Joao Roque vs. Jens Pulver
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Joao Roque
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Jens Pulver
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 15 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.15 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Joao Roque
Distance 96.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 8.0%)
Jens Pulver
Distance 53.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 20.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.4% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joao Roque
Head 72.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 7.9%)
Jens Pulver
Head 88.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Roque L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Pulver L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 57 | 8.8% | 37.9% | 72 / 312 | 23.1% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 79 / 117 | 67.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 77 / 154 | 50.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 2 / 43 | 4.7% | 35.0% | 168 / 516 | 32.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 38 / 44 | 86.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 1 / 10 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 22 / 23 | 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 Roque L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Pulver L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 3 / 77 | 3.9% | 38.9% | 124 / 317 | 39.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 46 / 75 | 61.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 35 / 51 | 68.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 4 / 84 | 4.8% | 35.1% | 128 / 331 | 38.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pulver has more cage time on record.