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Ignacio Bahamondes vs.
Jalin Turner

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

6-4-0 Ignacio Bahamondes · UFC
8-6-0 Jalin Turner · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

6-4-0
UFC record
8-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
28.9
AgeΔ 2.3 yrs
31.2
6'3"
HeightΔ 0"
6'3"
75"
ReachΔ 2"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
4.3
Layoff (months)Δ 3.7 mo
8
LLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL
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.

Jalin Turner carries real power — 1.43 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Ignacio Bahamondes carries real power — 0.67 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jalin Turner is a submission threat — 1.11 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight 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.

Ignacio Bahamondes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 93

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Jalin Turner

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 116
Tier 3 — regional circuit 43

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6485.80/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
5115.41/min · norm 3.42
4654.16/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4114.35/min · norm 3.37
45.5%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
48.3%norm 43.5%
55.2%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
40.8%norm 56.3%
50.67/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
91.43/15 · norm 0.25

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

Ignacio Bahamondes

Distance 91.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

Jalin Turner

Distance 81.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Ignacio Bahamondes

Head 71.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 7.9%)

Jalin Turner

Head 78.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Bahamondes L/AAccLightweight med Turner L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 572 / 1302 43.9% 37.9% 373 / 856 43.6% 37.9%
In the clinch 42 / 63 66.7% 67.3% 52 / 75 69.3% 67.3%
On the ground 34 / 59 57.6% 69.1% 86 / 126 68.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 356 / 1020 34.9% 35.0% 344 / 828 41.5% 35.0%
To the body 151 / 224 67.4% 69.1% 135 / 185 73.0% 69.1%
To the legs 141 / 180 78.3% 81.9% 32 / 44 72.7% 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 Bahamondes L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Turner L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 391 / 922 42.4% 38.9% 315 / 548 57.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 34 / 47 72.3% 68.6% 36 / 58 62.1% 68.6%
On the ground 40 / 70 57.1% 68.0% 60 / 88 68.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 291 / 804 36.2% 35.1% 235 / 473 49.7% 35.1%
To the body 110 / 153 71.9% 68.1% 69 / 106 65.1% 68.1%
To the legs 64 / 82 78.0% 81.5% 107 / 115 93.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
450.0% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.38
2165.6% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3675.0% def · norm 64.0%
7:436.9% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
13:3214.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
20:092:42 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
23:173:41 per 15 · norm 2:46
50.67/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
71.11/15 · norm 0.49

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

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