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Chris Wilson vs.
Jon Fitch

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

1-3-0 Chris Wilson · UFC
14-3-1 Jon Fitch · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-0
UFC record
14-3-1
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
49
AgeΔ 1 yrs
48
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
75"
ReachΔ 1"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
202.6
Layoff (months)Δ 40.5 mo
162.1
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLDW
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.

Chris Wilson is a submission threat — 1.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Jon Fitch owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Jon Fitch hunts takedowns — 3.64 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
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 Wilson

Full career not yet synced for Chris Wilson — 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Jon Fitch

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

In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1332.32/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
6302.64/min · norm 3.17
781.36/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
3711.55/min · norm 3.06
51.0%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
51.4%norm 44.9%
55.7%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
53.7%norm 55.25%
30.79/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
20.13/15 · norm 0.38

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

Chris Wilson

Distance 66.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.0% (norm 8.1%)

Jon Fitch

Distance 44.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 37.1% (norm 8.1%)

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

Chris Wilson

Head 60.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 30.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 8.4%)

Jon Fitch

Head 77.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Wilson L/AAccWelterweight med Fitch L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 70 / 173 40.5% 38.6% 186 / 540 34.4% 38.6%
In the clinch 26 / 41 63.4% 67.8% 136 / 231 58.9% 67.8%
On the ground 37 / 47 78.7% 67.2% 308 / 454 67.8% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 65 / 157 41.4% 37.2% 414 / 945 43.8% 37.2%
To the body 52 / 80 65.0% 70.7% 129 / 169 76.3% 70.7%
To the legs 16 / 24 too few to rate 82.9% 87 / 111 78.4% 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 Wilson L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Fitch L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 41 / 124 33.1% 39.0% 171 / 517 33.1% 39.0%
In the clinch 3 / 8 too few to rate 68.9% 125 / 177 70.6% 68.9%
On the ground 34 / 44 77.3% 68.0% 75 / 107 70.1% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 42 / 125 33.6% 35.6% 211 / 604 34.9% 35.6%
To the body 14 / 18 too few to rate 69.6% 69 / 96 71.9% 69.6%
To the legs 22 / 33 66.7% 82.1% 91 / 101 90.1% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

550.0% acc · 1.31/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
5854.7% acc · 3.64/15 · norm 1.27
2160.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
3355.9% def · norm 63.9%
13:4023.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
128:2653.7% of cage time · norm 18.5%
21:295:37 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
55:033:27 per 15 · norm 3:15
61.57/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
140.88/15 · norm 0.45

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

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