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Jalin Turner vs.
Kaue Fernandes

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

8-6-0 Jalin Turner · UFC
3-1-0 Kaue Fernandes · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

8-6-0
UFC record
3-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31.2
AgeΔ 0.2 yrs
31.4
6'3"
HeightΔ 6"
5'9"
77"
ReachΔ 4"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
8
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
11
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWL
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.

Kaue Fernandes carries real power — 1.57 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jalin Turner carries real power — 1.43 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jalin Turner is a submission threat — 1.11 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
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.

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: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Kaue Fernandes

Full career not yet synced for Kaue Fernandes — 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 -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5115.41/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
1634.28/min · norm 3.42
4114.35/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
541.42/min · norm 3.37
48.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
55.4%norm 43.5%
40.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
62.5%norm 56.3%
91.43/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
41.57/15 · norm 0.25

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

Jalin Turner

Distance 81.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

Kaue Fernandes

Distance 86.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Jalin Turner

Head 78.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)

Kaue Fernandes

Head 65.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.7% (norm 7.9%)

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 Fernandes L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 373 / 856 43.6% 37.9% 136 / 253 53.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 52 / 75 69.3% 67.3% 7 / 9 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 86 / 126 68.3% 69.1% 20 / 32 62.5% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 344 / 828 41.5% 35.0% 78 / 191 40.8% 35.0%
To the body 135 / 185 73.0% 69.1% 33 / 45 73.3% 69.1%
To the legs 32 / 44 72.7% 81.9% 52 / 58 89.7% 81.9%

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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Fernandes L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 315 / 548 57.5% 38.9% 42 / 123 34.1% 38.9%
In the clinch 36 / 58 62.1% 68.6% 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 60 / 88 68.2% 68.0% 4 / 10 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 235 / 473 49.7% 35.1% 35 / 110 31.8% 35.1%
To the body 69 / 106 65.1% 68.1% 12 / 24 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 107 / 115 93.0% 81.5% 7 / 10 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

450.0% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
3100.0% acc · 1.18/15 · norm 1.38
3675.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1076.9% def · norm 64.0%
13:3214.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
3:329.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
23:173:41 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
8:433:25 per 15 · norm 2:46
71.11/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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