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Chas Skelly vs.
Jordan Griffin

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

8-3-0 (1 NC) Chas Skelly · UFC
1-4-0 Jordan Griffin · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

8-3-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
1-4-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
41
AgeΔ 5 yrs
36
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
53.5
Layoff (months)Δ 10.4 mo
63.9
WWNCLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLL
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.

Chas Skelly is a submission threat — 2.27 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Jordan Griffin is a submission threat — 1.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Chas Skelly owns the mat — in control 39% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight 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.

Chas Skelly

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

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Jordan Griffin

Full career not yet synced for Jordan Griffin — 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 +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2262.01/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1692.46/min · norm 3.54
3603.21/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2042.97/min · norm 3.47
40.7%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
47.6%norm 45.0%
49.0%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
50.6%norm 54.85%
20.27/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Chas Skelly

Distance 81.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 6.5%)

Jordan Griffin

Distance 81.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Chas Skelly

Head 90.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.8%)

Jordan Griffin

Head 92.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Skelly L/AAccFeatherweight med Griffin L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 146 / 450 32.4% 40.9% 127 / 290 43.8% 40.9%
In the clinch 54 / 71 76.1% 70.8% 11 / 13 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 26 / 34 76.5% 69.2% 31 / 52 59.6% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 195 / 502 38.8% 37.2% 146 / 327 44.6% 37.2%
To the body 25 / 47 53.2% 68.2% 21 / 25 84.0% 68.2%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.7% 2 / 3 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Skelly L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Griffin L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 188 / 483 38.9% 39.2% 126 / 310 40.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 56 / 74 75.7% 70.3% 32 / 35 91.4% 70.3%
On the ground 116 / 149 77.9% 69.4% 46 / 68 67.6% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 273 / 591 46.2% 35.9% 153 / 338 45.3% 35.9%
To the body 48 / 71 67.6% 67.9% 33 / 50 66.0% 67.9%
To the legs 39 / 44 88.6% 81.5% 18 / 25 72.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1334.2% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
736.8% acc · 1.53/15 · norm 1.19
939.1% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
842.1% def · norm 61.5%
43:3238.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
18:5327.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
28:353:49 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
29:426:29 per 15 · norm 3:12
172.27/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
81.75/15 · norm 0.46

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

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