Jeremy Kennedy vs. Alex Ricci
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jeremy Kennedy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Alex Ricci
Full career not yet synced for Alex Ricci — 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 +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jeremy Kennedy
Distance 53.8% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 14.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 31.8% (norm 6.5%)
Alex Ricci
Distance 80.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 18.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jeremy Kennedy
Head 86.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)
Alex Ricci
Head 55.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 31.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.6% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kennedy L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Ricci L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 42 / 142 | 29.6% | 40.5% | 34 / 96 | 35.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 38 | 52.6% | 70.5% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 60 / 84 | 71.4% | 69.3% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 228 | 42.5% | 37.1% | 19 / 66 | 28.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 68.0% | 19 / 38 | 50.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Kennedy L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Ricci L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 50 / 123 | 40.7% | 39.3% | 38 / 111 | 34.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 70.3% | 11 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 72 / 117 | 61.5% | 69.4% | 1 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 91 / 201 | 45.3% | 35.9% | 30 / 108 | 27.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 32 / 46 | 69.6% | 68.0% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kennedy has more cage time on record.