He'd warned of a tough game at Turf Moor ahead of the game but saw his side win 2-0 with goals from David Nugent and first half substitute Chris Wood.
"I think it was as complete a performance as you could have hoped for in the sense that we dominated proceedings for long, long periods, and in the first half in particular," he said.
"In the second half we expected a response from them, but we were still able to dictate the tempo. The players worked incredibly hard in a disciplined fashion, which allows the flair players to them come to the party. You've got to have that foundation to work from and to a man I thought we were very good today.
"As always, the ball is our friend if we look after it and we've been able to dominate possession in lots of games because we've got capable players. Of course if you have the ball more than your opponent then their threat is somewhat negated. That will be how we try to negotiate the rest of the season."
Speaking about the injury that forced Jamie Vardy off during the first half, Pearson said: "We don't know in all honesty. We'll have to see in the next 24 hours. I presume we'll get him scanned and then I can give some sort of indication as to the timescale we're looking at, but it's very, very nice to have options.
"Our front two of David Nugent and Jamie Vardy have been our catalyst but when you've got the likes of Chris Wood, Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Kevin Phillips to come into the picture, then we do have options."
Despite the defeat, Clarets' boss Sean Dyche remained positive whilst admitting that the better team on the day took the points.
He said: "I reminded the lads after the game where we are in the league and that it has taken over a year for someone to beat us here. I reminded them of the maximum output and the belief they put into today. They are all the good things that are going on here at the moment.
"I think today is the 11th game we've played against teams against the top eight and we've taken 22 points out of those games which is far from bad."
He added: "The margins were very fine. When you're up against the top team in the division at the moment the margins are so important. We didn't fall right on the side of the margins today but that's not an excuse. They're a very good side and overall they deserved to win today."