Jamie Varner Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
L	Drew Dober Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	1:52	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic	Dec 13, 2014
L	James Krause Lightweight	KO/TKO	to Ankle Injury	R1	5:00	UFC 173: Barao vs. Dillashaw	May 24, 2014
L	Abel Trujillo Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	2:32	UFC 169: Barao vs. Faber 2	Feb 1, 2014
L	Gleison Tibau Lightweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2	Aug 31, 2013
W	Melvin Guillard Lightweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II	Dec 29, 2012
L	Joe Lauzon Lightweight	Submission	Triangle Choke From Bottom	R3	2:44	UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera	Aug 4, 2012
W	Edson Barboza Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head In Clinch	R1	3:23	UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir	May 26, 2012
W	JG Jason Gilliam Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	1:34	UFC 68: The Uprising	Mar 3, 2007
L	Hermes Franca Lightweight	Submission	Armbar From Bottom Guard	R3	3:31	UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral	Aug 26, 2006

Outside the UFC

18-5-1, 2 NCacross 26 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 8 sub · 2 decWEC · XFC 16 · XFC 14 · Titan FC 20 · XFO +14

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Drew Fickett43-23	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	0:40	XFC 16	Feb 10, 2012
W	Nate Jolly14-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:09	XFC 14	Oct 21, 2011
L	Dakota Cochrane34-13	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Titan FC 20	Sep 23, 2011
W	Tyler Combs14-17-1	Submission	North-South Choke	R1	1:30	XFO	May 13, 2011
L	Shane Roller11-7	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	3:55	WEC	Dec 16, 2010
L	Donald Cerrone36-17	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	WEC	Sep 30, 2010
D	Kamal Shalorus9-5-2	Draw	Split	R3	5:00	WEC	Jun 20, 2010
L	Benson Henderson30-13	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	2:41	WEC	Jan 10, 2010
W	Donald Cerrone36-17	Decision	Split	R5	3:10	WEC	Jan 25, 2009
W	Marcus Hicks10-4	KO/TKO	Knees and Punches	R1	2:08	WEC	Aug 3, 2008
W	Rob McCullough19-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R3	2:54	WEC	Feb 13, 2008
W	Sherron Leggett21-6	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R1	4:08	WEC	Aug 5, 2007
W	Leonard Wilson4-5-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:07	RITC 78	Jan 14, 2006
NC	Tony Llamas17-15	No Contest	Llamas Injured by Illegal Strike	R0	—	KOTC	Jul 9, 2005
W	Paul Arroyo3-4	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:03	RITC 71	Jun 30, 2005
W	Adam Roland2-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:46	RITC 70	Jun 11, 2005
W	Jesse Bongfeldt17-6-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:12	WFF 7	Jul 23, 2004
W	Kyle Bradley22-12	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:34	FF	Jun 26, 2004
W	Kyle Sprouse1-4	Submission	Choke	R1	1:47	RITC 63	Jun 12, 2004
W	Garett Davis15-13	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:52	WFF 6	May 14, 2004
NC	James Upshur7-2-1	No Contest	—	R2	—	RITC 61	Apr 30, 2004
W	Jarvis Brennaman0-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:22	ECS	Jul 19, 2003
W	David Klein1-5	Submission	Choke	R3	1:56	RITC 50	Jul 12, 2003
W	Justin Nauling5-2	Submission	Armbar	R2	0:38	RITC 49	Jun 7, 2003
L	Jesse Moreng9-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 47	Apr 12, 2003
W	Carlos Ortega13-12-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	3:00	RITC 46	Mar 27, 2003

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

9 wins, 2 losses

W9

L2

Submission

9 wins, 5 losses

W9

L5

Decision

3 wins, 4 losses

W3

L4

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Above avg · 11%Lightweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.22

Above avg · 0.21Lightweight

UFC submissions

1

Above avg · 6%Lightweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.67

Above avg · 0.44Lightweight

KO history

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

Jamie Varner

PowerChin

Knockout rate

11%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

2

1.09 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

1

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

1

0.70 per 100 head

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

Decision behavior

Judging

2 scorecards on file

Jamie Varner

Scorecard luck

Even on close calls

Split their 2 coin-flip decisions evenly — no edge either way on the cards. Judges have given them 3 of 4 rounds they disagreed on (75%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

3–1

Won – Lost

75% went their way

Unanimous

None

Split2 decisions · 100%

1W1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

1 round total

1

Won

0

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC54th

34%243 / 640

Striking accuracy

58%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.37 differential

Landed2.92

Absorbed2.55

62%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-8%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head75%67th183
Body20%55th49
Leg5%32nd11

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

Sig. strikes by position

65%Standing

Standing65%159
Clinch13%32
Ground21%52

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Jamie Varner

Landed per 15

Head

A

72nd

36.3

72nd

Body

C

53rd

9.7

53rd

Leg

F

13th

2.2

13th

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

C

56th

28.2

56th

Body

A

83rd

5.0

83rd

Leg

C

49th

7.5

49th

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	36.3	183	555	33%
Body	9.7	49	70	70%
Leg	2.2	11	15	73%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	28.2	142	413	34%
Body	5.0	25	37	68%
Leg	7.5	38	42	90%

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

Jamie Varner

61%

Takedown accuracy

67%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+1.4 min net

On top4.0

On bottom2.6

Offense

Takedowns

A+

91st

4.6

91st

TD accuracy

A

85th

61%

85th

Sub attempts

A

79th

1.2

79th

Control

B

67th

4.0 min

67th

Defense

TD defense

C

56th

67%

56th

Controlled

2.6 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	23 / 38
Submission attempts	6
Control time	20:13

Defense

TDs defended	10 / 15
Control absorbed	13:04

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (76min 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

Jamie Varner

9 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 76 min

168%

R3 pace · 4 bouts

Varner builds (+26% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Varner lifts to 168% of round-1 output by round 3 (4 bouts).

Varner ▲ BUILDSOutput / 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

Varnerlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Varnerattempts / min

Control time

Varner% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.9	3.1	2.6	0.30	22%	9
R2	5.5	3.5	3.2	0.36	24%	5
R3	8.2	3.0	2.3	1.17	41%	4

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

Jamie Varner

9 resolved UFC bouts

Schedule Score

41/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

70th

42%

70th

Win quality

D

35th

35%

35th

Opponent quality distribution

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

1

2

3

2

1

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	1	1-0	100%
Top-15	2	0-2	0%
Contender-level	3	1-2	33%
Established	2	0-2	0%
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	Drew Dober	Top-15	44	Dec 13, 2014
L	James Krause	Contender-level	32	May 24, 2014
L	Abel Trujillo	Established	26	Feb 1, 2014
L	Gleison Tibau	Contender-level	50	Aug 31, 2013
W	Melvin Guillard	Contender-level	45	Dec 29, 2012
L	Joe Lauzon	Top-15	61	Aug 4, 2012
W	Edson Barboza	Top-5	61	May 26, 2012
W	Jason Gilliam	Unproven	8	Mar 3, 2007
L	Hermes Franca	Established	26	Aug 26, 2006

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

9 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

0-1

1 bout

Typical camp

100–180 days

1-2

3 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

2-2

4 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

0-1

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

2-3

5 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

1-2

3 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

0-1

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

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

11y 6mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Jamie Varner

Extended layoff

11y 6mosince last bout

vs Drew Dober · Dec 13, 2014

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 0-3As underdog 2-1

56.9

DK avg

66.2

Median

100.8

Ceiling

9.3

Floor

33%

Boom

22%

Bust

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