David Michaud vs.
Garett Whiteley
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.
David Michaud
Full career not yet synced for David Michaud — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500
Garett Whiteley
Full career not yet synced for Garett Whiteley — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 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)
David Michaud
Distance 77.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 8.0%)
Garett Whiteley
Distance 70.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 15.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 13.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
David Michaud
Head 82.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.9%)
Garett Whiteley
Head 69.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Michaud L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Whiteley L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 88 / 242 | 36.4% | 37.9% | 73 / 185 | 39.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 67.3% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 69.1% | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 99 / 258 | 38.4% | 35.0% | 60 / 180 | 33.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 69.1% | 44 / 55 | 80.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 22 / 26 | 84.6% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Michaud L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Whiteley L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 117 / 302 | 38.7% | 38.9% | 68 / 163 | 41.7% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 52 | 69.2% | 68.6% | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 32 / 49 | 65.3% | 68.0% | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 307 | 35.5% | 35.1% | 89 / 193 | 46.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 37 / 48 | 77.1% | 68.1% | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 81.5% | 24 / 28 | 85.7% | 81.5% |
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 — Michaud has more cage time on record.