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Jack May vs.
Shawn Jordan

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

0-2-0 Jack May · UFC
6-4-0 Shawn Jordan · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
45.3
AgeΔ 3.5 yrs
41.8
6'8"
HeightΔ 8"
6'0"
Reach
75"
Switch
Stance
Southpaw
143.7
Layoff (months)Δ 13.6 mo
130.1
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL
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.

Shawn Jordan carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Shawn Jordan hunts takedowns — 1.78 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Opponents land 67% of their head shots on Jack May, vs a 39% Heavyweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

Jack May

Full career not yet synced for Jack May — 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 +0.0 wins over .500

Shawn Jordan

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

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

251.52/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2353.09/min · norm 3.36
543.29/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2333.07/min · norm 3.19
38.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
49.8%norm 47.8%
33.3%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
49.6%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
30.59/15 · norm 0.28

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

Jack May

Distance 73.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 21.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 9.3%)

Shawn Jordan

Distance 64.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Jack May

Head 75.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 15.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 9.2% (norm 7.6%)

Shawn Jordan

Head 87.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone May L/AAccHeavyweight med Jordan L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 13 / 48 27.1% 40.1% 118 / 303 38.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 9 / 14 too few to rate 70.6% 47 / 77 61.0% 70.6%
On the ground 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.2% 70 / 92 76.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 14 / 49 28.6% 38.9% 189 / 412 45.9% 38.9%
To the body 7 / 10 too few to rate 76.8% 27 / 40 67.5% 76.8%
To the legs 4 / 6 too few to rate 87.8% 19 / 20 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 May L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Jordan L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 10 / 22 too few to rate 40.7% 162 / 357 45.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 2 / 4 too few to rate 70.6% 67 / 99 67.7% 70.6%
On the ground 42 / 55 76.4% 72.0% 4 / 6 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 50 / 75 66.7% 38.8% 160 / 375 42.7% 38.8%
To the body 4 / 6 too few to rate 75.1% 43 / 51 84.3% 75.1%
To the legs 0 / 0 too few to rate 84.4% 30 / 36 83.3% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

133.3% acc · 0.91/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
934.6% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 0.95
120.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
888.9% def · norm 64.3%
1:5111.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
23:3831.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
7:056:27 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
12:222:26 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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

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