Jon Tuck vs. Zhang Tiequan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jon Tuck
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Zhang Tiequan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jon Tuck
Distance 86.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zhang Tiequan
Distance 98.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 0.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jon Tuck
Head 77.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zhang Tiequan
Head 89.4% (norm 77.5%) · Body 2.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tuck L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Zhang L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 259 / 703 | 36.8% | 38.3% | 52 / 139 | 37.4% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 51 | 58.8% | 67.5% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 68.8% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 182 / 630 | 28.9% | 35.1% | 42 / 126 | 33.3% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 82 / 108 | 75.9% | 69.1% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 81.8% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 · Featherweight: 127 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 Tuck L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Zhang L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 302 / 885 | 34.1% | 38.8% | 46 / 112 | 41.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 68.6% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 52 / 72 | 72.2% | 68.0% | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 270 / 826 | 32.7% | 35.2% | 64 / 140 | 45.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 89 / 136 | 65.4% | 68.2% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 81.5% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Tuck has more cage time on record.