Chris Wade vs. Mehdi Baghdad
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Wade
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Mehdi Baghdad
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Wade
Distance 66.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 8.0%)
Mehdi Baghdad
Distance 93.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Wade
Head 61.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 8.0%)
Mehdi Baghdad
Head 78.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wade L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Baghdad L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 168 | 44.0% | 38.3% | 54 / 186 | 29.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 45 | 82.2% | 67.5% | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 26 / 41 | 63.4% | 68.8% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 156 | 42.3% | 35.1% | 33 / 156 | 21.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 29 / 47 | 61.7% | 69.1% | 8 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 81.8% | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Wade L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Baghdad L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 199 | 33.2% | 38.8% | 80 / 139 | 57.6% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 48 | 66.7% | 68.6% | 3 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 46 | 93.5% | 68.0% | 6 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 208 | 36.1% | 35.2% | 35 / 97 | 36.1% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 68.2% | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 81.5% | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Wade has more cage time on record.