Chris Wilson vs.
Mike Pyle
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 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
Mike Pyle
Full career not yet synced for Mike Pyle — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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 Wilson
Distance 66.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.0% (norm 8.1%)
Mike Pyle
Distance 75.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.8% (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%)
Mike Pyle
Head 81.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.7% (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/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Pyle L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 70 / 173 | 40.5% | 38.6% | 226 / 662 | 34.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 41 | 63.4% | 67.8% | 76 / 111 | 68.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 47 | 78.7% | 67.2% | 81 / 103 | 78.6% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 157 | 41.4% | 37.2% | 259 / 710 | 36.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.7% | 62 / 90 | 68.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 62 / 76 | 81.6% | 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Pyle L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 41 / 124 | 33.1% | 39.0% | 260 / 829 | 31.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 71 / 109 | 65.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 68.0% | 111 / 188 | 59.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 42 / 125 | 33.6% | 35.6% | 278 / 881 | 31.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 103 / 162 | 63.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 82.1% | 61 / 83 | 73.5% | 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 — Pyle has more cage time on record.