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Jake Shields
United StatesWelterweightActiveage 47
31-9-1
78% win rate
L1 streak
Peak Vertex
2013-10-09 → 2013-10-0934held 4 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · S-Dec · 2013-10-09
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
4 wins3 losses1 NClast 5: L W W NC Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2014
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(8) | R2(7) | R3(7) | R4(2) | R5(2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 14.8 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 14.5 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 16.5 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 12.5 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.25 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.63 | 0.43 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 1:10 | 2:07 | 1:31 | 0:34 | 0:34 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler2014-03-15L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields2013-10-09W·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson2013-06-15W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II2012-08-11NC·NC·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson2012-02-25W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger2011-09-17L·KO·R1 · 0:53
- UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields2011-04-30L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez2010-10-23W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
