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Chris Kelades vs.
Paddy Holohan

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

2-2-0 Chris Kelades · UFC
3-2-0 Paddy Holohan · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

2-2-0
UFC record
3-2-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
45.5
AgeΔ 7.2 yrs
38.3
5'7"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
68"
ReachΔ 1"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
123.4
Layoff (months)Δ 6 mo
129.4
LWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW
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.

Paddy Holohan owns the mat — in control 53% of cage time, vs a 17% Flyweight norm.
Paddy Holohan is a submission threat — 1.31 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Opponents land 46% of their head shots on Chris Kelades, vs a 35% Flyweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

Chris Kelades

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

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

Paddy Holohan

Full career not yet synced for Paddy Holohan — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1392.40/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1222.13/min · norm 3.49
1532.64/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
1612.81/min · norm 3.24
43.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
46.4%norm 44.6%
48.7%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
46.3%norm 56.4%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
10.26/15 · norm 0.18

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

Chris Kelades

Distance 69.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 14.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 16.7% (norm 7.3%)

Paddy Holohan

Distance 77.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 7.3%)

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

Chris Kelades

Head 78.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 16.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 9.3%)

Paddy Holohan

Head 69.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 18.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Kelades L/AAccFlyweight med Holohan L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 70 / 220 31.8% 40.0% 78 / 204 38.2% 40.0%
In the clinch 35 / 45 77.8% 70.4% 3 / 7 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 34 / 53 64.2% 69.7% 41 / 52 78.8% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 87 / 249 34.9% 37.6% 72 / 183 39.3% 37.6%
To the body 38 / 51 74.5% 68.5% 26 / 48 54.2% 68.5%
To the legs 14 / 18 too few to rate 80.0% 24 / 32 75.0% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Kelades L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Holohan L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 97 / 220 44.1% 40.1% 66 / 164 40.2% 40.1%
In the clinch 17 / 27 63.0% 68.8% 17 / 18 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 39 / 51 76.5% 71.1% 78 / 118 66.1% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 119 / 259 45.9% 35.2% 113 / 241 46.9% 35.2%
To the body 18 / 23 too few to rate 68.2% 35 / 42 83.3% 68.2%
To the legs 16 / 16 too few to rate 80.3% 13 / 17 too few to rate 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

418.2% acc · 1.04/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
1147.8% acc · 2.88/15 · norm 1.30
1453.8% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
571.4% def · norm 62.5%
11:2619.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
30:2853.2% of cage time · norm 17.0%
28:527:28 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
10:382:47 per 15 · norm 2:44
10.26/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
51.31/15 · norm 0.58

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

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