Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jake O'Brien
Irish
15-4-0
RESULT

Jake O'Brien def. Christian Wellisch (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Christian Wellisch
The Hungarian Nightmare
8-5-0
Saturday, January 31, 2009
MGM Grand Garden Arena

Jake O'Brien defeated Christian Wellisch by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2, held Saturday, January 31, 2009 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Jake O'Brien won the decision.

Fight stats

Jake O'Brien
Christian Wellisch
1
Knockdowns
0
25 of 84
Significant strikes
46 of 179
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
26%
61 of 122
Total strikes
67 of 200
9 of 11
Takedowns
0 of 1
82%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
5:15
Control time
0:04
Significant strikes by target
25 of 84
Head
31 of 158
0 of 0
Body
3 of 4
0 of 0
Leg
12 of 17
17 of 67
Distance
44 of 172
5 of 9
Clinch
2 of 7
3 of 8
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
12 of 28
Sig. str.
9 of 37
36 of 54
Total str.
12 of 40
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:38
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 31
Sig. str.
20 of 62
18 of 43
Total str.
26 of 68
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:37
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 25
Sig. str.
17 of 80
7 of 25
Total str.
29 of 92
4 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:00
Ctrl
0:04

Judges' Scorecards

#O'BrienWellisch
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2--
3--
Total2928
#O'BrienWellisch
1--
2--
3--
Total2928
#O'BrienWellisch
1--
2--
3--
Total2829

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

2
O'Brien
-
1
Wellisch
30-27 O'Brien29-28 O'Brien29-28 Wellisch
All 3 media scorecards
  • Sherdog.com30-27O'Brien
  • MMAJunkie.com29-28O'Brien
  • MMAWeekly.com29-28Wellisch

Fan Scorecards

0%
O'Brien
100%
Wellisch
2 fan scorecards submitted
29-28 O'Brien50%29-28 Wellisch50%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
O'Brien
R2
100%
Wellisch
R3
50%
O'Brien

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jake O'Brien vs Christian Wellisch?

Jake O'Brien defeated Christian Wellisch by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2, held Saturday, January 31, 2009 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Jake O'Brien won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Jake O'Brien vs Christian Wellisch?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, Jake O'Brien won the decision.

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Jake O'Brien 55%45% Christian Wellisch

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 · Heavyweight roster (149 fighters)

Jake O'Brien
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
Christian Wellisch
Submission Ace
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

50Power65
48Speed48
47Precision48
78Durability85
69Engine80
99Wrestling90
90Ground88

Biggest edge Christian Wellisch, Punch power +30

Attribute by attribute

Jake O'Brien is on the left of every row, Christian Wellisch on the right.
52Punch power82
47Kick power47
50Punch speed48
46Kick speed47
47Accuracy48
99Takedowns90
98Ground striking79
82Submissions97
71Chin76
85Body strength93
69Cardio80

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

Tale of the Tape

15-4-0
Record
8-5-0
1669
Power Index rating
1636
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
50
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

1.31
SLpM
3.12
31%
Str. Acc.
27%
1.92
SApM
3.04
69%
Str. Def.
56%

Grappling Profile

6.39
TD Avg.
1.22
54%
TD Acc.
42%
25%
TD Def.
45%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
1.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jake O'Brien · 4-1
  • W
    Flawless FC 1 · Aug 4, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
  • W
    INDY MMA 2 · Mar 31, 2012
    Submission · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Dream 15 · Jul 10, 2010
    Submission · R1 · 0:31 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Fight Festival · Mar 13, 2010
    Decision
  • W
    MMA Big Show · Feb 20, 2010
    Submission · R2 · 4:24 · Heavyweight
Christian Wellisch · 2-3
  • L
    UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2 · Jan 31, 2009
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 84: ILL WILL · May 24, 2008
    TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 76: KNOCKOUT · Sep 22, 2007
    Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Heavyweight
  • W
    UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2 · Dec 30, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral · Aug 26, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 2:51 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 5 fights
13.1
Avg sig. strikes
23.0
4.29
Avg takedowns
0.60
5:00
Avg control time
0:55
25
Career high strikes
61
10
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Jake O'Brien
Strike target
Christian Wellisch
97%
Head
77%
3%
Body
7%
0%
Leg
16%
Jake O'Brien
Strike position
Christian Wellisch
35%
Distance
72%
7%
Clinch
21%
59%
Ground
7%