Chris Dempsey vs. Jonathan Wilson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Dempsey
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.09 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Jonathan Wilson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Dempsey
Distance 83.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 10.0%)
Jonathan Wilson
Distance 87.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Dempsey
Head 91.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.5% (norm 8.4%)
Jonathan Wilson
Head 86.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.9% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dempsey L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Wilson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 33 / 131 | 25.2% | 40.5% | 95 / 213 | 44.6% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 14 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 143 | 28.0% | 38.8% | 87 / 209 | 41.6% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.6% | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Dempsey L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Wilson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 55 / 174 | 31.6% | 39.5% | 123 / 369 | 33.3% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 58 / 96 | 60.4% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 45 / 51 | 88.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 177 | 31.1% | 37.9% | 154 / 422 | 36.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 49 / 70 | 70.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 23 / 24 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dempsey has more cage time on record.