1436LAST RATING · 170 LB

TJ Waldburger

Not ranked: last UFC fight 22 Feb 2014, outside the 18-month activity window. 4–4 in the UFC since 2010.

Career and every weight

Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.

Career

Every UFC fight, at every weight (170 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.

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4–4UFC record
3 of 4Dominant wins
87Average win score
49thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 3 submission 1 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 4
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time7:26
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.0 / 2.4
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min3.0
Control time35% of the fight
Best winJake Hecht rated 1432 at 170 lb going in

Against the division

How TJ Waldburger’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 56 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every welterweight leaderboard.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 9hardest to hitNo. 9takedowns
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
39
49th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
16
−0.37
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
2
2.02
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
86
2.39
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
86
3.03
ControlShare of fight time in control
82
35%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

3 of 4 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Jake Hecht, rated 1432 at 170 lb. Dominant in 3 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

170 lb

Not on the welterweight board: last fight at 170 lb on 22 Feb 2014, outside the 18-month activity window. Last rating at the weight: 1436, after 8 fights there.

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Rating after every fight at 170 lb. The solid line is the published rating, the dashed line the best estimate. Tap a point for the fight.
4–4Record at 170 lb
3 of 4Dominant wins
87Average win score
1378Avg opponent rating
How the wins came0 KO/TKO 3 submission 1 decision
Finish rate75% of wins
Stopped in losses3 of 4
Knockdowns landed2
Average fight time7:26
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min2.0 / 2.4
Sig. strike accuracy51%
Takedowns per 15 min3.0
Control time35% of the fight
Best winJake Hecht rated 1432 going in

Against the division

How TJ Waldburger’s fights at 170 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 47 fighters on today’s welterweight board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best. TJ Waldburger is not on that board, so this sets those fights against today’s field.

Top 10 against the welterweight board:No. 7hardest to hitNo. 8takedownsNo. 10control
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
43
49th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
19
−0.37
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
2
2.02
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
87
2.39
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
85
3.03
ControlShare of fight time in control
81
35%
LowestMiddleBest

How the fights went

Every rated UFC fight at 170 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.

On the clock

3 of 4 wins inside the distance, 2 in round one. Stopped in 3 of 4 losses

When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.

KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Round 1Round 2Round 3WinsLosses
Who they beat, and how

Best win: Jake Hecht, rated 1432 at 170 lb. Dominant in 3 of 4 scored wins

Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.

Dominant winWinLoss or draw
0255075100Weakest25th50th75thToughestOpponent’s standing at the weight going in, percentileDOMINANT 85+

Every UFC fight

8 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.

DateResultScoreOpponentMethodRoundWeightEvent
22 Feb 2014Loss11–89Mike PyleKO/TKOR3 4:03WelterweightUFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
19 Oct 2013Loss9–91Adlan AmagovKO/TKOR1 3:00WelterweightUFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
15 Dec 2012Win89–11Nick CatonesubmissionR2 1:04WelterweightThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale
22 Jun 2012Loss17–83Brian Ebersoleunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC on FX: Maynard vs Guida
2 Mar 2012Win87–13Jake HechtsubmissionR1 0:55WelterweightUFC on FX: Alves vs Kampmann
17 Sep 2011Win89–11Mike StumpfsubmissionR1 3:52WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Shields vs Ellenberger
26 Mar 2011Loss10–90Johny HendricksKO/TKOR1 1:35WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis
15 Sep 2010Win84–16David Mitchellunanimous decisionR3 5:00WelterweightUFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares