Pearson's UFC win rate is 46% (12 of 26 fights), and 42% of those wins came by finish. Pearson averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 36% accuracy and stops 75% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
20-17 (1 NC)
UFC Record
12-13 (1 NC)
Height
5'8"
Reach
69"
Age
41
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Davy Gallon · KO (Rolling Thunder Kick) · Nov 2019

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

Ross Pearson's Last 5 Fights

Pearson is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Desmond Green · KO/TKO · R1 2:52 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje · Mar 2019
  2. Loss vs John Makdessi · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · Jul 2018
  3. Win vs Mizuto Hirota · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 2018
  4. Loss vs Dan Hooker · KO/TKO · R2 3:02 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Jun 2017
  5. Loss vs Stevie Ray · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · Nov 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.7
Accuracy
40%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.24

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.1
Strike Differential
+-0.4
Opp. Accuracy Against
38%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.6
Takedown Accuracy
36%
Takedown Defense
75%
Control Time / Fight
0:51
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
0% Sub
R2
16% KO
0% Sub
R3+
4% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Ross Pearson vs Average

Ross Pearson lands 14.9 strikes in R1 but 20.4 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Ross Pearson's UFC Fight History

26 UFC fights on record (12-13 (1 NC)), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LDesmond GreenKO/TKOR1 · 2:52UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Gaethje2019-03-30
LJohn MakdessiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 22018-07-28
WMizuto HirotaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold2018-02-10
LDan HookerKO/TKOR2 · 3:02UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt2017-06-10
LStevie RayDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 22016-11-19
LJorge MasvidalDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley2016-07-30
LWill BrooksDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale2016-07-08
WChad LapriseDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir2016-03-19
LFrancisco TrinaldoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz2016-01-17
WPaul FelderDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 22015-09-05
LEvan DunhamDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites2015-07-18
WSam StoutKO/TKOR2 · 1:33UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos2015-03-14
LAl IaquintaKO/TKOR2 · 1:39UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping2014-11-07
WGray MaynardKO/TKOR2 · 1:35UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux2014-08-16
LDiego SanchezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov2014-06-07
D/NCMelvin GuillardOtherR1 · 1:57UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz2013-10-26
WRyan CoutureKO/TKOR2 · 3:45UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi2013-04-06
WGeorge SotiropoulosKO/TKOR3 · 0:41UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson2012-12-14
LCub SwansonKO/TKOR2 · 4:14UFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida2012-06-22
WJunior AssuncaoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem2011-12-30
LEdson BarbozaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 134: Silva vs Okami2011-08-27
WSpencer FisherDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch2011-02-26
LCole MillerSubmissionR2 · 1:49UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares2010-09-15
WDennis SiverDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi2010-03-31
WAaron RileyKO/TKOR2 · 4:38UFC 105: Couture vs Vera2009-11-14
W★Andre WinnerDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale2009-06-20

How Pearson Ranks at Lightweight

Percentile among the 300 lightweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.7 sig. strikes/min
64th percentile
Striking accuracy40%
34th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.1/min
27th percentile
Takedowns0.6/fight
34th percentile
Takedown defense75%
72nd percentile
Knockdown power0.24/fight
65th percentile

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