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Ross Pearson "The Real Deal"

Inactive · age 41 · Orthodox · 5'8" 173 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 69" 175 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2009
Elo rating
1464
Global Elo 1507 ±33
Rank
—
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UFC record
12-13-0
KO 4 · Sub 0 · Dec 7
Streak
-2
Δ90d +11 · Δ1y +11
Last fight
Mar 30, 2019
Loss by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
5h 1m
Avg fight time
12:02
Title fights
1-0
Bonuses
7
Fights per year
2.6
Since last fight
7y 3mo

Honest Elo history

25 fights · tap & drag
Jun 20, 2009 — W vs Andre Winner Δ+36Nov 14, 2009 — W vs Aaron Riley Δ+25Mar 31, 2010 — W vs Dennis Siver Δ+25Sep 15, 2010 — L vs Cole Miller Δ-34Feb 26, 2011 — W vs Spencer Fisher Δ+31Aug 27, 2011 — L vs Edson Barboza Δ-17Dec 30, 2011 — W vs Junior Assuncao Δ+13Jun 22, 2012 — L vs Cub Swanson Δ-22Dec 14, 2012 — W vs George Sotiropoulos Δ+22Apr 6, 2013 — W vs Ryan Couture Δ+14Jun 7, 2014 — L vs Diego Sanchez Δ-15Aug 16, 2014 — W vs Gray Maynard Δ+21Nov 7, 2014 — L vs Al Iaquinta Δ-22Mar 14, 2015 — W vs Sam Stout Δ+15Jul 18, 2015 — L vs Evan Dunham Δ-17Sep 5, 2015 — W vs Paul Felder Δ+15Jan 17, 2016 — L vs Francisco Trinaldo Δ-16Mar 19, 2016 — W vs Chad Laprise Δ+15Jul 8, 2016 — L vs Will Brooks Δ-20Jul 30, 2016 — L vs Jorge Masvidal Δ-16Nov 19, 2016 — L vs Stevie Ray Δ-16Jun 10, 2017 — L vs Dan Hooker Δ-19Feb 10, 2018 — W vs Mizuto Hirota Δ+14Jul 28, 2018 — L vs John Makdessi Δ-16Mar 30, 2019 — L vs Desmond Green Δ-19 14251450147515001525155015751600 20112013201520172019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":265.4,"elo":1504,"date":"2009-06-20","opp":"Andre Winner","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":119.6,"y":219.6,"elo":1529,"date":"2009-11-14","opp":"Aaron Riley","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":2,"x":147.3,"y":173.2,"elo":1555,"date":"2010-03-31","opp":"Dennis Siver","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":3,"x":181.2,"y":235.2,"elo":1521,"date":"2010-09-15","opp":"Cole Miller","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":4,"x":214.2,"y":178.7,"elo":1552,"date":"2011-02-26","opp":"Spencer Fisher","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":5,"x":250.9,"y":210,"elo":1534,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Edson Barboza","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":6,"x":276.2,"y":186.4,"elo":1547,"date":"2011-12-30","opp":"Junior Assuncao","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":7,"x":311.4,"y":227.3,"elo":1525,"date":"2012-06-22","opp":"Cub Swanson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":8,"x":346.7,"y":186.9,"elo":1547,"date":"2012-12-14","opp":"George Sotiropoulos","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":9,"x":369.5,"y":160.8,"elo":1561,"date":"2013-04-06","opp":"Ryan Couture","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":455.6,"y":188.4,"elo":1546,"date":"2014-06-07","opp":"Diego Sanchez","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":11,"x":469.8,"y":150,"elo":1567,"date":"2014-08-16","opp":"Gray Maynard","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":12,"x":486.5,"y":190.6,"elo":1545,"date":"2014-11-07","opp":"Al Iaquinta","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":13,"x":512.1,"y":163.9,"elo":1560,"date":"2015-03-14","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":14,"x":537.5,"y":195.5,"elo":1542,"date":"2015-07-18","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":15,"x":547.4,"y":168.8,"elo":1557,"date":"2015-09-05","opp":"Paul Felder","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":16,"x":574.4,"y":197.7,"elo":1541,"date":"2016-01-17","opp":"Francisco Trinaldo","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":17,"x":586.9,"y":170.1,"elo":1556,"date":"2016-03-19","opp":"Chad Laprise","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":18,"x":609.3,"y":206.7,"elo":1536,"date":"2016-07-08","opp":"Will Brooks","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":19,"x":613.8,"y":235.7,"elo":1520,"date":"2016-07-30","opp":"Jorge Masvidal","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":20,"x":636.4,"y":265.2,"elo":1504,"date":"2016-11-19","opp":"Stevie Ray","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":21,"x":677.3,"y":300.5,"elo":1485,"date":"2017-06-10","opp":"Dan Hooker","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":22,"x":726.7,"y":275.8,"elo":1498,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Mizuto Hirota","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":23,"x":760.6,"y":304.7,"elo":1483,"date":"2018-07-28","opp":"John Makdessi","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":24,"x":810,"y":339.4,"elo":1464,"date":"2019-03-30","opp":"Desmond Green","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 30, 2019 Desmond Green L -19
Jul 28, 2018 John Makdessi L -16
Feb 10, 2018 Mizuto Hirota W +14
Jun 10, 2017 Dan Hooker L -19
Nov 19, 2016 Stevie Ray L -16

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
33%
4 / 12
Finish rate
KO
4
33% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
7
58% of wins
KO: 4 (36%) 4 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 7 (64%) 7
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
R2
4 80%
R3
1 20%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1111 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
53% Head
  • Head 53%
  • Body 28%
  • Leg 19%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
82% Distance
  • Distance 82%
  • Clinch 15%
  • Ground 2%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
38%
of losses by finish
5 of 13 · usually R2
4 KO/TKO 1 Sub 8 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1514
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Gray Maynard
Elo 1627 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
13.3
−1.3 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 25 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1504
Notable wins
George Sotiropoulos 1627 Gray Maynard 1627

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Ross Pearson on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.