Chris Lytle vs. Matt Serra
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Lytle
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 54 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Matt Serra
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Lytle
Distance 84.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 8.1%)
Matt Serra
Distance 73.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Lytle
Head 78.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 8.4%)
Matt Serra
Head 75.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lytle L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Serra L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 628 / 1574 | 39.9% | 38.6% | 198 / 611 | 32.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 164 / 242 | 67.8% | 67.8% | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 26 / 41 | 63.4% | 67.2% | 76 / 142 | 53.5% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 504 / 1451 | 34.7% | 37.2% | 171 / 632 | 27.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 246 / 321 | 76.6% | 70.7% | 112 / 147 | 76.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 68 / 85 | 80.0% | 82.9% | 50 / 58 | 86.2% | 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 Lytle L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Serra L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 450 / 1239 | 36.3% | 39.0% | 255 / 562 | 45.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 123 / 196 | 62.8% | 68.9% | 91 / 111 | 82.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 114 / 202 | 56.4% | 68.0% | 98 / 157 | 62.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 407 / 1280 | 31.8% | 35.6% | 286 / 658 | 43.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 170 / 226 | 75.2% | 69.6% | 125 / 134 | 93.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 110 / 131 | 84.0% | 82.1% | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lytle has more cage time on record.