James Head vs.
Jason High
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
James Head
Full career not yet synced for James Head — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Jason High
Full career not yet synced for Jason High — 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 +0.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Head
Distance 71.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 26.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 8.1%)
Jason High
Distance 79.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Head
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Jason High
Head 84.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Head L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | High L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 149 | 36.2% | 38.6% | 29 / 95 | 30.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 54 | 79.6% | 67.8% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 5 / 11 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 166 | 39.8% | 37.2% | 34 / 100 | 34.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 70.7% | 7 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Head L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs High L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 70 / 160 | 43.8% | 39.0% | 34 / 91 | 37.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 68.0% | 39 / 45 | 86.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 59 / 151 | 39.1% | 35.6% | 43 / 101 | 42.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 22 / 32 | 68.8% | 69.6% | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 82.1% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Head has more cage time on record.