Ben Saunders vs. Lyman Good
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ben Saunders
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Lyman Good
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.37 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ben Saunders
Distance 71.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 23.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.1%)
Lyman Good
Distance 86.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 10.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ben Saunders
Head 66.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 27.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Lyman Good
Head 84.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Saunders L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Good L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 285 / 696 | 40.9% | 38.5% | 221 / 519 | 42.6% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 160 / 223 | 71.7% | 67.8% | 58 / 64 | 90.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 67.0% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 247 / 641 | 38.5% | 36.4% | 214 / 506 | 42.3% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 188 / 267 | 70.4% | 70.7% | 52 / 64 | 81.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 51 / 60 | 85.0% | 83.0% | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Saunders L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Good L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 288 / 715 | 40.3% | 39.1% | 180 / 542 | 33.2% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 108 / 178 | 60.7% | 68.9% | 40 / 53 | 75.5% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 142 / 208 | 68.3% | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 374 / 880 | 42.5% | 35.6% | 134 / 473 | 28.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 64 / 103 | 62.1% | 69.6% | 53 / 86 | 61.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 100 / 118 | 84.7% | 82.2% | 33 / 36 | 91.7% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Saunders has more cage time on record.