Jens Pulver vs.
David Velasquez
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.
Jens Pulver
Full career not yet synced for Jens Pulver — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
David Velasquez
Full career not yet synced for David Velasquez — 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 +0.0 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)
Jens Pulver
Distance 53.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 20.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.4% (norm 8.0%)
David Velasquez
Distance 45.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 45.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jens Pulver
Head 88.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 7.9%)
David Velasquez
Head 54.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 27.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pulver L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Velasquez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 72 / 312 | 23.1% | 37.9% | 6 / 17 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 79 / 117 | 67.5% | 67.3% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 77 / 154 | 50.0% | 69.1% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 168 / 516 | 32.6% | 35.0% | 7 / 20 | too few to rate | 35.0% |
| To the body | 38 / 44 | 86.4% | 69.1% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 22 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 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 Pulver L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Velasquez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 124 / 317 | 39.1% | 38.9% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 75 | 61.3% | 68.6% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 35 / 51 | 68.6% | 68.0% | 36 / 79 | 45.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 128 / 331 | 38.7% | 35.1% | 42 / 94 | 44.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 68.1% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 81.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Pulver has more cage time on record.