Jess Liaudin vs.
David Bielkheden
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.
Jess Liaudin
Full career not yet synced for Jess Liaudin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
David Bielkheden
Full career not yet synced for David Bielkheden — 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 +1.3 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)
Jess Liaudin
Distance 59.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 25.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 8.1%)
David Bielkheden
Distance 10.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 39.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 50.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jess Liaudin
Head 85.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.4% (norm 8.4%)
David Bielkheden
Head 84.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Liaudin L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Bielkheden L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 104 | 38.5% | 38.6% | 1 / 6 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 44 | 79.5% | 67.8% | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 15 / 27 | 55.6% | 67.2% | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 70 / 150 | 46.7% | 37.2% | 32 / 50 | 64.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 9 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 3 / 3 | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Liaudin L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Bielkheden L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 27 / 66 | 40.9% | 39.0% | 1 / 9 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 68.9% | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 32 / 56 | 57.1% | 68.0% | 47 / 101 | 46.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 67 / 138 | 48.6% | 35.6% | 50 / 112 | 44.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 22 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | 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 — Liaudin has more cage time on record.