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Jalin Turner vs. Brad Riddell

UFC 9-6-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-6-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 4 yrs
35
6'3"
HeightΔ 8"
5'7"
77"
ReachΔ 6"
71"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 45 mo
47.2
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jalin Turner carries real power — 1.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jalin Turner is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Brad Riddell outworks the Lightweight division — 4.71 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Brad Riddell

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 61

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 14 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5205.46/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3604.71/min · norm 3.44
4134.34/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2703.53/min · norm 3.38
48.6%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
53.7%norm 43.65%
40.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
53.6%norm 56.3%
101.58/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.20/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jalin Turner

Distance 80.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 8.0%)

Brad Riddell

Distance 88.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jalin Turner

Head 78.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.0%)

Brad Riddell

Head 75.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Turner L/AAccLightweight med Riddell L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 374 / 860 43.5% 38.3% 297 / 591 50.3% 38.3%
In the clinch 52 / 75 69.3% 67.5% 16 / 19 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 94 / 136 69.1% 68.8% 47 / 61 77.0% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 352 / 839 42.0% 35.1% 233 / 509 45.8% 35.1%
To the body 136 / 187 72.7% 69.1% 80 / 110 72.7% 69.1%
To the legs 32 / 45 71.1% 81.8% 47 / 52 90.4% 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 Turner L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Riddell L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 317 / 552 57.4% 38.8% 240 / 545 44.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 36 / 58 62.1% 68.6% 16 / 20 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 60 / 88 68.2% 68.0% 14 / 17 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 236 / 475 49.7% 35.2% 169 / 453 37.3% 35.2%
To the body 69 / 107 64.5% 68.2% 62 / 79 78.5% 68.2%
To the legs 108 / 116 93.1% 81.5% 39 / 50 78.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
450.0% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
936.0% acc · 1.77/15 · norm 1.34
3675.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2663.4% def · norm 63.7%
13:3714.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
9:2512.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
23:173:40 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
17:403:28 per 15 · norm 2:50
71.10/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

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