Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Jonathan Pearce
United StatesJonathan Pearce
“JSP”
14-7-0
RESULT

David Onama def. Jonathan Pearce (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
David Onama
UgandaDavid Onama
14-3-0
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

David Onama defeated Jonathan Pearce by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez, held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, David Onama won the decision.

Fight stats

Jonathan Pearce
David Onama
0
Knockdowns
0
57 of 129
Significant strikes
58 of 104
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
56%
87 of 165
Total strikes
66 of 115
5 of 14
Takedowns
0 of 1
36%
Takedown accuracy
0%
1
Submission attempts
1
1
Reversals
5
4:49
Control time
2:15
Significant strikes by target
37 of 102
Head
50 of 94
13 of 19
Body
6 of 8
7 of 8
Leg
2 of 2
44 of 114
Distance
54 of 99
1 of 1
Clinch
4 of 5
12 of 14
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
15 of 41
Sig. str.
14 of 23
15 of 41
Total str.
18 of 29
1 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:50
Ctrl
0:49
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
14 of 18
Sig. str.
5 of 10
29 of 37
Total str.
6 of 11
3 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
1
3:16
Ctrl
0:36
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
28 of 70
Sig. str.
39 of 71
43 of 87
Total str.
42 of 75
1 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:43
Ctrl
0:50

Judges' Scorecards

Eric Colón
#PearceOnama
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Sal D'Amato
#PearceOnama
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Jerin Valel
#PearceOnama
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Pearce
-
12
Onama
●29-28 Onama×12
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

28%
Pearce
4%
Draw
68%
Onama
53 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Onama64.2%●29-28 Pearce24.5%●30-27 Pearce3.8%●29-27 Onama3.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
77%
Onama
R2
93%
Pearce
R3
79%
Onama

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Jonathan Pearce
-124
55% implied win probability
Open: -185Best: +260
David Onama
+124
45% implied win probability
Open: +126Best: +195

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

SportsbookJonathan PearceDavid Onama
BetAnything-160+130
BetOnline-160+140
BetUS-160+130
Betway-286+195
Bovada-150+125
Cloudbet-141+127
DraftKings-160+124
FanDuel+260-370
MyBookie-177+138
Pinnacle-133+116
SXBet-141+112

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jonathan Pearce vs David Onama?

David Onama defeated Jonathan Pearce by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez, held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, David Onama won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Jonathan Pearce vs David Onama?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, David Onama won the decision.

Was Jonathan Pearce vs David Onama a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 68% of 53 fan cards scored it for David Onama; 100% of 12 media scores picked David Onama.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Jonathan Pearce 48%52% David Onama

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 · Featherweight roster (204 fighters)

Jonathan Pearce
Grappling Specialist
4 edges
David Onama
Complete Fighter
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

52Power92
59Speed90
61Precision92
73Durability92
92Engine91
97Wrestling90
94Ground91

Biggest edge David Onama, Punch power +41

Attribute by attribute

Jonathan Pearce is on the left of every row, David Onama on the right.
53Punch power94
51Kick power90
59Punch speed91
58Kick speed88
61Accuracy92
97Takedowns90
95Ground striking90
93Submissions92
71Chin93
74Body strength90
92Cardio91

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

Tale of the Tape

14-7-0
Record
14-3-0
1774
Power Index rating
1786
0
Win Streak
0
34
Age
32
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
Uganda

Striking Profile

5.12
SLpM
5.07
54%
Str. Acc.
50%
3.32
SApM
4.89
54%
Str. Def.
51%

Grappling Profile

5.02
TD Avg.
1.05
50%
TD Acc.
30%
55%
TD Def.
52%
0.80
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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  • L
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
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  • W
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  • W
    Makwan Amirkhani
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    TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Featherweight
David Onama · 4-1
  • L
    Steve Garcia
    UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs Onama · Nov 1, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:34 · Featherweight
  • W
    Giga Chikadze
    UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates · Apr 26, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Roberto Romero
    UFC 309: Jones vs Miocic · Nov 16, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Jonathan Pearce
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez · Apr 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Gabriel Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Topuria · Jun 24, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 4:13 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 9 fights
40.2
Avg sig. strikes
56.6
3.22
Avg takedowns
0.78
4:24
Avg control time
2:13
110
Career high strikes
121
6
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Jonathan Pearce
Strike target
David Onama
70%
Head
80%
19%
Body
12%
11%
Leg
9%
Jonathan Pearce
Strike position
David Onama
52%
Distance
79%
20%
Clinch
7%
29%
Ground
13%