Sean Pierson

Welterweight · 14-6 · southpaw

Last 5
WWWLL
Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'4"
193.04 cm
Age
50
Elo Rating
1541.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 64% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 95% of Welterweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Completes only 18% of their takedown attempts — worse than 91% of Welterweight fighters
  • Averages just 0.39 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 84% of Welterweight fighters
  • Lands just 39% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 82% of Welterweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.84
    Top 32%
  • Striking accuracy
    39%
    Bottom 18%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.73
    Bottom 25%
  • Striking defense
    64%
    Top 5%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.39
    Bottom 16%
  • Takedown accuracy
    18%
    Bottom 9%
  • Takedown defense
    66%
    Top 42%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 44%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1532, higher than 45% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1542).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520252:42Ellenberger15:00Kim15:00Hecht15:00Benoist15:00Robertson
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson
2013-06-15 · Decision - Majority, R3 5:00
UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort
2012-09-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC on FX: Johnson vs McCall
2012-06-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem
2011-12-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
2011-04-30 · KO/TKO, R1 2:42
UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2
2010-12-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00