Fighter profile

Jared Gordon

“Flash”

Lightweight · UFC record 9-8 (1 NC) · 18 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 9 May 2026

Volume StrikerControl Grappler

Next bout: vs Melquizael Costa · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)88

Power73

Striking defense69

Takedown defense69

WrestlingProvisional measure80

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (18 detailed fights; as of Sat 9 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED79.1

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Reach: 173 cm (5'8")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 38

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

18 detailed UFC fights · 41 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 9 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed25.6significant, per round

Strikes absorbed18.9per round

Striking differential+6.7per round

Takedown attempts1.68per round

Takedown defense60.5%of attempts stopped

Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 25.6
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 18.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.7
Striking accuracy: 53.7%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 55.5%
Knockdowns per round: 0.05
Target: head / body / leg: 74.1% / 16.5% / 9.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 70.2% / 12.1% / 17.7%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.68
Takedowns landed per round: 0.59
Takedown accuracy: 34.8%
Takedown defense: 60.5%
Control time per round: 1:33
Submission attempts per round: 0.00
Reversals per round: 0.07

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 9-8-0, 1 NC
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 0 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 2 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 2 / 3
Average fight time: 10:32 (over 17 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Jared Gordon — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 May 2026	Jim Miller	L	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 3:29	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Sat 13 Sep 2025	Rafa Garcia	L	KO/TKO Elbows	R3 2:27	Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva
Sat 17 May 2025	Thiago Moises	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:37	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Sat 22 Jun 2024	Nasrat Haqparast	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
Sat 11 Nov 2023	Mark Madsen	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:42	UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira

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Jared Gordon — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 22 Apr 2023	King Green	NC	CNC	R1 4:35	UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes
Sat 10 Dec 2022	Paddy Pimblett	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Sat 20 Aug 2022	Leonardo Santos	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Sat 30 Apr 2022	Grant Dawson	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 4:11	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Sat 2 Oct 2021	Joe Solecki	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Walker
Sat 20 Feb 2021	Danny Chavez	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
Wed 15 Jul 2020	Chris Fishgold	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Ige
Sat 16 Nov 2019	Charles Oliveira	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:26	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
Sat 29 Jun 2019	Dan Moret	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos
Sat 15 Dec 2018	Joaquim Silva	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:39	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
Sun 18 Feb 2018	Diego Ferreira	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 1:58	UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros
Sat 28 Oct 2017	Hacran Dias	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
Sun 25 Jun 2017	Michel Quinones	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:24	UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee

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