Jon Fitch vs.
Georges St-Pierre
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.
Jon Fitch
Full career not yet synced for Jon Fitch — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Georges St-Pierre
Full career not yet synced for Georges St-Pierre — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 17-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 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)
Jon Fitch
Distance 44.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 37.1% (norm 8.1%)
Georges St-Pierre
Distance 68.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jon Fitch
Head 77.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Georges St-Pierre
Head 74.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Fitch L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | St-Pierre L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 186 / 540 | 34.4% | 38.6% | 755 / 1689 | 44.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 136 / 231 | 58.9% | 67.8% | 97 / 125 | 77.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 308 / 454 | 67.8% | 67.2% | 461 / 656 | 70.3% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 414 / 945 | 43.8% | 37.2% | 850 / 1847 | 46.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 129 / 169 | 76.3% | 70.7% | 245 / 341 | 71.8% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 87 / 111 | 78.4% | 82.9% | 218 / 282 | 77.3% | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Fitch L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs St-Pierre L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 171 / 517 | 33.1% | 39.0% | 351 / 1613 | 21.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 125 / 177 | 70.6% | 68.9% | 93 / 141 | 66.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 75 / 107 | 70.1% | 68.0% | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 211 / 604 | 34.9% | 35.6% | 289 / 1504 | 19.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 69 / 96 | 71.9% | 69.6% | 114 / 182 | 62.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 91 / 101 | 90.1% | 82.1% | 93 / 156 | 59.6% | 82.1% |
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 — St-Pierre has more cage time on record.