Jake O'Brien vs. Josh Shockman
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jake O'Brien
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Josh Shockman
Full career not yet synced for Josh Shockman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 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)
Jake O'Brien
Distance 59.9% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 36.0% (norm 9.3%)
Josh Shockman
Distance 100.0% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jake O'Brien
Head 99.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 1.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)
Josh Shockman
Head 55.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 27.5% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | O'Brien L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Shockman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 32 / 173 | 18.5% | 40.1% | 13 / 40 | 32.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 54 / 104 | 51.9% | 70.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 286 | 31.1% | 39.0% | 1 / 22 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| To the body | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 77.0% | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 10 / 11 | 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 O'Brien L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Shockman L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 377 | 24.4% | 40.7% | 0 / 7 | too few to rate | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 46 | 80.4% | 72.2% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 85 / 364 | 23.4% | 39.3% | 12 / 30 | 40.0% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 15 / 25 | 60.0% | 75.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 84.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — O'Brien has more cage time on record.