Evan Dunham vs. TJ Grant
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Evan Dunham
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
TJ Grant
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Evan Dunham
Distance 89.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 8.0%)
TJ Grant
Distance 70.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 20.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Evan Dunham
Head 91.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.0%)
TJ Grant
Head 73.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 19.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Dunham L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Grant L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1024 / 2811 | 36.4% | 38.3% | 315 / 663 | 47.5% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 142 / 218 | 65.1% | 67.5% | 141 / 196 | 71.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 62 / 99 | 62.6% | 68.8% | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1039 / 2849 | 36.5% | 35.1% | 298 / 693 | 43.0% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 137 / 221 | 62.0% | 69.1% | 154 / 187 | 82.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 52 / 58 | 89.7% | 81.8% | 58 / 64 | 90.6% | 83.0% |
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: 204 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Dunham L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Grant L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 639 / 1840 | 34.7% | 38.8% | 285 / 723 | 39.4% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 122 / 202 | 60.4% | 68.6% | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 55 / 87 | 63.2% | 68.0% | 98 / 180 | 54.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 557 / 1767 | 31.5% | 35.2% | 323 / 836 | 38.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 160 / 232 | 69.0% | 68.2% | 43 / 71 | 60.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 99 / 130 | 76.2% | 81.5% | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Dunham has more cage time on record.