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Jacob Volkmann vs. King Green

UFC 6-4-0 vs. 17-13-1 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0
UFC record
17-13-1 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
46
AgeΔ 6 yrs
40
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 0"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
164.5
Layoff (months)Δ 163.9 mo
0.6
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jacob Volkmann is a submission threat — 1.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Jacob Volkmann owns the mat — in control 50% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
King Green outworks the Lightweight division — 6.59 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jacob Volkmann

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

King Green

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1712
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-12 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1341.19/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
21516.59/min · norm 3.44
2011.78/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
12273.76/min · norm 3.38
34.4%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
53.6%norm 43.65%
52.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
61.4%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
70.32/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jacob Volkmann

Distance 61.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 33.2% (norm 8.0%)

King Green

Distance 87.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jacob Volkmann

Head 81.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.8% (norm 8.0%)

King Green

Head 70.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Volkmann L/AAccLightweight med Green L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 239 18.4% 38.3% 1747 / 3505 49.8% 38.3%
In the clinch 11 / 21 too few to rate 67.5% 182 / 212 85.8% 67.5%
On the ground 79 / 129 61.2% 68.8% 222 / 293 75.8% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 98 / 316 31.0% 35.1% 1252 / 2815 44.5% 35.1%
To the body 20 / 31 64.5% 69.1% 541 / 747 72.4% 69.1%
To the legs 16 / 42 38.1% 81.8% 358 / 448 79.9% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Volkmann L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Green L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 76 / 238 31.9% 38.8% 1057 / 2910 36.3% 38.8%
In the clinch 38 / 56 67.9% 68.6% 73 / 127 57.5% 68.6%
On the ground 87 / 132 65.9% 68.0% 97 / 145 66.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 123 / 335 36.7% 35.2% 741 / 2402 30.8% 35.2%
To the body 45 / 54 83.3% 68.2% 242 / 432 56.0% 68.2%
To the legs 33 / 37 89.2% 81.5% 244 / 348 70.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2449.0% acc · 3.19/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
2745.0% acc · 1.24/15 · norm 1.34
952.9% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
5269.3% def · norm 63.7%
56:0749.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
46:1514.2% of cage time · norm 18.95%
26:283:30 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
29:381:21 per 15 · norm 2:50
151.99/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
60.28/15 · norm 0.48

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