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Joe Brammer vs. Aaron Riley

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 3-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
3-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
43
AgeΔ 2 yrs
45
5'8"
HeightΔ 0"
5'8"
—
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
196.7
Layoff (months)Δ 37.9 mo
158.8
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Joe Brammer rarely shoots — 0.81 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Aaron Riley defends leg kicks well — opponents land just 52%, vs a 82% Lightweight norm.
Aaron Riley is wasteful with head shots — only 23% land, vs a 35% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Joe Brammer

Full career not yet synced for Joe Brammer — 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

Aaron Riley

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 268

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

402.15/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3143.29/min · norm 3.44
522.80/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3733.91/min · norm 3.38
31.7%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
34.7%norm 43.65%
56.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
60.9%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Joe Brammer

Distance 85.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 14.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

Aaron Riley

Distance 79.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.0%)

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

Joe Brammer

Head 69.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 8.0%)

Aaron Riley

Head 72.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brammer L/AAccLightweight med Riley L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 32 / 108 29.6% 38.3% 190 / 714 26.6% 38.3%
In the clinch 8 / 18 too few to rate 67.5% 102 / 160 63.8% 67.5%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.8% 22 / 30 73.3% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 20 / 87 23.0% 35.1% 147 / 653 22.5% 35.1%
To the body 14 / 23 too few to rate 69.1% 92 / 142 64.8% 69.1%
To the legs 6 / 16 too few to rate 81.8% 75 / 109 68.8% 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 (Lightweight: 204 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 Brammer L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Riley L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 28 / 91 30.8% 38.8% 259 / 761 34.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 21 / 25 84.0% 68.6% 100 / 168 59.5% 68.6%
On the ground 3 / 4 too few to rate 68.0% 14 / 25 56.0% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 18 / 79 22.8% 35.2% 246 / 776 31.7% 35.2%
To the body 15 / 19 too few to rate 68.2% 99 / 124 79.8% 68.2%
To the legs 19 / 22 too few to rate 81.5% 28 / 54 51.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 0.81/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
834.8% acc · 1.26/15 · norm 1.34
550.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1760.7% def · norm 63.7%
0:373.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
18:3519.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
7:175:52 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
6:421:03 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.16/15 · norm 0.48

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