Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jake O'Brien
Jake O'Brien
“Irish”
15-4-0
RESULT

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

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Christian Wellisch
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.

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

Nelson Hamilton
#O'BrienWellisch
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Cecil Peoples
#O'BrienWellisch
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Marcos Rosales
#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'Brien●29–28 O'Brien●29–28 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

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

Tale of the Tape

15-4-0
Record
8-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
41
Age
50
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'2"
188 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
77"
196 cm
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jake O'Brien · 2-3
  • L
    Jon Jones
    UFC 100: Lesnar vs. Mir IISat, Jul 11, 2009
    Submission · R2 · 2:43 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Christian Wellisch
    UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2Sat, Jan 31, 2009
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Cain Velasquez
    UFC: Silva vs IrvinSat, Jul 19, 2008
    TKO · R1 · 2:02 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Andrei Arlovski
    UFC 82: PRIDE OF A CHAMPIONSat, Mar 1, 2008
    TKO · R2 · 4:17 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Heath Herring
    UFC Fight Night: Evans vs SalmonThu, Jan 25, 2007
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Christian Wellisch · 2-3
  • L
    Jake O'Brien
    UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2Sat, Jan 31, 2009
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Shane Carwin
    UFC 84: ILL WILLSat, May 24, 2008
    TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Scott Junk
    UFC 76: KNOCKOUTSat, Sep 22, 2007
    Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Anthony Perosh
    UFC 66: Liddell vs Ortiz 2Sat, Dec 30, 2006
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Cheick Kongo
    UFC 62: Liddell vs SobralSat, 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%