Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jai Herbert
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Chris Padilla
Full career not yet synced for Chris Padilla — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jai Herbert
Distance 88.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)
Chris Padilla
Distance 88.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jai Herbert
Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.0%)
Chris Padilla
Head 60.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 26.2% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Herbert L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Padilla L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 311 / 866 | 35.9% | 38.3% | 380 / 742 | 51.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 65 | 86.2% | 67.5% | 48 / 59 | 81.4% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 28 / 46 | 60.9% | 68.8% | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 207 / 732 | 28.3% | 35.1% | 229 / 507 | 45.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 119 / 160 | 74.4% | 69.1% | 76 / 110 | 69.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 69 / 85 | 81.2% | 81.8% | 150 / 219 | 68.5% | 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 Herbert L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Padilla L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 300 / 717 | 41.8% | 38.8% | 290 / 633 | 45.8% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 75 | 80.0% | 68.6% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 223 / 590 | 37.8% | 35.2% | 203 / 526 | 38.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 76 / 114 | 66.7% | 68.2% | 72 / 90 | 80.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 102 / 143 | 71.3% | 81.5% | 56 / 66 | 84.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Herbert has more cage time on record.