Anthony Pettis vs Jeremy Stephens
Anthony Pettis is 24-10-0; Jeremy Stephens is 29-23-0 (1 NC). Jeremy Stephens is 1 year older than Anthony Pettis. Anthony Pettis has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Jeremy Stephens. Anthony Pettis is 1" · 3 cm taller than Jeremy Stephens. They have met once: Anthony Pettis 1, Jeremy Stephens 0.
LightweightMet once
“LIL HEATHEN” · 29-23-0 (1 NC)
Loss · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Submission
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Style & credentials
Anthony Pettis
TaekwondoKickboxingBJJ
- 2018Black belt · BJJDaniel Wanderley
- 2013UFC Lightweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2010WEC Lightweight ChampionshipWEC
- —Black belt · Taekwondo
Jeremy Stephens
Folkstyle Wrestling
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- —UGC Lightweight ChampionUGC
- —MCC Lightweight ChampionMCC
- —Norwalk High SchoolWrestling
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%62%
Head
21%17%
Body
14%21%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Anthony Pettislast 25 fights
81%12%
Jeremy Stephenslast 42 fights
71%12%17%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Anthony Pettis· incl. 5 fights outside the UFC Jeremy Stephens· incl. 7 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.323.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersJeremy Stephens · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.993.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersJeremy Stephens · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.521.08
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersJeremy Stephens · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
40%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Average · better than 54% of UFC fightersJeremy Stephens · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
56%61%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersJeremy Stephens · Average · better than 44% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Anthony Pettis · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJeremy Stephens · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.32
Strikes landed / min3.10
3.99
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.25
0.52 / 1.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.08 / 2.8
40%
Takedown accuracy38%
56%
Takedown defence61%
1:21
Control time / fight2:08
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Anthony Pettis20 UFC fights · 769 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%409/1071
19%144/232
14%104/122
Clinch
5%38/61
1%10/13
1%5/5
Ground
7%50/75
1%8/9
0%1/1
Jeremy Stephens35 UFC fights · 1233 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%477/1972
12%154/232
23%286/386
Clinch
6%70/114
3%37/41
1%13/14
Ground
14%171/275
2%23/23
0%2/2
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Anthony Pettis24 of 39 ended early · 62%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
7 early stoppages have no logged time
Jeremy Stephens30 of 52 ended early · 58%22 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
14 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Anthony Pettis1-4
- L
- L
- W
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2021 Regular Season· Jun 24, 2021Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LProfessional Fighters League - PFL 1: 2021 Regular Season· Apr 22, 2021Decision · R3 · Lightweight
Full record · 39 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal· Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 249: Ferguson vs Gaethje· May 9, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux· Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos· Mar 14, 2015Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale· Jun 4, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WWEC 53: Henderson vs Pettis· Dec 15, 2010Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WMike CampbellWEC 41: Brown vs Faber 2· Jun 6, 2009Submission · R1 · 1:49 · Lightweight
- WGabe WallbridgeGladiators Cage Fighting· Dec 13, 2008TKO
- WJay EllisGladiators Cage Fighting· Oct 4, 2008Submission
- WSherron LeggettGladiators Cage Fighting· Jun 21, 2008Decision
- WMike LambrechtGladiators Cage Fighting· Mar 29, 2008TKO
- WGeorge BarrazzaGladiators Cage Fighting· Feb 16, 2008TKO
- WMike SkinnerGladiators Cage Fighting· Dec 1, 2007Submission
- WLonny AmdahlGladiators Cage Fighting· Aug 17, 2007Submission
- WTom ErspamerGladiators Cage Fighting· Jan 27, 2007TKO
Jeremy Stephens1-4
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo· May 3, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
Full record · 53 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Moises· Jul 17, 2021Submission · R1 · 1:05 · Lightweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman· Oct 18, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- NC
- LUFC 235: Jones vs Smith· Mar 2, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2· Sep 9, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor· Nov 12, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt· May 29, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: A Champion Will Be Crowned· Dec 12, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt· Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson· Jan 25, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2· May 25, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- LUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier· May 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale· Jun 4, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann· Apr 1, 2009Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale· Jun 21, 2008Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WNick WalkerMidwest Cage Championship· Jul 27, 2007TKO
- L
- WVern JeffersonIowa Regional· Mar 17, 2007TKO
- WNorm AlexanderIowa Regional· Feb 21, 2007Submission
- WChris MickleMidwest Cage Championship· Nov 22, 2006TKO
- WAaron WilliamsLouisiana Regional· Sep 22, 2006TKO
- WDoug AlcornIowa Regional· Aug 19, 2006Submission
- WChris MickleMidwest Cage Championship· Jul 15, 2006TKO
- WKendrick JohnsonMidwest Cage Championship· Feb 11, 2006TKO
- W
- WSharome BlanchardXtreme Kage Kombat· Mar 19, 2005TKO
- LChris MickleIowa Regional· Mar 2, 2005Submission
- WChris CalebIowa Regional· Feb 2, 2005TKO
- WGary PercivalMinnesota Regional· Jan 15, 2005Submission
- WTed WorthingtonIowa Regional· Jan 12, 2005TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Anthony PettisJeremy Stephens
- WSubmission · ROUND 1 · 4:17Fri, May 6, 2022WDecision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Jun 17, 2022
- LDecision · ROUND 3Thu, Apr 22, 2021LDecision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Wed, Apr 20, 2022
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, May 9, 2020LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Tue, May 15, 2012
- LTKO · ROUND 3 · 4:50Sat, Dec 10, 2016LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 12, 2015
- WSubmission · ROUND 3 · 1:49Sat, Aug 27, 2016LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Dec 12, 2014
Frequently asked questions
Have Anthony Pettis and Jeremy Stephens ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard III (Sat, Oct 8, 2011), where Anthony Pettis won by Split Decision.
What are the records of Anthony Pettis and Jeremy Stephens?
Anthony Pettis is 24-10-0 and Jeremy Stephens is 29-23-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Anthony Pettis or Jeremy Stephens?
Anthony Pettis has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 71" · 180 cm for Jeremy Stephens, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Anthony Pettis or Jeremy Stephens?
Anthony Pettis is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Jeremy Stephens stands 5'9" · 175 cm.
Who is older, Anthony Pettis or Jeremy Stephens?
Jeremy Stephens is 40 and Anthony Pettis is 39.
Who has more finishes, Anthony Pettis or Jeremy Stephens?
Anthony Pettis has 19 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission); Jeremy Stephens has 21 wins (18 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).
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