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TJ O'Brien absorbs 4.8 and lands 3.8 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

TJ O'Brien's takedown attempts are present but not a primary factor.

TJ O'Brien's last fight was over 179 months ago.

TJ O'Brien is 39 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight
“The Spider”

TJ O'Brien

20-82 UFC
Form
· 2L
Inactive
6'2"ht·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLCole Miller·SUB·R2·14yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.0min/fight
·
16UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
-1.01

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.376

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

Durability
36

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

Striking

TJ O'Brien — 3.77 significant strikes per minute, 46% striking accuracy, absorbs 4.78 strikes per minute.

O'Brien
Distance Striker
Leg Kicker
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min3.77
Str. Accuracy46%
60UFC landed/130attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.6 vs avg4.78
Str. Defense57%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
47%
Body
15%
Leg
38%
By Position
Distance93%
/
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 22 rounds
Round 3
Avg. Landed219—
Avg. Absorbed1722—
Avg. Net+5-12—
Grappling

TJ O'Brien — 0.9 takedowns per 15 minutes, 100% takedown accuracy.

O'Brien·17s ctrlPassive Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.94
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.94
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Holds Ground
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 52%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 2
Submission1 / 2
Decision0 / 2
Loss Pattern
2 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+9+18+28+37avg20102011

2 UFC fights · hover for details

O'Brien — 2 UFC Fights

TJ O'Brien — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 2 losses.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Cole Miller
LW
SUB R2 · 2:38Aug '11
-4
·
28 SS (46%)·32 abs·7s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Paul Kelly
LW
KO/TKO R2 · 3:16Nov '10
-12
·
32 SS (46%)·44 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·27s ctrl·1 kd taken
All Fighters
Lightweight
“The Spider”

TJ O'Brien

20-82 UFC
Form
2L
6'2"ht·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLCole Miller·SUB·14yr ago
Fighter Context
0–2UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
8.0min/fight
·
16UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-1.01

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.376

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

Durability
36

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

Striking
O'Brien
Lightweight avg
Distance StrikerLeg Kicker
Sig. Strikes / Min3.77
Str. Accuracy46%
60UFC landed/130attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.6 vs avg4.78
Str. Defense57%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
47%
Body
15%
Leg
38%
By Position
Dist93%
Ground7%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
n=2
R3
Landed219—
Absorbed1722—
Net+5-12—
Grappling
O'Brien
Lightweight avg
17s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.94
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.94
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense0%
0UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Sub (L)
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.41.64.6R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2n=2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
4.2
3.0
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.3
7.3
—
Diff
+0.9
-4.2
—

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

O'Brien — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Cole MillerLW
SUB·R2·Aug '11
28 SS (46%)·32 abs·7s ctrl·1 kd taken
L
Paul KellyLW
KO/TKO·R2·Nov '10
32 SS (46%)·44 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·27s ctrl·1 kd taken
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