Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“A-Train”

Aaron Simpson

12-511 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

Inactive

Output Drops Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·51age

Last fightLMike Pierce·KO/TKO·R2·13yr ago

Fighter Context

7–4UFC·

2KO

0Sub

5Dec

11.5min/fight

127UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

2–4(6 fights)

0%finish rate

+0.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.07

Positive

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.428

Strong

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

68%

Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Simpson

Dirty Boxer

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.60

Str. Accuracy52%

454UFC landed/860attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.2 vs avg2.53

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / fight0.55

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.09

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

21%

Leg

23%

By Position

Distance36%

Clinch40%

Ground24%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 111 rounds	Round 210 rounds	Round 37 rounds
Avg. Landed	21	14	13
Avg. Absorbed	13	11	10
Avg. Net	+8	+3	+3

Grappling

Simpson

G&P Threat

·291s ctrlElite Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.78

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.89

TD Accuracy34%

32UFC landed/92attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.50

0UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

25UFC defended/30opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

div avg 53%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 7

Submission0 / 7

Decision5 / 7

KD → Finish

2/5Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision2 / 4

Loss Pattern

2 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

More data needed.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

5UD

2SD

0MD

29%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 16 more in second half of career

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=10

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

3.4

2.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

2.7

2.0

Diff

+1.6

+0.8

+0.6

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Str. Acc+17%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Simpson — 11 UFC Fights

Result

Method

11 fights

Mike Pierce

KO/TKO R2 · 0:29Oct '12

+18

·28 SS (64%)·10 abs·1/1 td·46s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Kenny Robertson

U-DEC R3Jul '12

+19

·48 SS (69%)·29 abs·6/14 td·625s ctrl

Ronny Markes

S-DEC R3Feb '12

-7

·55 SS (65%)·62 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken·148s ctrl·1 kd landed

Eric Schafer

U-DEC R3Oct '11

+44

·58 SS (41%)·14 abs·31s ctrl·2 kd landed

Brad Tavares

U-DEC R3Jul '11

+30

·43 SS (65%)·13 abs·2/15 td·1 td taken·660s ctrl·2 sub att

Mario Miranda

U-DEC R3Mar '11

+45

·59 SS (79%)·14 abs·10/26 td·759s ctrl

Mark Munoz

U-DEC R3Nov '10

-33

·43 SS (36%)·76 abs·5/11 td·1 td taken·195s ctrl

Chris LebenVeteran

KO/TKO R2 · 4:17Jun '10

·43 SS (55%)·42 abs·2/10 td·224s ctrl·1 sub att

Tom Lawlor

S-DEC R3Jan '10

-16

·36 SS (33%)·52 abs·2/6 td·1 td taken·268s ctrl

Ed Herman

KO/TKO R2 · 0:17Aug '09

+18

·25 SS (50%)·7 abs·3/3 td·185s ctrl·1 kd landed

Simpson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WDavid AvellanWECKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Welterweight

“A-Train”

Aaron Simpson

12-511 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·51age

Last fightLMike Pierce·KO/TKO·13yr ago

Fighter Context

7–4UFC·

2KO

0Sub

5Dec

11.5min/fight

127UFC min

vs. Winning Record2–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.07

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.428

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

68%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Simpson

Welterweight avg

Dirty Boxer

Sig. Strikes / Min3.60

Str. Accuracy52%

454UFC landed/860attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.2 vs avg2.53

Str. Defense56%

KD Rate / Fight0.55

6UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.09

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

56%

Body

21%

Leg

23%

By Position

Dist36%

Clinch40%

Ground24%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=11	R2 n=10	R3 n=7
Landed	21	14	13
Absorbed	13	11	10
Net	+8	+3	+3

Grappling

Simpson

Welterweight avg

G&P Threat

291s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.78

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY10.89

TD Accuracy34%

32UFC landed/92attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.50

0UFC wins/4attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense83%

25UFC defended/30opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

29%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

5Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—More data needed.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

5UD

2SD

0MD

29%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=11

R2n=10

R3n=7

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

3.4

2.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.8

2.7

2.0

Diff

+1.6

+0.8

+0.6

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Simpson — UFC Fight Log

Mike Pierce

KO/TKO·R2·Oct '12

28 SS (64%)·10 abs·1/1 td·46s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken·1 sub

Kenny Robertson

U-DEC·R3·Jul '12

48 SS (69%)·29 abs·6/14 td·625s ctrl

Ronny Markes

S-DEC·R3·Feb '12

55 SS (65%)·62 abs·0/5 td·2 td taken·148s ctrl·1 kd

Eric Schafer

U-DEC·R3·Oct '11

58 SS (41%)·14 abs·31s ctrl·2 kd

Brad Tavares

U-DEC·R3·Jul '11

43 SS (65%)·13 abs·2/15 td·1 td taken·660s ctrl·2 sub

Mario Miranda

U-DEC·R3·Mar '11

59 SS (79%)·14 abs·10/26 td·759s ctrl

Mark Munoz

U-DEC·R3·Nov '10

43 SS (36%)·76 abs·5/11 td·1 td taken·195s ctrl

Chris LebenVeteran

KO/TKO·R2·Jun '10

43 SS (55%)·42 abs·2/10 td·224s ctrl·1 sub

Simpson — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

WDavid AvellanWECKO/TKOR1

Round 111 rounds

Round 210 rounds

Round 37 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=11

n=10

n=7

Landed

Absorbed

Net