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Brandon Jenkins vs. Drakkar Klose

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 10-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
10-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
35
AgeΔ 3 yrs
38
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
5'9"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
54.1
Layoff (months)Δ 52.9 mo
1.2
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Brandon Jenkins absorbs 8.05 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Brandon Jenkins rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Brandon Jenkins

Full career not yet synced for Brandon Jenkins — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Drakkar Klose

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 103
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.43 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

592.93/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
6574.01/min · norm 3.44
1628.05/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
6083.71/min · norm 3.38
41.3%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
54.9%norm 43.65%
33.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
48.1%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
20.18/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Brandon Jenkins

Distance 92.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 8.0%)

Drakkar Klose

Distance 70.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Brandon Jenkins

Head 64.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 21.7% (norm 8.0%)

Drakkar Klose

Head 69.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Jenkins L/AAccLightweight med Klose L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 50 / 132 37.9% 38.3% 385 / 848 45.4% 38.3%
In the clinch 7 / 9 too few to rate 67.5% 220 / 270 81.5% 67.5%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 68.8% 52 / 78 66.7% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 92 22.8% 35.1% 346 / 828 41.8% 35.1%
To the body 10 / 20 too few to rate 69.1% 187 / 218 85.8% 69.1%
To the legs 28 / 31 90.3% 81.8% 124 / 150 82.7% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Jenkins L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Klose L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 70 / 116 60.3% 38.8% 420 / 940 44.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 39 / 47 83.0% 68.6% 155 / 190 81.6% 68.6%
On the ground 53 / 79 67.1% 68.0% 33 / 41 80.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 205 61.5% 35.2% 273 / 738 37.0% 35.2%
To the body 24 / 25 96.0% 68.2% 207 / 276 75.0% 68.2%
To the legs 12 / 12 too few to rate 81.5% 128 / 157 81.5% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1526.8% acc · 1.37/15 · norm 1.34
327.3% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
3370.2% def · norm 63.7%
0:141.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
35:5121.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
11:238:28 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
35:063:12 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Klose has more cage time on record.