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Charlie Ward vs.
Galore Bofando

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

0-2-0 Charlie Ward · UFC
1-1-0 Galore Bofando · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

0-2-0
UFC record
1-1-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
45.6
AgeΔ 1.4 yrs
44.2
5'11"
HeightΔ 0"
5'11"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
108.7
Layoff (months)Δ 5.1 mo
103.6
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LW
The read

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.

Galore Bofando carries real power — 2.37 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Charlie Ward absorbs 7.21 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.06 Welterweight norm — hittable.
Charlie Ward's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 64% Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Charlie Ward

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Galore Bofando

Full career not yet synced for Galore Bofando — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

51.64/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
233.63/min · norm 3.17
227.21/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
233.63/min · norm 3.06
19.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
45.1%norm 44.9%
53.2%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
54.9%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
12.37/15 · norm 0.38

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

Charlie Ward

Distance 84.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)

Galore Bofando

Distance 54.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 45.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

Charlie Ward

Head 88.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 8.4%)

Galore Bofando

Head 86.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Ward L/AAccWelterweight med Bofando L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 4 / 22 too few to rate 38.6% 11 / 28 39.3% 38.6%
In the clinch 1 / 4 too few to rate 67.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.2% 12 / 23 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 4 / 23 too few to rate 37.2% 19 / 44 43.2% 37.2%
To the body 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.7% 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 0 / 1 too few to rate 82.9% 2 / 3 too few to rate 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Ward L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Bofando L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 15 / 37 40.5% 39.0% 3 / 14 too few to rate 39.0%
In the clinch 2 / 2 too few to rate 68.9% 0 / 3 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 5 / 8 too few to rate 68.0% 20 / 34 58.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 40 45.0% 35.6% 22 / 47 46.8% 35.6%
To the body 2 / 4 too few to rate 69.6% 1 / 2 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 82.1% 0 / 2 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1100.0% acc · 2.37/15 · norm 1.27
00.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 63.9%
0:084.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
0:030.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
0:100:49 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
2:305:55 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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

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