Thad Jean
“Silverback”
Thad Jean is ranked 8th of 426 welterweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,0508th of 426 · Welterweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.69Skill ahead of fame
▼ −0.17 in 30 days - Career phase
- DevelopingCareer-best FLR 2,052, 25 Jul 2026
- Record
- 12–0Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2026 | Won vs Ernesto Rodriguez TitleProfessional Fighters League - PFL Washington D.C.: Jean vs. Rodriguez · TKO (Punches), R3 | +23 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Won vs Logan StorleyProfessional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 8: Finals · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +34 |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Won vs Jason JacksonProfessional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 5: Semifinals · Decision (Split), R3 | +71 |
| 3 Apr 2025 | Won vs Mukhamed BerkhamovProfessional Fighters League - 2025 PFL World Tournament 1: First Round · KO (Punches), R1 | +79 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Won vs Chris BrownProfessional Fighters League - PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +32 |
| 19 Apr 2024 | Won vs Romain DebienneProfessional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season · KO (Punches), R1 | +37 |
| 4 Aug 2023 | Won vs Ali OmarProfessional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2023 Playoffs · TKO (Punches), R1 | +61 |
| 27 Jan 2023 | Won vs Eric AlequinProfessional Fighters League - PFL Challenger Series 2023 Week 1: Welterweights · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +88 |
| 30 Sept 2022 | Won vs Georgie MedinaCombate Global - Romero vs. Ayala · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +34 |
| 8 Apr 2022 | Won vs Sarek ShieldsLFA 128 - McKenzie vs. Clay · TKO (Punches), R2 | +138 |
| 30 Oct 2021 | Won vs Thomas MajeskiCFFC 102 - Cage Fury Fighting Championships 102 · TKO (Punches), R1 | +250 |
| 6 Aug 2021 | Won vs Sage PhilippeCES MMA 63 - Howard vs. Alvarez · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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