Georges St-Pierre
Active 2004–present · rated in 1 edition · peak overall 95.0
Scouting report
Georges St-Pierre began Kyokushin karate at seven and held a 2nd dan black belt at 12. He lost the vacant welterweight title fight to Matt Hughes by armbar at UFC 50 in October 2004, beat Hughes by head kick and punches at UFC 65 on November 18, 2006, lost the belt to Matt Serra at UFC 69, and took it back from Serra at UFC 83 on April 19, 2008. He then defended it nine times and vacated it in December 2013.
Peak ratings
Georges St-Pierre: the fighter other fighters copied
Georges St-Pierre ruled welterweight with a jab that never seemed to miss and a double-leg that appeared exactly when the opponent was busy defending strikes. He is the blueprint for what a modern all-rounder looks like, which makes him an easy foundation for any 25-0 build.
St-Pierre attribute by attribute
Boxing. The jab is the best in the sport. He used it to snap heads back, measure distance and blind an opponent just before changing levels.
Kickboxing. A Kyokushin karate base shows in the whipping outside leg kicks and the superman punch, both of which set up takedown threats.
Wrestling. The best of his era without an amateur pedigree. His reactive double-leg in open space, timed under an opponent's strikes, is the one to study.
BJJ. Elite positional control. He passed guards with ease and cut with elbows. He hunted submissions less as his career went on, but he was almost impossible to submit.
Strength. Explosive rather than bulky. He drove through double-legs and held decorated grapplers down with hips and leverage.
Durability. Strong apart from the Matt Serra loss. He survived the head kick from Carlos Condit, which says plenty about his recovery.
Cardio. The 25-minute standard. He brought sports science to the sport, and round five looked like round one.
Fight IQ. He fought each opponent's weakness: he outstruck wrestlers like Josh Koscheck and out-wrestled strikers like Jake Shields and Nick Diaz.
The trait to take: Fight IQ
GSP switched phases before the opponent could impose theirs. The attribute gives your fighter that same reflex, which matters more than any single skill across 25 fights.
The trait to skip: BJJ for submissions
His top game was smothering, but he seldom finished by submission in his title reign. If you need a fighter to sink a triangle from the bottom, look elsewhere.
Keep exploring
Closest welterweight profiles to Georges St-Pierre, measured by how near their peak attribute ratings sit across all eight categories.
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- Shavkat Rakhmonovbest bjj 94 · weakest strength 88
- Kamaru Usmanbest wrestling 98 · weakest kickboxing 82
- Belal Muhammadbest cardio 97 · weakest kickboxing 81
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Draft Georges St-Pierre into your build
Georges St-Pierre enters the pool on any spin landing on welterweight between 2010 and 2013. Spin, draft eight attributes, then simulate 25 fights.
Ratings shown are my own estimates, made with AI assistance and informed by how Georges St-Pierre is regarded by the MMA community. They are unofficial and do not constitute an assessment of Georges St-Pierre's real-world abilities. How the ratings are made. See the disclaimer below. Ratings and write-ups by Haaris A. Last reviewed 2026-09-30; spot an error? Tell us. Read our editorial standards.