Jake Shields Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	#12Hector Lombard Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler	Mar 15, 2014
W	#4Demian Maia Welterweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields	Oct 9, 2013
W	Tyron Woodley Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson	Jun 15, 2013
NC	Ed Herman Middleweight	No Contest	—	R3	5:00	UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II	Aug 11, 2012
W	Yoshihiro Akiyama Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson	Feb 25, 2012
L	Jake Ellenberger Welterweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head In Clinch	R1	0:53	UFC Fight Night: Shields vs. Ellenberger	Sep 17, 2011
L	Georges St-PierreTitle Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields	Apr 30, 2011
W	Martin Kampmann Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez	Oct 23, 2010

Outside the UFC

29-8-1across 38 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 12 sub · 14 decShooto · PFL · EliteXC · Strikeforce · ROTR 9 +19

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Ray Cooper III26-14-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:10	PFL	Oct 20, 2018
W	Herman Terrado15-7-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PFL	Aug 16, 2018
L	Ray Cooper III26-14-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	2:09	PFL	Jul 5, 2018
W	Danny Davis Jr.13-14-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PFL	Jul 29, 2017
L	Jon Fitch32-8-2	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	WSOF 34	Dec 31, 2016
L	Rousimar Palhares19-13-1	Submission	Kimura	R3	2:02	WSOF 22	Aug 1, 2015
W	Brian Foster30-13	Submission	Neck Crank	R1	2:51	WSOF 17	Jan 17, 2015
W	Ryan Ford24-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	4:29	WSOF 14	Oct 11, 2014
W	Dan Henderson32-15	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Strikeforce	Apr 17, 2010
W	Jason Miller23-10	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	Strikeforce	Nov 7, 2009
W	Robbie Lawler30-16	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	2:02	Strikeforce	Jun 6, 2009
W	Paul Daley43-18-2	Submission	Armbar	R2	3:47	EliteXC	Oct 4, 2008
W	Nick Thompson38-14-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:03	EliteXC	Jul 26, 2008
W	Mike Pyle27-14-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:39	EliteXC	Nov 10, 2007
W	Renato Verissimo7-5	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R1	4:00	EliteXC	Sep 15, 2007
W	Ido Pariente13-6	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:06	K-1 HERO's	Jun 2, 2007
W	Ray Steinbeiss14-7	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	1:29	Bodog Fight	Feb 18, 2007
W	Steve Berger20-23-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	1:36	FCP	Sep 9, 2006
W	Carlos Condit32-14	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	ROTR 9	Apr 21, 2006
W	Yushin Okami38-15	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	ROTR 9	Apr 21, 2006
W	Dave Menne45-17-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	ROTR 8	Jan 20, 2006
W	Toby Imada30-18-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	KK	Nov 12, 2005
L	Akira Kikuchi16-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Dec 14, 2004
W	Ray Cooper14-9	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:29	Shooto	Jul 9, 2004
D	Kazuo Misaki25-11-2	Draw	Majority	R3	5:00	Pancrase	Nov 30, 2003
W	Akira Kikuchi16-4	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Aug 10, 2003
W	Milton Vieira13-8-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	May 21, 2003
W	Hayato Sakurai38-13-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Dec 14, 2002
L	Ray Cooper14-9	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	Warriors Quest 6	Aug 3, 2002
W	Robert Ferguson1-3	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	GC 7	Nov 4, 2001
W	Jeremy Jackson9-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:03	GC 6	Sep 9, 2001
W	Tracy Hess5-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	GC 3	Apr 7, 2001
W	Randy Velarde8-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	3:19	GC 2	Feb 18, 2001
L	Phillip Miller16-0	Decision	Unanimous	R2	8:00	IFC WC 9	Jul 18, 2000
W	Shannon Ritch58-88	Submission	Choke	R1	2:45	BOTB	May 4, 2000
L	Marty Armendarez6-4	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	7:34	IFC WC 6	Mar 25, 2000
W	Brian Warren18-18-1	Decision	Unanimous	R1	10:00	CFF	Dec 11, 1999
W	Paul Harrison0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:22	CFF	Oct 23, 1999

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

3 wins, 4 losses

W3

L4

Submission

12 wins, 1 loss

W12

L1

Decision

18 wins, 6 losses

W18

L6

Finishes

UFC KOs

0

Below avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.14

Below avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Jake Shields

PowerChin

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

0

0.00 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

0.65 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

5 scorecards on file

Jake Shields

Scorecard luck

Cards have leaned their way

Won 2 of 2 coin-flip decisions — the kind of close calls that have tended to fall their way. Judges have given them 2 of 3 rounds they disagreed on (67%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

2–0

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

2–1

Won – Lost

67% went their way

Unanimous3 decisions · 60%

1W2L

Split2 decisions · 40%

2W

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC43rd

36%316 / 1,056

Striking accuracy

56%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.65 differential

Landed2.45

Absorbed1.80

46%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head38%28th119
Body36%80th115
Leg26%70th82

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

75%Standing

Standing75%237
Clinch20%63
Ground5%16

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Jake Shields

Landed per 15

Head

F

18th

16.1

18th

Body

A

85th

15.6

85th

Leg

A

72nd

11.1

72nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A

77th

20.8

77th

Body

D

26th

13.0

26th

Leg

A

82nd

3.1

82nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	16.1	119	731	16%
Body	15.6	115	183	63%
Leg	11.1	82	142	58%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	20.8	154	477	32%
Body	13.0	96	136	71%
Leg	3.1	23	24	96%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Jake Shields

10%

Takedown accuracy

37%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+1.0 min net

On top3.7

On bottom2.7

Offense

Takedowns

C

48th

0.9

48th

TD accuracy

F

15th

10%

15th

Sub attempts

C

48th

0.1

48th

Control

B

64th

3.7 min

64th

Defense

TD defense

F

25th

37%

25th

Controlled

2.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	7 / 73
Submission attempts	1
Control time	27:31

Defense

TDs defended	7 / 19
Control absorbed	20:05

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (111min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Jake Shields

7 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 111 min

92%

R3 pace · 6 bouts

Shields fades (-11% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Shields keeps 92% of round-1 output by round 3 (6 bouts).

Shields ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Shieldslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Shieldsattempts / min

Control time

Shields% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	6.3	3.3	2.6	0.65	25%	7
R2	6.4	2.9	2.5	0.70	34%	6
R3	5.8	2.7	2.5	0.73	24%	6
R4	4.0	1.8	1.9	0.60	11%	2
R5	4.5	2.9	2.5	0.40	11%	2

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Jake Shields

8 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

54/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

87th

61%

87th

Win quality

B

59th

43%

59th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

3

1

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	2	1-1	50%
Top-5	3	1-2	33%
Top-15	1	1-0	100%
Established	1	0-0, 1 NC	—
Unproven	1	1-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Hector Lombard#12	Top-5	74	Mar 15, 2014
W	Demian Maia#4	Top-5	87	Oct 9, 2013
W	Tyron Woodley	Champion	68	Jun 15, 2013
NC	Ed Herman	Established	30	Aug 11, 2012
W	Yoshihiro Akiyama	Unproven	8	Feb 25, 2012
L	Jake Ellenberger	Top-5	59	Sep 17, 2011
L	Georges St-Pierre	Champion	88	Apr 30, 2011
W	Martin Kampmann	Top-15	65	Oct 23, 2010

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

7 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

2-2

4 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

1-1

2 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

1-1

2 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

2-2

4 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

0-1

1 bout

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

0-1

1 bout

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

7y 8mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Jake Shields

Extended layoff

7y 8mosince last bout

vs Ray Cooper III · Oct 20, 2018

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 2-1As underdog 2-2

54.8

DK avg

79.1

Median

87.5

Ceiling

12.4

Floor

43%

Boom

29%

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