Chris Clements vs.
Nordine Taleb
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.
Chris Clements
Full career not yet synced for Chris Clements — 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
Nordine Taleb
Full career not yet synced for Nordine Taleb — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 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)
Chris Clements
Distance 75.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 8.1%)
Nordine Taleb
Distance 84.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Clements
Head 65.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 8.4%)
Nordine Taleb
Head 64.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Clements L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Taleb L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 108 / 250 | 43.2% | 38.6% | 355 / 752 | 47.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 56 | 69.6% | 67.8% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 67.2% | 65 / 92 | 70.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 216 | 35.6% | 37.2% | 220 / 573 | 38.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 46 / 64 | 71.9% | 70.7% | 106 / 162 | 65.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 82.9% | 127 / 151 | 84.1% | 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 Clements L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Taleb L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 65 / 137 | 47.4% | 39.0% | 268 / 877 | 30.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 30 / 48 | 62.5% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 42 / 61 | 68.9% | 68.0% | 27 / 54 | 50.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 180 | 51.1% | 35.6% | 196 / 774 | 25.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 69.6% | 71 / 114 | 62.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 58 / 91 | 63.7% | 82.1% |
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 — Taleb has more cage time on record.