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David Velasquez vs Jens Pulver

David Velasquez is 10-10-0; Jens Pulver is 27-19-1. David Velasquez is 8 years older than Jens Pulver. Jens Pulver is 2" · 5 cm taller than David Velasquez. They have met once: David Velasquez 0, Jens Pulver 1.

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United States
David Velasquez
“Little” · 10-10-0
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Met once
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United States
Jens Pulver
“Little Evil” · 27-19-1
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Style & credentials

David Velasquez

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)
Jens Pulver

No background on record

Camp · Team Curran

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

35%
Head
74%
40%
Body
17%
25%
Leg
10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

David Velasquezlast 1 fight
30%60%10%
Jens Pulverlast 9 fights
32%35%34%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

David Velasquez· from fights outside the UFC Jens Pulver· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.601.95
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
David Velasquez · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
7.031.75
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
David Velasquez · Poor · better than 1% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.51
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
David Velasquez · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
0%75%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
David Velasquez · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
David Velasquez · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.60
Strikes landed / min
1.95
7.03
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.75
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.51 / 0.6
0%
Takedown defence
75%
0:00
Control time / fight
4:58
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.50

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

David Velasquez1 UFC fight · 20 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
10%2/11
0%0/0
20%4/6
Clinch
25%5/8
30%6/8
5%1/1
Ground
0%0/1
10%2/2
0%0/0
Jens Pulver9 UFC fights · 228 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%56/294
2%5/7
5%11/11
Clinch
22%51/85
9%20/23
4%8/9
Ground
27%61/137
6%13/14
1%3/3

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have David Velasquez and Jens Pulver ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 24: First Defense (Fri, Mar 10, 2000), where Jens Pulver won by TKO.

What are the records of David Velasquez and Jens Pulver?

David Velasquez is 10-10-0 and Jens Pulver is 27-19-1.

Who is taller, David Velasquez or Jens Pulver?

Jens Pulver is taller at 5'7" · 170 cm; David Velasquez stands 5'5" · 165 cm.

Who is older, David Velasquez or Jens Pulver?

David Velasquez is 59 and Jens Pulver is 51.

Who has more finishes, David Velasquez or Jens Pulver?

David Velasquez has 8 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Jens Pulver has 19 wins (15 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

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