Chris Lytle vs.
Paul Taylor
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 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
Paul Taylor
Full career not yet synced for Paul Taylor — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 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 Lytle
Distance 84.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 8.1%)
Paul Taylor
Distance 79.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.4% (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%)
Paul Taylor
Head 74.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.2% (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 | Taylor L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 628 / 1574 | 39.9% | 38.6% | 356 / 818 | 43.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 164 / 242 | 67.8% | 67.8% | 102 / 139 | 73.4% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 26 / 41 | 63.4% | 67.2% | 37 / 76 | 48.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 504 / 1451 | 34.7% | 37.2% | 287 / 768 | 37.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 246 / 321 | 76.6% | 70.7% | 72 / 98 | 73.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 68 / 85 | 80.0% | 82.9% | 136 / 167 | 81.4% | 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 Taylor L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 450 / 1239 | 36.3% | 39.0% | 274 / 736 | 37.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 123 / 196 | 62.8% | 68.9% | 80 / 123 | 65.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 114 / 202 | 56.4% | 68.0% | 145 / 257 | 56.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 407 / 1280 | 31.8% | 35.6% | 312 / 882 | 35.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 170 / 226 | 75.2% | 69.6% | 122 / 150 | 81.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 110 / 131 | 84.0% | 82.1% | 65 / 84 | 77.4% | 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 — Lytle has more cage time on record.