King Green vs Jared Gordon

Apr 22, 2023 · ESPN+

DateApr 22, 2023

DivisionLightweight

StatusScheduled

VenueUFC APEX

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, April 22, 2023 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sat 6:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 3:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 11:00 PM
Central Europe: Sun 12:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 8:00 AM
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King GreenKing |36-18-1King Green vs Jared GordonJared GordonFlash |21-9-0

King GreenKing36-18-1

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time4:35

36-18-1Record21-9-0

40Age38

5'10"Height5'9"

71″Reach68"

155 lbsWeight156 lbs

LightweightWeight ClassLightweight

Jared GordonFlash21-9-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

King Green owns a 34-point Elo edge (good). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare King Green and Jared Gordon across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

King GreenJared Gordon

Recent form

King GreenL W W W W · +32 Elo last 5

LWWWW

Jared GordonL L W L W · -2 Elo last 5

LLWLW

Elo edge

King Green1709-14 last move

Jared Gordon1675-14 last move

Why they are ranked here

King Green#61 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1709 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Grant Dawson (rated 1796 at the time): +20.
Costliest loss: Lost to Jalin Turner (rated 1684 at the time): -15.
Last 5 fights: 4 wins, 1 loss, +32 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #60 Juan Pablo Vieira, 0 ahead of #62 Magomed Zaynukov.

Jared Gordon#110 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1675 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mark Madsen (rated 1717 at the time): +22.
Costliest loss: Lost to Rafa García (rated 1722 at the time): -18.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -2 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #109 Adam Soldaev, 1 ahead of #111 Umakhan Ibragimov.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

King GreenNow 1709 · #61 Lightweight

Wins by decision+11→ 1720

Loses by decision-13→ 1696

Jared GordonNow 1675 · #110 Lightweight

Wins by decision+13→ 1688

Loses by decision-11→ 1664

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

King GreenvsJared Gordon

Takedown accuracy

9%vs33%

Submission average

0.31vs0

Takedown average

1.32vs1.78

Takedown defense

72%vs60%

Finishing profile

King GreenKO/TKO leads 36% of wins

Jared Gordondecision leads 52% of wins

Common opponents

Jim Miller King Green: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Apr 13, 2024 Jared Gordon: loss · Submission (Guillotine Choke) · May 9, 2026

Thiago Moisés King Green: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Oct 31, 2020 Jared Gordon: win · KO (punches) · May 17, 2025

Nasrat Haqparast King Green: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Feb 12, 2022 Jared Gordon: loss · Decision (Split) · Jun 22, 2024

Tale of the tape

King GreenJared Gordon

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

6.49Sig. strikes landed per min5.64

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

53Sig. strike accuracy54

UFC lightweight average : 46%

3.63Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.14

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

62Sig. strike defense56

UFC lightweight average : 53%

1.32Takedown average1.78

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

9Takedown accuracy33

UFC lightweight average : 28%

72Takedown defense60

UFC lightweight average : 59%

0.31Submission average0

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

13Wins by knockout8

10Wins by submission2

13Wins by decision11

7Losses by knockout5

3Losses by submission2

8Losses by decision2

King Green vs Jared Gordon is a scheduled Lightweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : PAVLOVICH VS BLAYDES. King Green enters with a 36-18-1 record and Jared Gordon enters with a 21-9-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.