Georges St-Pierre vs Jake Shields

Georges St-Pierre is 26-2-0; Jake Shields is 31-9-1 (1 NC). Jake Shields is 2 years older than Georges St-Pierre. Georges St-Pierre has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Jake Shields. Jake Shields is 1" · 3 cm taller than Georges St-Pierre. They have met once: Georges St-Pierre 1, Jake Shields 0.

Georges St-Pierre

“Rush” · 26-2-0

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Met once

Jake Shields

31-9-1 (1 NC)

TKOUDTKO

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Style & credentials

Georges St-Pierre

KarateFreestyle WrestlingBJJ

2008Black belt · BJJBruno Fernandes
2006Brown belt · BJJRenzo Gracie
—3rd Dan · Karate
—Black belt · Karate

Camp · Tristar Gym · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Jake Shields

No background on record

Camp · Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%

Head

38%

19%

Body

36%

17%

Leg

26%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Georges St-Pierrelast 22 fights

58%35%

Jake Shieldslast 10 fights

65%17%18%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Georges St-Pierre Jake Shields

Strikes landed / min

3.782.45

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersJake Shields · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.401.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersJake Shields · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.162.83

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersJake Shields · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

74%29%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersJake Shields · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

83%35%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersJake Shields · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.101.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersJake Shields · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.78

Strikes landed / min

2.45

1.40

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.80

4.16 / 5.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.83 / 9.8

74%

Takedown accuracy

29%

83%

Takedown defence

35%

7:22

Control time / fight

3:56

1.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.20

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

Georges St-Pierre22 UFC fights · 1265 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

37%468/1264

7%91/175

15%194/258

Clinch

2%22/35

4%56/68

1%14/16

Ground

26%325/504

7%91/93

0%4/4

Jake Shields8 UFC fights · 349 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%98/701

21%74/112

22%76/135

Clinch

3%9/25

16%55/86

3%9/11

Ground

8%27/32

0%1/1

0%0/0

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

Georges St-Pierre16 of 28 ended early · 57%12 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Jake Shields20 of 45 ended early · 44%25 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Georges St-Pierre5-0

W
Michael Bisping
UFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre · Nov 4, 2017
Submission · R3 · 4:23 · Middleweight
W
Johny Hendricks
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · Nov 16, 2013
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Nick Diaz
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz · Mar 16, 2013
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Carlos Condit
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · Nov 17, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jake Shields
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Full record · 28 fights

W
Josh Koscheck
UFC 124: ST-PIERRE vs KOSCHECK · Dec 11, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dan Hardy
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · Mar 27, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Thiago Alves
UFC 100: Lesnar vs. Mir II · Jul 11, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
BJ Penn
UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2 · Jan 31, 2009
TKO · R4 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jon Fitch
UFC 87: SEEK AND DESTROY · Aug 9, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Matt Serra
UFC 83: SERRA vs ST-PIERRE 2 · Apr 19, 2008
TKO · R2 · 4:45 · Welterweight
W
Matt Hughes
UFC 79: NEMESIS · Dec 29, 2007
Submission · R2 · 4:54 · Interim Welterweight
W
Josh Koscheck
UFC 74: RESPECT · Aug 25, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Matt Serra
UFC 69: SHOOTOUT · Apr 7, 2007
TKO · R1 · 3:25 · Welterweight
W
Matt Hughes
UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONS · Nov 18, 2006
TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Welterweight
W
BJ Penn
UFC 58: USA vs. Canada · Mar 4, 2006
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Sean Sherk
UFC 56: Full Force · Nov 19, 2005
TKO · R2 · 2:53 · Welterweight
W
Frank Trigg
UFC 54: Boiling Point · Aug 20, 2005
Submission · R1 · 4:09 · Welterweight
W
Jason Miller
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II · Apr 16, 2005
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dave Strasser
TKO Major League MMA · Jan 29, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Welterweight
L
Matt Hughes
UFC 50: The War of 04 · Oct 22, 2004
Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
W
Jay Hieron
UFC 48: Payback · Jun 19, 2004
TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Welterweight
W
Karo Parisyan
UFC 46: Super Natural · Jan 31, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Pete Spratt
TKO Major League MMA · Nov 29, 2003
Submission · R1 · 3:40 · Welterweight
W
Thomas Denny
TKO Major League MMA · Jan 25, 2003
TKO · R2 · 4:45 · Welterweight
W
Travis Galbraith
TKO Major League MMA · Oct 11, 2002
TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Welterweight
W
Justin Bruckmann
TKO Major League MMA · Jun 15, 2002
Submission · R1 · 3:23 · Welterweight
W
Ivan Menjivar
TKO Major League MMA · Jan 25, 2002
TKO · R1 · 4:50

Jake Shields2-3

L
Ray Cooper III
Professional Fighters League - PFL 10: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 3 · Oct 19, 2018
TKO · R1 · 3:10 · Welterweight
W
Herman Terrado
Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2018 Regular Season · Aug 15, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Ray Cooper III
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2018 Regular Season · Jul 4, 2018
TKO · R2 · 2:09 · Welterweight
W
Danny Davis Jr.
Professional Fighters League - PFL: Everett · Jul 28, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jon Fitch
WSOF 34: Gaethje vs. Firmino · Dec 31, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight

Full record · 46 fights

L
Rousimar Palhares
WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields · Aug 1, 2015
Submission · R3 · 2:02 · Welterweight
W
Brian Foster
WSOF 17: Shields vs. Foster · Jan 17, 2015
Submission · R1 · 2:51 · Welterweight
W
Ryan Ford
WSOF 14: Shields vs. Ford · Oct 11, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:29 · Welterweight
L
Hector Lombard
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Demian Maia
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · Oct 9, 2013
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Tyron Woodley
UFC 161: Evans vs Henderson · Jun 15, 2013
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
NC
Ed Herman
UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II · Aug 11, 2012
· R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Yoshihiro Akiyama
UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · Feb 26, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Jake Ellenberger
UFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger · Sep 17, 2011
TKO · R1 · 0:53 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Martin Kampmann
UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · Oct 23, 2010
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Dan Henderson
Strikeforce: Nashville · Apr 16, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Jason Miller
Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Rogers · Nov 7, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Robbie Lawler
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields · Jun 5, 2009
Submission · R1 · 2:02 · Catchweight
W
Paul Daley
EliteXC: Heat · Oct 4, 2008
Submission · R2 · 3:47 · Welterweight
W
Nick Thompson
EliteXC: Unfinished Business · Jul 26, 2008
Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Welterweight
W
Mike Pyle
EliteXC: Renegade · Nov 10, 2007
Submission · R1 · 3:39 · Welterweight
W
Renato Verissimo
EliteXC: Uprising · Sep 15, 2007
TKO · R1 · 4:00 · Catchweight
W
Ido Pariente
K-1 HERO'S: Dynamite USA · Jun 2, 2007
Submission · R1 · 2:06 · Welterweight
W
Ray Steinbeiss
Bodog Fight · Feb 18, 2007
Submission
W
Steve Berger
California Regional · Sep 9, 2006
TKO
W
Carlos Condit
Rumble On The Rock 9 · Apr 21, 2006
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Yushin Okami
Rumble On The Rock 9 · Apr 21, 2006
MD · Welterweight
W
Dave Menne
Rumble On The Rock 8 · Jan 20, 2006
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Toby Imada
California Regional · Nov 12, 2005
DEC
L
Akira Kikuchi
Shooto: Year End Show 2004 · Dec 14, 2004
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Raynell Cooper
Shooto USA: Soljah Fight Night · Jul 9, 2004
Submission · R1 · 3:29 · Welterweight
D
Kazuo Misaki
Pancrase 127 · Nov 30, 2003
DEC · Middleweight
W
Akira Kikuchi
Shooto: Gomi vs. Hansen · Aug 10, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Milton Vieira
Shooto USA: Midwest Fighting · May 21, 2003
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Hayato Sakurai
Shooto: Year End Show 2002 · Dec 14, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
L
Raynell Cooper
Warriors Quest 6 · Aug 3, 2002
MD · Welterweight
W
Robert Ferguson
Gladiator Challenge · Nov 4, 2001
DEC
W
Jeremy Jackson
Gladiator Challenge · Sep 9, 2001
Submission
W
Tracy Hess
Gladiator Challenge · Apr 7, 2001
DEC
W
Randy Velarde
Gladiator Challenge · Feb 18, 2001
Submission
L
Phillip Miller
IFC: Warriors Challenge 9 · Jul 18, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Shannon Ritch
ISCF: The Best Of The Best · May 4, 2000
Submission · R1 · 2:45 · Middleweight
L
Marty Armendarez
IFC: Warriors Challenge 6 · Mar 25, 2000
TKO · R1 · 7:34 · Middleweight
W
Brian Warren
California Regional · Dec 11, 1999
DEC
W
Paul Harrison
California Regional · Oct 23, 1999
TKO

Head-to-Head History

UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields
Sat, Apr 30, 2011
Georges St-Pierre
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Georges St-PierreJake Shields

WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 16, 2005
Jason Miller
WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Nov 7, 2009

Frequently asked questions

Have Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields (Sat, Apr 30, 2011), where Georges St-Pierre won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields?

Georges St-Pierre is 26-2-0 and Jake Shields is 31-9-1 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Georges St-Pierre or Jake Shields?

Georges St-Pierre has the longer reach: 76" · 193 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Jake Shields, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Georges St-Pierre or Jake Shields?

Jake Shields is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Georges St-Pierre stands 5'11" · 180 cm.

Who is older, Georges St-Pierre or Jake Shields?

Jake Shields is 47 and Georges St-Pierre is 45.

Who has more finishes, Georges St-Pierre or Jake Shields?

Georges St-Pierre has 14 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission); Jake Shields has 15 wins (3 by KO/TKO, 12 by submission).

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