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Emil Meek vs.
Jordan Mein

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 Emil Meek · UFC
5-4-0 Jordan Mein · 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
5-4-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
38
AgeΔ 1.2 yrs
36.8
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
74"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
77.4
Layoff (months)Δ 18.9 mo
96.3
LLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLLL
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.

Emil Meek is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Emil Meek rarely shoots — 0.25 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Jordan Mein hunts takedowns — 2.27 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.

Emil Meek

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

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500

Jordan Mein

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

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1512.52/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
2813.04/min · norm 3.17
1522.53/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
2252.43/min · norm 3.06
39.4%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 44.9%
38.7%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
65.3%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
30.49/15 · norm 0.38

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

Emil Meek

Distance 73.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 8.1%)

Jordan Mein

Distance 76.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 16.2% (norm 8.1%)

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

Emil Meek

Head 80.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)

Jordan Mein

Head 80.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Meek L/AAccWelterweight med Mein L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 77 / 281 27.4% 38.6% 202 / 451 44.8% 38.6%
In the clinch 29 / 46 63.0% 67.8% 28 / 46 60.9% 67.8%
On the ground 45 / 56 80.4% 67.2% 51 / 96 53.1% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 100 / 308 32.5% 37.2% 186 / 478 38.9% 37.2%
To the body 35 / 49 71.4% 70.7% 41 / 55 74.5% 70.7%
To the legs 16 / 26 61.5% 82.9% 54 / 60 90.0% 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 Meek L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Mein L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 77 / 151 51.0% 39.0% 148 / 533 27.8% 39.0%
In the clinch 17 / 22 too few to rate 68.9% 28 / 49 57.1% 68.9%
On the ground 58 / 75 77.3% 68.0% 49 / 66 74.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 111 / 197 56.3% 35.6% 129 / 499 25.9% 35.6%
To the body 20 / 28 71.4% 69.6% 63 / 101 62.4% 69.6%
To the legs 21 / 23 too few to rate 82.1% 33 / 48 68.8% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

133.3% acc · 0.25/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1460.9% acc · 2.27/15 · norm 1.27
1947.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
1672.7% def · norm 63.9%
8:4114.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
24:0826.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
36:049:01 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
19:453:12 per 15 · norm 3:15
41.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
20.32/15 · norm 0.45

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

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