Jeremy Stephens

Nickname“Lil Heathen”

Record

29-23, 1 NC

Streak

Age

Date of birth

May 26, 1986

Fighting out of: Des Moines, Iowa
Born: United States
Camp: Alliance MMA
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 5'9" · 175 cm
Reach: 71" · 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: May 9, 2026
Cut risk: 83%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

#13King Green

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 4:20

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026

Submission

R1 · 4:20

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

May 9, 2026

Mason Jones

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo · May 3, 2025

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo

May 3, 2025

Mateusz Gamrot

Lightweight · Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R1 · 1:05

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises · Jul 17, 2021

Submission

R1 · 1:05

Kimura From Side Control

UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Moises

Jul 17, 2021

#9Calvin Kattar

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Elbow to Head At Distance · R2 · 2:49

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 9, 2020

KO/TKO

R2 · 2:49

Elbow to Head At Distance

UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje

May 9, 2020

#7Yair Rodriguez

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · Oct 18, 2019

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman

Oct 18, 2019

#7Yair Rodriguez

Featherweight · No Contest · R1 · 0:15

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · Sep 21, 2019

No Contest

R1 · 0:15

—

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens

Sep 21, 2019

#14Zabit Magomedsharipov

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · Mar 2, 2019

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith

Mar 2, 2019

#2Jose Aldo

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Body At Distance · R1 · 4:19

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 · Jul 28, 2018

KO/TKO

R1 · 4:19

Punches to Body At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2

Jul 28, 2018

#4Josh Emmett

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R2 · 1:35

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens · Feb 24, 2018

KO/TKO

R2 · 1:35

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens

Feb 24, 2018

#13Dooho Choi

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 2:36

UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · Jan 14, 2018

KO/TKO

R2 · 2:36

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi

Jan 14, 2018

Gilbert Melendez

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2

Sep 9, 2017

Renato Moicano

Featherweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis · Apr 15, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis

Apr 15, 2017

#2Frankie Edgar

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor

Nov 12, 2016

Renan Barao

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt · May 29, 2016

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt

May 29, 2016

#5Max Holloway

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor · Dec 12, 2015

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor

Dec 12, 2015

#7Dennis Bermudez

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Flying Knee Head · R3 · 0:32

UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor · Jul 11, 2015

KO/TKO

R3 · 0:32

Flying Knee Head

UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor

Jul 11, 2015

#14Charles Oliveira

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale · Dec 12, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned Finale

Dec 12, 2014

#4Cub Swanson

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens · Jun 28, 2014

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens

Jun 28, 2014

#10Darren Elkins

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Thomson · Jan 25, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Thomson

Jan 25, 2014

Rony Jason

Featherweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:40

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2 · Nov 9, 2013

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:40

Kick to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 2

Nov 9, 2013

Estevan Payan

Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 · May 25, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2

May 25, 2013

Yves Edwards

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:55

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz · Dec 8, 2012

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:55

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz

Dec 8, 2012

Donald Cerrone

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier · May 15, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

May 15, 2012

Anthony Pettis

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 · Oct 8, 2011

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3

Oct 8, 2011

Danny Downes

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale · Jun 4, 2011

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos Finale

Jun 4, 2011

Marcus Davis

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 · 2:33

UFC 125: Resolution · Jan 1, 2011

KO/TKO

R3 · 2:33

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 125: Resolution

Jan 1, 2011

Melvin Guillard

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop · Sep 25, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop

Sep 25, 2010

Sam Stout

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 · May 8, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2

May 8, 2010

Justin Buchholz

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Facial Cuts · R1 · 3:23

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard · Sep 16, 2009

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:23

Facial Cuts

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard

Sep 16, 2009

Gleison Tibau

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann · Apr 1, 2009

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

Apr 1, 2009

Joe Lauzon

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Mount · R2 · 4:43

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens · Feb 7, 2009

Submission

R2 · 4:43

Armbar From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

Feb 7, 2009

Rafael Dos Anjos

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 · 0:39

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar · Nov 15, 2008

KO/TKO

R3 · 0:39

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar

Nov 15, 2008

Spencer Fisher

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale · Jun 21, 2008

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest Finale

Jun 21, 2008

Cole Miller

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head On Ground · R2 · 4:44

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman · Jan 23, 2008

KO/TKO

R2 · 4:44

Elbows to Head On Ground

UFC Fight Night: Swick vs. Burkman

Jan 23, 2008

Diego Saraiva

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 76: Knockout · Sep 22, 2007

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Bottom Guard · R2 · 2:44

UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson · May 26, 2007

Submission

R2 · 2:44

Armbar From Bottom Guard

UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson

May 26, 2007

Outside the UFC

14-3across 17 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 11 KO · 2 sub · 1 decPFL · Greensparks · XKK · MCC 9 · TFC +8

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Natan Schulte25-6-1	Submission	Arm-Triangle Choke	R2	1:32	PFL	Nov 25, 2022
W	Myles Price11-10	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	PFL	Jun 17, 2022
L	Clay Collard25-15	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PFL	Apr 20, 2022
W	Nick Walker5-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:45	MCC 9	Jul 27, 2007
W	Vern Jefferson15-14	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:58	Greensparks	Mar 17, 2007
W	Norm Alexander5-7	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:26	TFC	Feb 21, 2007
W	Chris Mickle31-21-2	KO/TKO	Punch	R4	0:27	MCC 5	Nov 22, 2006
W	Aaron Williams27-26	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	UGC 4	Sep 22, 2006
W	Doug Alcorn0-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:56	Greensparks	Aug 19, 2006
W	Chris Mickle31-21-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:36	MCC 4	Jul 15, 2006
W	Kendrick Johnson16-17	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	1:46	MCC 1	Feb 11, 2006
W	Will Shutt23-30-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	1:19	XKK	Aug 27, 2005
W	Sharome Blanchard0-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:36	XKK	Mar 19, 2005
L	Chris Mickle31-21-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	1:51	DD 3	Mar 2, 2005
W	Chris Caleb1-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R1	1:44	DD 2	Feb 2, 2005
W	Gary Percival1-2	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	—	JM 2	Jan 15, 2005
W	Ted Worthington35-57	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:33	DD 1	Jan 12, 2005

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

Amateur

2-1across 3 amateur bouts · 1 promotionTHFC

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Nowanda Bell10-15	KO/TKO	Submission to Strikes	R2	0:00	THFC	Feb 6, 2004
L	John Wright1-0	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R2	0:18	THFC	Jan 30, 2004
W	Justin Erdman1-0	Submission	—	R3	0:44	THFC	Jan 16, 2004

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC58th

40%1,281 / 3,137

Striking accuracy

57%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.12 differential

Landed3.13

Absorbed3.25

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-3%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head59%52nd752
Body17%48th222
Leg24%72nd307

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

Sig. strikes by position

74%Standing

Standing74%942
Clinch10%126
Ground17%213

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Jeremy Stephens

Landed per 15

Head

52nd

27.6

52nd

Body

47th

8.1

47th

Leg

73rd

11.3

73rd

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

51st

29.8

51st

Body

57th

8.7

57th

Leg

27th

10.1

27th

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	27.6	752	2,419	31%
Body	8.1	222	307	72%
Leg	11.3	307	411	75%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	29.8	812	2,468	33%
Body	8.7	238	349	68%
Leg	10.1	275	333	83%

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

Pace & fade

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

UFC only

Jeremy Stephens

35 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 409 min

149%

R3 pace · 23 bouts

Stephens builds (+19% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Stephens lifts to 149% of round-1 output by round 3 (23 bouts).

Stephens ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Faded points are drawn from a single bout that reached that round, so they’re less reliable than the solid points averaged over many fights.

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

Stephenslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Stephensattempts / min

Control time

Stephens% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.7	2.8	3.5	0.15	13%	35
R2	4.4	3.2	3.1	0.18	18%	29
R3	5.5	3.7	3.0	0.26	26%	23
R4	4.8	2.2	3.0	0.60	20%	1
R5	4.0	4.0	5.4	0.00	0%	1

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

Jeremy Stephens

36 resolved UFC bouts · 14 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

49/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

85th

58%

85th

Win quality

26th

32%

26th

Opponent quality distribution

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

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	4	1-3	25%
Top-5	10	1-8, 1 NC	11%
Ranked 6–15	7	4-3	57%
Cross-div ranked	1	1-0	100%
Contender-level	3	1-2	33%
Established	4	1-3	25%
Building	3	2-1	67%
Unproven	4	4-0	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	King Green#13	Ranked 6–15	64	May 9, 2026
L	Mason Jones	Building	15	May 3, 2025
L	Mateusz Gamrot	Top-5	54	Jul 17, 2021
L	Calvin Kattar#9	Top-5	77	May 9, 2020
L	Yair Rodriguez#7	Top-5	84	Oct 18, 2019
NC	Yair Rodriguez#7	Top-5	84	Sep 21, 2019
L	Zabit Magomedsharipov#14	Top-5	78	Mar 2, 2019
L	Jose Aldo#2	Champion	96	Jul 28, 2018
W	Josh Emmett#4	Top-5	81	Feb 24, 2018
W	Dooho Choi#13	Ranked 6–15	66	Jan 14, 2018
W	Gilbert Melendez	Cross-div ranked	45	Sep 9, 2017
L	Renato Moicano	Top-5	56	Apr 15, 2017
L	Frankie Edgar#2	Top-5	92	Nov 12, 2016
W	Renan Barao	Ranked 6–15	62	May 29, 2016
L	Max Holloway#5	Champion	92	Dec 12, 2015
W	Dennis Bermudez#7	Ranked 6–15	74	Jul 11, 2015
L	Charles Oliveira#14	Ranked 6–15	74	Dec 12, 2014
L	Cub Swanson#4	Top-5	85	Jun 28, 2014
W	Darren Elkins#10	Ranked 6–15	69	Jan 25, 2014
W	Rony Jason	Building	18	Nov 9, 2013
W	Estevan Payan	Unproven	8	May 25, 2013
L	Yves Edwards	Established	35	Dec 8, 2012
L	Donald Cerrone	Top-5	63	May 15, 2012
L	Anthony Pettis	Champion	68	Oct 8, 2011
W	Danny Downes	Unproven	8	Jun 4, 2011
W	Marcus Davis	Contender-level	45	Jan 1, 2011
L	Melvin Guillard	Contender-level	40	Sep 25, 2010
W	Sam Stout	Building	18	May 8, 2010
W	Justin Buchholz	Unproven	8	Sep 16, 2009
L	Gleison Tibau	Contender-level	36	Apr 1, 2009
L	Joe Lauzon	Ranked 6–15	52	Feb 7, 2009
W	Rafael Dos Anjos	Champion	68	Nov 15, 2008
L	Spencer Fisher	Established	30	Jun 21, 2008
W	Cole Miller	Established	22	Jan 23, 2008
W	Diego Saraiva	Unproven	8	Sep 22, 2007
L	Din Thomas	Established	26	May 26, 2007

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.

Takedowns	30 / 78
Submission attempts	11
Control time	71:31

TDs defended	78 / 126
Control absorbed	91:28

Jeremy Stephens

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Amateur

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Judging

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring