Jamie Varner

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Team Arizona Combat Sports
Age 40
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class Lightweight

Jamie Varner is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 21 wins, 12 losses and 1 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 21-12-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 8 months, 16 days
Rounds Fought 50.7
Avg. Fights/Year 3.0
Longest Layoff 11 months, 15 days
Quickest Turnaround 7 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 8 10 3
Losses 2 5 4
Finish Rate 85.7%
Finished Rate 58.3%
Win by Decision Rate 14.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 33.3%
Win by KO Rate 38.1%
Loss by KO Rate 16.7%
Win by SUB Rate 47.6%
Loss by SUB Rate 41.7%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 40
Fastest KO 01:09
Fastest SUB 40
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 05:51
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 1.9
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:36
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 12/13/2014 L
(21-11-1)
Drew Dober
(27-14-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 156.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC on FOX: Miocic vs Dos Santos
1 01:52
OFF 05/24/2014 L
(21-10-1)
James Krause
(28-8-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 156.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
1 05:00
OFF 02/01/2014 L
(21-9-1)
Abel Trujillo
(15-8-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 155.5 )
KO (Strike)
UFC 169: Barao vs Faber
2 02:32
OFF 08/31/2013 L
(21-8-1)
Gleison Tibau
(34-19-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 155.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 164: Pettis vs. Henderson
3 05:00
OFF 12/29/2012 W
(20-8-1)
Melvin Guillard
(30-22-2)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 155.0 )
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez
3 05:00
OFF 08/04/2012 L
(20-7-1)
Joe Lauzon
(28-15-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 155.8 )
Submission (Triangle Choke)
UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera
3 02:44
OFF 05/26/2012 W
(19-7-1)
Edson Barboza
(24-12-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 155.0 )
TKO/RSC
UFC 146: Mir vs. Dos Santos
1 03:23
OFF 02/10/2012 W
(18-7-1)
Drew Fickett
(43-21-0)
WW
( 160.0 vs. 160.6 )
Submission (Strikes)
XFC 16: High Stakes
1 00:40
OFF 10/21/2011 W
(17-7-1)
Nate Jolly
(14-7-0)
WW
( 159.6 vs. 159.6 )
TKO/RSC
XFC 14: Resurrection
1 01:09
OFF 09/23/2011 L
(17-6-1)
Dakota Cochrane
(33-13-0)
WW
( 164.0 vs. 165.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Titan Fighting Championship 20: Varner vs Cochrane and Rogers vs Sanchez
3 05:00
OFF 05/13/2011 W
(16-6-1)
Tyler Combs
(15-15-0)
WW
( 169.5 vs. 170.0 )
TKO/RSC
XFO 39
1 01:30
OFF 12/16/2010 L
(16-5-1)
Shane Roller
(10-7-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 155.0 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
WEC 53: Henderson vs. Pettis
1 03:55
OFF 09/30/2010 L
(16-4-1)
Donald Cerrone
(36-17-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 155.0 )
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
WEC 51: Aldo vs. Gamburyan
3 05:00
OFF 06/20/2010 D
(16-4-0)
Kamal Shalorus
(9-5-2)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 155.0 )
Draw (Split Draw)
WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus
3 05:00
OFF 01/10/2010 L
(16-3-0)
Benson Henderson
(30-12-0)
LW Submission (Guillotine Choke)
WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson
3 02:41
OFF 01/25/2009 W
(15-3-0)
Donald Cerrone
(36-17-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 154.5 )
Decision (Split Decision)
WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone
5 05:00
OFF 08/03/2008 W
(14-3-0)
Marcus Hicks
(10-4-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 155.0 )
TKO/RSC
WEC 35: Live on Versus
1 02:08
NRB 02/13/2008 W
(13-3-0)
Rob McCullough
(19-8-0)
LW KO
WEC 32: Live on Versus
3 02:54
OFF 08/05/2007 W
(12-3-0)
Sherron Leggett
(20-6-0)
LW
( 156.0 vs. 156.0 )
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
WEC 29: Live on Versus
1 04:08
OFF 03/03/2007 W
(11-3-0)
Jason Gilliam
(14-9-0)
LW
( 155.5 vs. 155.5 )
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 68: The Uprising
1 01:34
OFF 08/26/2006 L
(11-2-0)
Hermes Franca
(26-20-0)
LW
( 155.0 vs. 155.0 )
Submission (Arm Bar)
UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
3 03:31
NRB 01/14/2006 W
(10-2-0)
Leonard Wilson
(3-5-1)
Submission (Choke)
Rage in the Cage 78: Back with a Vengance
2 01:07
NRB 07/09/2005 L
(10-1-0)
Tony Llamas
(17-15-0)
Disqualification (Illegal Strike)
King of the Cage 56: Caliente
00:00
NRB 06/30/2005 W
(9-1-0)
Paul Arroyo
(2-4-0)
Submission (Strikes)
Rage in the Cage 71
1 02:03
NRB 06/11/2005 W
(8-1-0)
Adam Roland
(2-3-0)
TKO/RSC
Rage in the Cage 70: The Return
1 02:46
SB 07/23/2004 W
(7-1-0)
Jesse Bongfeldt
(18-5-1)
MW TKO/RSC
World Freestyle Fighting Championship 7
1 04:12
NRB 06/25/2004 W
(6-1-0)
Kyle Bradley
(22-11-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Fight Factory
1 02:53
NRB 06/12/2004 W
(5-1-0)
Kyle Sprouse
(1-3-0)
Submission (Choke)
Rage in the Cage 63: It's Time
1 01:47
NRB 05/14/2004 W
(4-1-0)
Garett Davis
(14-13-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
World Freestyle Fighting Championships 6
1 03:53
NRB 04/30/2004 Unknown
(4-1-0)
James Upshur
(7-2-1)
Unknown (No Contest)
Rage in the Cage 61: Relentless
00:00
NRB 07/19/2003 W
(3-1-0)
Jarvis Brenaman
(0-2-0)
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Evolution Combat Sports
1 01:22
NRB 07/12/2003 W
(2-1-0)
David Klein
(1-5-0)
Submission (Choke)
Rage in the Cage 50: The Prelude
3 01:56
NRB 06/07/2003 W
(1-1-0)
Justin Nauling
(5-2-0)
Submission (Arm Bar)
Rage in the Cage 49: Stare Down
2 00:38
NRB 04/12/2003 L
(1-0-0)
Jesse Moreng
(8-1-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rage in the Cage 47: Unstoppable
3 03:00
NRB 03/27/2003 W
(0-0-0)
Carlos Ortega
(12-13-1)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rage in the Cage 46: Launching Pad
3 03:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class