Dominick Reyes vs. Joachim Christensen
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dominick Reyes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.44 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.7 wins over .500
Joachim Christensen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.29 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dominick Reyes
Distance 82.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 10.6%)
Joachim Christensen
Distance 69.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 17.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dominick Reyes
Head 70.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 17.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 9.7%)
Joachim Christensen
Head 86.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Reyes L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Christensen L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 440 / 908 | 48.5% | 41.5% | 49 / 156 | 31.4% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 74 | 81.1% | 70.8% | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 88 / 114 | 77.2% | 72.9% | 18 / 30 | 60.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 331 / 771 | 42.9% | 39.2% | 68 / 194 | 35.1% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 141 / 190 | 74.2% | 72.0% | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 116 / 135 | 85.9% | 82.1% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Reyes L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Christensen L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 371 / 746 | 49.7% | 40.6% | 50 / 109 | 45.9% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 68.8% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 212 / 542 | 39.1% | 37.7% | 34 / 92 | 37.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 82 / 115 | 71.3% | 72.9% | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 107 / 138 | 77.5% | 83.1% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Reyes has more cage time on record.