Brian Kelleher vs. Montel Jackson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brian Kelleher
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Montel Jackson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brian Kelleher
Distance 87.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.4%)
Montel Jackson
Distance 71.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 13.0% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brian Kelleher
Head 76.3% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Montel Jackson
Head 82.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kelleher L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Jackson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 345 / 937 | 36.8% | 39.2% | 275 / 590 | 46.6% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 69.0% | 97 / 127 | 76.4% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 70.2% | 72 / 107 | 67.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 288 / 815 | 35.3% | 35.3% | 325 / 683 | 47.6% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 67 / 141 | 47.5% | 66.9% | 81 / 97 | 83.5% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 87 / 112 | 77.7% | 79.2% | 38 / 44 | 86.4% | 79.2% |
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 (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Kelleher L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Jackson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 519 / 1217 | 42.6% | 39.4% | 170 / 475 | 35.8% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 64 / 93 | 68.8% | 70.6% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 72.1% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 399 / 1044 | 38.2% | 34.9% | 60 / 311 | 19.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 130 / 201 | 64.7% | 66.1% | 64 / 109 | 58.7% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 85 / 108 | 78.7% | 78.8% | 85 / 105 | 81.0% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kelleher has more cage time on record.