Scott Jorgensen

Scouting report

Scott Jorgensen started wrestling at five, won two Idaho state titles at Eagle High School and wrestled on a scholarship at Boise State. He fought for the WEC at bantamweight and lost the final WEC title fight, which was also the inaugural UFC bantamweight title fight, to Dominick Cruz on December 16, 2010. In the UFC he fought at bantamweight and flyweight and was released on February 9, 2016. He trained at Combat Fitness in Boise, now SBG Idaho, and owns part of it.

Peak ratings

Scott Jorgensen: a Boise wrestler who fought five-round title bouts

In the WEC he beat Frank Gomez with a guillotine in 1:09, Takeya Mizugaki on a decision at WEC 45, and Brad Pickett at WEC 50. Two of those won Fight of the Night. After those wins he fought Cruz, and the title fight went five rounds. He debuted in the UFC at the TUF 13 Finale in June 2011 with a first-round knockout of Ken Stone. His UFC record finished 4-8, and one fight was cancelled.

Jorgensen, one rating at a time

Boxing. 78. Ken Stone was knocked out in round one at the TUF 13 Finale, and Eddie Wineland knocked him out in round two at UFC on FX 3 in a Fight of the Night.

Kickboxing. 74. His last UFC fight, against Alejandro Perez at the TUF Latin America 2 Finale in November 2015, ended in round two with a TKO from an ankle injury.

Wrestling. 85, his best skill set. He started at five and was a two-time state champion before Boise State.

BJJ. 76. Chad George tapped in 31 seconds at WEC 47. Jussier Formiga, Urijah Faber and Renan Barao later beat him by choke or decision.

Strength. 75. He beat John Albert with a rear-naked choke in round one at UFC on Fox 5 in December 2012, which won Submission of the Night as well as Fight of the Night.

Durability. 82. Urijah Faber took him into round four at the TUF 17 Finale in April 2013 before finishing him with a rear-naked choke at 3:16.

Cardio. 86, higher than any other score he has. Cruz took five rounds from him, and Pickett and Antonio Banuelos both went three with him on his way up.

Fight IQ. 80. He missed weight before UFC 179 and was fined 20 percent of his purse, then lost to Wilson Reis by arm-triangle in round one.

Cardio at 86 is why the title fight went five

He needed the engine in the WEC. Pickett, Banuelos and Mizugaki all went the distance with him and lost on the scorecards. Then he fought Cruz for five rounds. In the UFC, the Danny Martinez win in June 2014 won another Fight of the Night. If a draft needs a pace-setter, he fits.

Strength at 75 and a run of losses at the end

He lost six of his last seven UFC fights. Formiga submitted him in round one in March 2014. Reis did it in October. Gamburyan beat him on a decision in July 2015. A planned UFC 177 bout with Henry Cejudo in August 2014 was scrapped when Cejudo withdrew. At flyweight he lost his debut to Zach Makovsky in December 2013. Choose a heavier-hitting fighter to cover the gap.

Ratings shown are my own estimates, made with AI assistance and informed by how Scott Jorgensen is regarded by the MMA community. They are unofficial and do not constitute an assessment of Scott Jorgensen'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.