Jared Hamman vs.
Michael Kuiper
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.
Jared Hamman
Full career not yet synced for Jared Hamman — 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 -0.1 wins over .500
Michael Kuiper
Full career not yet synced for Michael Kuiper — 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 -0.5 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)
Jared Hamman
Distance 72.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 19.7% (norm 10.3%)
Michael Kuiper
Distance 61.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jared Hamman
Head 83.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Michael Kuiper
Head 79.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hamman L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Kuiper L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 183 / 492 | 37.2% | 40.5% | 60 / 120 | 50.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 50 | 42.0% | 70.3% | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 76 / 133 | 57.1% | 69.1% | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 196 / 564 | 34.8% | 38.9% | 78 / 155 | 50.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 52 / 68 | 76.5% | 71.7% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 83.3% | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Hamman L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Kuiper L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 398 | 42.2% | 39.5% | 92 / 219 | 42.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 46 | 63.0% | 70.9% | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 22 / 44 | 50.0% | 69.0% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 165 / 416 | 39.7% | 37.9% | 84 / 214 | 39.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 22 / 32 | 68.8% | 71.3% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 32 / 40 | 80.0% | 82.1% | 15 / 18 | 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 — Hamman has more cage time on record.