Jens Pulver (27-19-1, 18) was born in Sunnyside, Washington, U.S. on December 6, 1974. At the age of 24 years on April 24, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against HillCurtis Hill, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On September 24, 1999, 24-year old Jens Pulver made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 22 against AlcarezAlfonso Alcarez but lost the fight via draw.
He became the UFC lightweight champion on February 23, 2001 at age 26 on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC 30 after defeating a 25-year old Caol Uno via 5-round unanimous decision.
Pulver's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Sami Aziz at age 38 on November 23, 2013. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in the promotion.
Some of Jens Pulver's best fights have been against Caol Uno, Dennis Hallman, B.J. Penn, Cub Swanson, Naoya Uematsu, VelasquezDavid Velasquez and LewisJohn Lewis. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Jens Pulver".
Pulver has 19 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Jens Pulver Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Nov 23, 2013 38 years, 11 months 27-19-1 (18) | Sami Aziz | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
46  | Apr 5, 2013 38 years, 3 months 27-18-1 (18) | 35 years, 3 months 16-2-2 (5) | ONE | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Brabo choke |
45 | Oct 6, 2012 37 years, 10 months 27-17-1 (18) | Zhao Ya Fei | ONE | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
44 | Aug 31, 2012 37 years, 8 months 26-17-1 (18) | Eric Kelly | Pride | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Body kick and punches |
43 | Apr 14, 2012 37 years, 4 months 26-16-1 (18) | Jesse Thorton | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
42  | Dec 16, 2011 37 years 25-16-1 (18) | 24 years, 11 months 6-2-1 (5) | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
41  | Aug 13, 2011 36 years, 8 months 25-15-1 (18) | 32 years, 9 months 14-3 (13) | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
40 | May 27, 2011 36 years, 5 months 24-15-1 (17) | Brian Davidson | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
39 | Mar 5, 2011 36 years, 2 months 24-14-1 (17) | Wade Choate | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
38 | Jan 22, 2011 36 years, 1 months 23-14-1 (17) | Mike Lindquist | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
37 | Aug 14, 2010 35 years, 8 months 22-14-1 (16) | Diego Garijo | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
36  | Mar 6, 2010 35 years, 3 months 22-13-1 (16) | 32 years, 10 months 13-4 (9) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
35  | Jun 7, 2009 34 years, 6 months 22-12-1 (16) | 20 years, 7 months 12-1 (10) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
34  | Jan 25, 2009 34 years, 1 months 22-11-1 (16) | 29 years, 8 months 21-2 (16) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
33  | Nov 5, 2008 33 years, 10 months 22-10-1 (16) | 29 years, 3 months 11-3 (11) | WEC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
32 | Jun 1, 2008 33 years, 5 months 22-9-1 (16) | 29 years 20-1 (16) | WEC | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS For WEC featherweight title |
31  | Dec 12, 2007 33 years 22-8-1 (16) | 24 years, 1 months 11-1 (9) | WEC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Anaconda choke |
30  | Jun 23, 2007 32 years, 6 months 21-8-1 (15) | 28 years, 6 months 10-4-1 (7) | TUF | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
29  | Sep 23, 2006 31 years, 9 months 21-7-1 (15) | 22 years, 4 months 13-3 (12) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
28  | Apr 29, 2006 31 years, 4 months 21-6-1 (15) | 24 years, 7 months 11-2 (11) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
27 | Apr 2, 2006 31 years, 3 months 20-6-1 (14) | AraiKenji Arai | Pride | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Soccer kick |
26  | Sep 25, 2005 30 years, 9 months 19-6-1 (13) | 30 years, 1 months 25-6-2 (14) | Pride | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
25 | May 22, 2005 30 years, 5 months 19-5-1 (13) | IwamaTomomi Iwama | Pride | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
24  | Dec 31, 2004 30 years 18-5-1 (12) | 26 years, 3 months 18-2 (8) | Pride | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
23 | Jul 9, 2004 29 years, 7 months 18-4-1 (12) | PallingStephen Palling | LT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch | |
22  | Mar 22, 2004 29 years, 3 months 17-4-1 (11) | 25 years, 6 months 13-2-2 (9) | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
21 | Oct 25, 2003 28 years, 10 months 16-4-1 (10) | HessRichard Hess | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
20 | Aug 15, 2003 28 years, 8 months 15-4-1 (9) | JordanJoe Jordan | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
19 | May 24, 2003 28 years, 5 months 14-4-1 (8) | MaxwellJason Maxwell | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Strikes | |
18  | Jan 25, 2003 28 years, 1 months 14-3-1 (8) | 24 years, 5 months 8-2 (7) | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch | |
17 | Aug 8, 2002 27 years, 8 months 14-2-1 (8) | MurahamaTakehiro Murahama | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
16  | Jun 29, 2002 27 years, 6 months 13-2-1 (8) | 20 years, 10 months | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jan 11, 2002 27 years, 1 months 12-2-1 (8) | 23 years 3-0 (3) | UFC | LT | 5 | MD | WIN Defended UFC lightweight title |
14  | Sep 28, 2001 26 years, 9 months 11-2-1 (8) | 25 years, 9 months 22-4 (17) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC lightweight title |
13  | Feb 23, 2001 26 years, 2 months 10-2-1 (8) | 25 years, 9 months 12-3-2 (7) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC lightweight title |
12 | Nov 17, 2000 25 years, 11 months 9-2-1 (8) | LewisJohn Lewis | UFC | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
11 | Oct 14, 2000 25 years, 10 months 8-2-1 (7) | GriesDave Gries | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
10  | Aug 26, 2000 25 years, 8 months 7-2-1 (6) | 23 years, 10 months 9-1 (8) | 2 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook | ||
9  | Jun 9, 2000 25 years, 6 months 7-1-1 (6) | 28 years, 10 months 1-0-3 (1) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
8 | May 13, 2000 25 years, 5 months 6-1-1 (6) | HiblerEric Hibler | 1 | KO | WIN Knees and punches | ||
7 | Mar 10, 2000 25 years, 3 months 5-1-1 (5) | VelasquezDavid Velasquez | UFC | 2 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
6 | Jan 15, 2000 25 years, 1 months 4-1-1 (4) | JohnsPhil Johns | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
5 | Sep 24, 1999 24 years, 9 months 3-1-1 (3) | AlcarezAlfonso Alcarez | UFC | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
4  | Jun 1, 1999 24 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | 16 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Jun 1, 1999 24 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | MoralesRay Morales | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2 | Apr 24, 1999 24 years, 4 months 1-1 (1) | HarrisDavid Harris | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold | ||
1 | Apr 24, 1999 24 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | HillCurtis Hill | 1 | TKO | WIN Towel |
