Faber vs Pulver Result: Faber wins by SUB R1 · WEC 38, Sat, Jan 24, 2009

WECWEC 38: Varner vs Cerrone

Urijah FaberWIN

“The California Kid” · 35-11-0

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 1 · 1:34

Featherweight3 rounds scheduled

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Jens Pulver

“Little Evil” · 27-19-1

Saturday, January 24, 2009Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States

Urijah Faber defeated Jens Pulver by Submission in round 1 (1:34) in the Featherweight bout of WEC 38: Varner vs Cerrone, held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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Style & credentials

Urijah Faber

Folkstyle Wrestling

2006WEC Featherweight ChampionshipWorld Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)
2004KOTC Bantamweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage (KOTC)
2004GC Bantamweight ChampionshipGladiator Challenge
2002Top 12 · NCAA D1133 lb Catchweight

Camp · Team Alpha Male · Sacramento, California, US

Jens Pulver

No background on record

Camp · Team Curran

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

73%

Head

74%

19%

Body

17%

Leg

10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Urijah Faberlast 18 fights

62%14%24%

Jens Pulverlast 9 fights

32%35%34%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Urijah Faber Jens Pulver

Strikes landed / min

2.901.95

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Urijah Faber · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.891.75

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Urijah Faber · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.590.51

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Urijah Faber · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

28%80%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Urijah Faber · Below avg · better than 26% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

62%75%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Urijah Faber · Average · better than 45% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.500.50

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Urijah Faber · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersJens Pulver · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.90

Strikes landed / min

1.95

2.89

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.75

1.59 / 5.7

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.51 / 0.6

28%

Takedown accuracy

80%

62%

Takedown defence

75%

2:35

Control time / fight

4:58

0.50

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Urijah Faber18 UFC fights · 713 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

42%302/1070

13%92/175

7%50/67

Clinch

8%59/99

5%37/39

0%1/1

Ground

23%163/238

1%8/8

0%1/1

Jens Pulver9 UFC fights · 228 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

25%56/294

2%5/7

5%11/11

Clinch

22%51/85

9%20/23

4%8/9

Ground

27%61/137

6%13/14

1%3/3

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Urijah Faber20 of 23 ended early · 87%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

9 early stoppages have no logged time

Jens Pulver25 of 33 ended early · 76%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

7 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Urijah Faber4-1

L
Mike Brown
WEC 36: Faber vs Brown· Nov 5, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:23 · Featherweight
W
Jens Pulver
WEC 34: Faber vs Pulver· May 31, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Jeff Curran
WEC 31: Faber vs Curran· Dec 11, 2007
Submission · R2 · 4:34 · Featherweight
W
Chance Farrar
WEC 28: Faber vs Farrar· Jun 2, 2007
Submission · R1 · 3:19 · Featherweight
W
Dominick Cruz
WEC 26: Condit vs Alessio· Mar 23, 2007
Submission · R1 · 1:38 · Featherweight

Full record · 23 fights

W
Joe Pearson
WEC 25: McCullough vs Cope· Jan 19, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:31 · Featherweight
W
Bibiano Fernandes
KOTC: All Stars· Oct 28, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:16 · Featherweight
W
Enoch Wilson
California Regional· Sep 9, 2006
TKO
W
Naoya Uematsu
Gladiator Challenge· Jul 1, 2006
TKO
W
Charlie Valencia
KOTC: Predator Returns· May 13, 2006
Submission · R1 · 3:09 · Featherweight
W
Cole Escovedo
WEC 19: Undisputed· Mar 16, 2006
TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Ivan Menjivar
TKO Major League MMA· Jan 28, 2006
DQ
W
Charles Bennett
Gladiator Challenge· Dec 11, 2005
Submission
W
Shawn Bias
KOTC: Execution Day· Oct 29, 2005
Submission · R1 · 1:24 · Featherweight
L
Tyson Griffin
Gladiator Challenge· Sep 10, 2005
TKO
W
Hiroyuki Abe
KOTC: Mortal Sins· May 7, 2005
TKO · R3 · 2:37 · Featherweight
W
David Granados
Gladiator Challenge· Mar 13, 2005
Submission
W
Eben Kaneshiro
KOTC: Revenge· Nov 14, 2004
TKO · R3 · 4:33 · Featherweight
W
Rami Boukai
KOTC: Relentless· Sep 24, 2004
MD · Featherweight
W
Del Hawkins
Gladiator Challenge· Aug 19, 2004
TKO
W
David Velasquez
Gladiator Challenge· Jun 3, 2004
DEC
W
George Adkins
Gladiator Challenge· Feb 12, 2004
TKO
W
Jay Valencia
Gladiator Challenge· Nov 13, 2003
Submission

Jens Pulver1-4

L
Leonard Garcia
WEC 36: Faber vs Brown· Nov 5, 2008
TKO · R1 · 1:12 · Featherweight
L
Urijah Faber
WEC 34: Faber vs Pulver· May 31, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
W
Cub Swanson
WEC 31: Faber vs Curran· Dec 11, 2007
Submission · R1 · 0:35 · Featherweight
L
BJ Penn
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs Team Penn Finale· Jun 23, 2007
Submission · R2 · 3:12 · Lightweight
L
Joe Lauzon
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn· Sep 22, 2006
TKO · R1 · 0:48 · Lightweight

Full record · 33 fights

W
Cole Escovedo
IFL 1: Legends Championship 2006· Apr 29, 2006
TKO · R1 · 0:56
W
Kenji Arai
PRIDE: Bushido 10· Apr 2, 2006
TKO · R1 · 3:59 · Lightweight
L
Hayato Sakurai
PRIDE: Bushido 9· Sep 25, 2005
TKO · R1 · 8:56 · Lightweight
W
Tomomi Iwama
PRIDE: Bushido 7· May 22, 2005
TKO · R1 · 1:00 · Lightweight
L
Takanori Gomi
PRIDE: Shockwave 2004· Dec 31, 2004
TKO · R1 · 6:21 · Lightweight
W
Stephen Palling
Shooto USA: Soljah Fight Night· Jul 9, 2004
TKO · R3 · 1:47 · Featherweight
W
Naoya Uematsu
Shooto: Kawajiri vs. Uno· Mar 22, 2004
TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Featherweight
W
Richard Hess
IFC 19: Battleground Boise· Oct 25, 2003
Submission · R1 · 2:14 · Lightweight
W
Joe Jordan
Extreme Challenge· Aug 15, 2003
TKO
L
Jason Maxwell
Absolute Fighting Championship· May 24, 2003
TKO · R1 · 2:50
L
Duane Ludwig
TKO Major League MMA· Jan 25, 2003
TKO · R1 · 1:13
W
Takehiro Murahama
UFO: Legend· Aug 8, 2002
SD · Lightweight
W
Rob Emerson
Minnesota Regional· Jun 29, 2002
DEC
W
BJ Penn
UFC 35: Throwdown· Jan 11, 2002
MD · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Dennis Hallman
UFC 33: Victory In Vegas· Sep 28, 2001
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Caol Uno
UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk· Feb 23, 2001
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
John Lewis
UFC 28: High Stakes· Nov 17, 2000
TKO · R1 · 0:15 · Lightweight
W
TBA
Iowa Regional· Oct 14, 2000
TKO
L
Din Thomas
World Extreme Fighting· Aug 26, 2000
Submission
W
Joao Roque
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams· Jun 9, 2000
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Eric Hibler
World Extreme Fighting· May 13, 2000
TKO
W
David Velasquez
UFC 24: First Defense· Mar 10, 2000
TKO · R2 · 2:41 · Lightweight
W
Phil Johns
World Extreme Fighting· Jan 15, 2000
TKO
D
Alfonso Alcarez
UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion· Sep 24, 1999
DRAW · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Ray Morales
Colorado Regional· Jun 1, 1999
Submission
W
Joe Stevenson
Colorado Regional· Jun 1, 1999
TKO
L
David Harris
Bas Rutten Invitational 2· Apr 24, 1999
Submission · R1 · 11:57 · Lightweight
W
TBA
Bas Rutten Invitational 2· Apr 24, 1999
TKO · R1 · 3:00 · Lightweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Urijah Faber vs Jens Pulver?

Urijah Faber defeated Jens Pulver by Submission in round 1 (1:34) in the Featherweight bout of WEC 38: Varner vs Cerrone, held Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

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