Brendan O'Reilly vs.
Zhang Lipeng
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Brendan O'Reilly
Full career not yet synced for Brendan O'Reilly — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Zhang Lipeng
Full career not yet synced for Zhang Lipeng — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brendan O'Reilly
Distance 48.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 44.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zhang Lipeng
Distance 63.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 25.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brendan O'Reilly
Head 68.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 22.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zhang Lipeng
Head 57.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | O'Reilly L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Lipeng L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 32 / 93 | 34.4% | 37.9% | 38 / 101 | 37.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 85 | 61.2% | 67.3% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 7 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 49 / 131 | 37.4% | 35.0% | 24 / 90 | 26.7% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 69.1% | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 36 / 41 | 87.8% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 O'Reilly L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Lipeng L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 91 | 44.0% | 38.9% | 48 / 146 | 32.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 99 | 69.7% | 68.6% | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 68.0% | 22 / 43 | 51.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 162 | 48.8% | 35.1% | 49 / 147 | 33.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 68.1% | 16 / 34 | 47.1% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 48 / 64 | 75.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — O'Reilly has more cage time on record.