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Jeremiah Wells vs. Myktybek Orolbai

UFC 6-2-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-2-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
39
AgeΔ 11 yrs
28
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
74"
ReachΔ 0"
74"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
2.2
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Myktybek Orolbai hunts takedowns — 8.22 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Jeremiah Wells is a submission threat — 1.31 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.
Myktybek Orolbai owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jeremiah Wells

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 52
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500

Myktybek Orolbai

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 51
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 30
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1772.21/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1972.70/min · norm 3.17
1141.43/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1822.49/min · norm 3.08
44.8%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
52.3%norm 44.75%
44.4%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
52.6%norm 55.25%
20.38/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
20.41/15 · norm 0.38

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

Jeremiah Wells

Distance 69.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 28.6% (norm 8.1%)

Myktybek Orolbai

Distance 73.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 24.7% (norm 8.1%)

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

Jeremiah Wells

Head 90.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 7.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 8.0%)

Myktybek Orolbai

Head 83.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Wells L/AAccWelterweight med Orolbai L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 101 / 274 36.9% 38.5% 121 / 277 43.7% 38.5%
In the clinch 5 / 8 too few to rate 67.8% 6 / 7 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 71 / 113 62.8% 67.0% 70 / 93 75.3% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 147 / 356 41.3% 36.4% 150 / 313 47.9% 36.4%
To the body 26 / 31 83.9% 70.7% 26 / 36 72.2% 70.7%
To the legs 4 / 8 too few to rate 83.0% 21 / 28 75.0% 83.0%

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: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Wells L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Orolbai L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 76 / 159 47.8% 39.1% 138 / 330 41.8% 39.1%
In the clinch 10 / 11 too few to rate 68.9% 19 / 25 76.0% 68.9%
On the ground 28 / 35 80.0% 68.0% 25 / 29 86.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 70 / 155 45.2% 35.6% 115 / 301 38.2% 35.6%
To the body 33 / 38 86.8% 69.6% 36 / 48 75.0% 69.6%
To the legs 11 / 12 too few to rate 82.2% 31 / 35 88.6% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1548.4% acc · 2.81/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
4059.7% acc · 8.22/15 · norm 1.31
945.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
436.4% def · norm 63.9%
36:4546.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
39:1953.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
15:462:57 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
6:021:14 per 15 · norm 3:15
71.31/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
20.41/15 · norm 0.44

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