Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Lightweight5 rounds scheduled
George Sotiropoulos
George Sotiropoulos
14-7-0
RESULT

Ross Pearson def. George Sotiropoulos (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 0:41
WIN
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
“The Real Deal”
20-16-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia

Ross Pearson defeated George Sotiropoulos by TKO in round 3 (0:41) in the Lightweight main event of UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson, held Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast.

Fight stats

George Sotiropoulos
Ross Pearson
0
Knockdowns
2
34 of 113
Significant strikes
50 of 100
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
35 of 114
Total strikes
53 of 103
1 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 1
17%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:29
Control time
0:17
Significant strikes by target
27 of 98
Head
32 of 81
6 of 14
Body
12 of 13
1 of 1
Leg
6 of 6
31 of 106
Distance
40 of 88
3 of 7
Clinch
9 of 11
0 of 0
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
10 of 40
Sig. str.
24 of 48
10 of 40
Total str.
27 of 51
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:22
Ctrl
0:03
ROUND 2
0
KD
1
22 of 69
Sig. str.
17 of 42
22 of 69
Total str.
17 of 42
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:07
Ctrl
0:04
ROUND 3
0
KD
1
2 of 4
Sig. str.
9 of 10
3 of 5
Total str.
9 of 10
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:10
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

14-7-0
Record
20-16-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
48
Age
41
5'10"
Height
5'8"
71"
Reach
69"
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

2.61
SLpM
3.68
27%
Str. Acc.
40%
2.52
SApM
4.09
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.32
TD Avg.
0.74
31%
TD Acc.
35%
53%
TD Def.
75%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

George Sotiropoulos · 1-4
  • L
    KJ Noons
    UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos IIISat, Oct 19, 2013
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Ross Pearson
    UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. PearsonSun, Dec 16, 2012
    TKO · R3 · 0:41 · Lightweight
  • L
    Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFC 132: Cruz vs FaberSat, Jul 2, 2011
    TKO · R1 · 0:59 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dennis Siver
    UFC 127: Penn vs FitchSat, Feb 26, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Joe Lauzon
    UFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDASun, Nov 21, 2010
    Submission · R2 · 2:43 · Lightweight
Ross Pearson · 1-4
  • L
    Desmond Green
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs GaethjeSat, Mar 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Lightweight
  • L
    John Makdessi
    UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2Sat, Jul 28, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Mizuto Hirota
    UFC 221: Romero vs RockholdSat, Feb 10, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dan Hooker
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs HuntSun, Jun 11, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 3:02 · Lightweight
  • L
    Stevie Ray
    UFC Fight Night: Bader vs NogueiraSun, Nov 20, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 11 fights · 25 fights
25.5
Avg sig. strikes
44.4
1.55
Avg takedowns
0.60
2:54
Avg control time
0:51
50
Career high strikes
79
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

George Sotiropoulos
Strike target
Ross Pearson
80%
Head
53%
13%
Body
28%
7%
Leg
19%
George Sotiropoulos
Strike position
Ross Pearson
77%
Distance
82%
4%
Clinch
15%
19%
Ground
2%