Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 91: COUTURE vs LESNAR
Lightweight★ KO of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jeremy Stephens
United StatesJeremy Stephens
“LIL HEATHEN”
29-23-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Jeremy Stephens def. Rafael Dos Anjos (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 0:39
Rafael Dos Anjos
BrazilRafael Dos Anjos
32-17-0
Saturday, November 15, 2008
MGM Grand Garden Arena

Jeremy Stephens defeated Rafael Dos Anjos by TKO in round 3 (0:39) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 91: COUTURE vs LESNAR, held Saturday, November 15, 2008 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Fight stats

Jeremy Stephens
Rafael Dos Anjos
1
Knockdowns
0
22 of 46
Significant strikes
9 of 18
48%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
33 of 60
Total strikes
37 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 6
-
Takedown accuracy
67%
0
Submission attempts
2
2
Reversals
0
2:23
Control time
5:09
Significant strikes by target
13 of 36
Head
4 of 12
5 of 6
Body
0 of 0
4 of 4
Leg
5 of 6
9 of 26
Distance
8 of 16
1 of 1
Clinch
1 of 2
12 of 19
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
4 of 15
Sig. str.
4 of 6
6 of 17
Total str.
22 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 4
0
Sub. att
1
0:32
Ctrl
3:30
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 24
Sig. str.
4 of 10
21 of 36
Total str.
14 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
1:49
Ctrl
1:39
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
6 of 7
Sig. str.
1 of 2
6 of 7
Total str.
1 of 2
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:00

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jeremy Stephens vs Rafael Dos Anjos?

Jeremy Stephens defeated Rafael Dos Anjos by TKO in round 3 (0:39) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 91: COUTURE vs LESNAR, held Saturday, November 15, 2008 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Referee
Steve Mazzagatti
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Jeremy Stephens 56%44% Rafael Dos Anjos

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Jeremy Stephens
Striking Technician
3 edges
Rafael Dos Anjos
Complete Fighter
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

94Power95
96Speed95
94Precision94
95Durability95
91Engine95
86Wrestling90
83Ground94

Biggest edge Rafael Dos Anjos, Submissions +21

Attribute by attribute

Jeremy Stephens is on the left of every row, Rafael Dos Anjos on the right.
96Punch power94
92Kick power96
96Punch speed93
95Kick speed96
94Accuracy94
86Takedowns90
93Ground striking95
72Submissions93
94Chin97
95Body strength93
91Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

29-23-0 (1 NC)
Record
32-17-0
1744
Power Index rating
1699
0
Win Streak
0
40
Age
41
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'8"
173 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
Brazil

Style Matchup

Folkstyle Wrestling
vs
BJJMuay Thai
Jeremy Stephens
  • Purple belt · BJJ
  • UGC Lightweight Champion · UGC
  • MCC Lightweight Champion · MCC
  • Norwalk High School · Wrestling

Camp Alliance MMA · San Diego (Chula Vista), US

Rafael Dos Anjos
  • Black belt · BJJ · Aldo 'Caveirinha' Januário and Philipe 'Furão' della Monica
  • 2006Bronze · IBJJF Euros · black belt, -76kg
  • 2005Bronze · Cbjj Brazilian Nationals · brown belt, -76kg
  • 2004Bronze · Cbjj Brazilian Nationals · brown belt, -76kg

Camp RDA Academy · Austin, US

Striking Profile

3.13
SLpM
3.48
40%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.25
SApM
3.23
57%
Str. Def.
60%

Grappling Profile

1.10
TD Avg.
1.95
38%
TD Acc.
35%
61%
TD Def.
54%
0.40
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jeremy Stephens · 2-3
  • L
    King Green
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 4:20 · Lightweight
  • L
    Mike Perry
    BKFC 82 Newark: Perry vs Stephens · Oct 4, 2025
    TKO · R5 · 01:35 · Middleweight
  • L
    Mason Jones
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Figueiredo · May 3, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Eddie Alvarez
    BKFC Knucklemania V · Jan 25, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 02:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Bobby Taylor
    BKFC 65: Ferea vs Masson-Wong · Sep 6, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 02:00 · Lightweight
Rafael Dos Anjos · 1-4
  • L
    Geoff Neal
    UFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:30 · Welterweight
  • L
    Mateusz Gamrot
    UFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Vicente Luque
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos Anjos · Aug 12, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Bryan Barberena
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 4, 2022
    Submission · R2 · 3:20 · Welterweight
  • L
    Rafael Fiziev
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022
    TKO · R5 · 0:18 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 42 fights · 36 fights
36.7
Avg sig. strikes
50.6
0.82
Avg takedowns
1.89
2:03
Avg control time
3:48
96
Career high strikes
172
6
Career high TDs
9

Strike Distribution

Jeremy Stephens
Strike target
Rafael Dos Anjos
61%
Head
58%
18%
Body
24%
21%
Leg
18%
Jeremy Stephens
Strike position
Rafael Dos Anjos
71%
Distance
67%
12%
Clinch
18%
17%
Ground
15%