Jordan Espinosa vs.
Eric Shelton
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.
Jordan Espinosa
Full career not yet synced for Jordan Espinosa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Eric Shelton
Full career not yet synced for Eric Shelton — 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 +0.2 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)
Jordan Espinosa
Distance 82.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 12.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 7.3%)
Eric Shelton
Distance 77.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 20.4% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jordan Espinosa
Head 72.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 11.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 9.3%)
Eric Shelton
Head 88.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 7.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Espinosa L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Shelton L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 175 / 409 | 42.8% | 40.0% | 133 / 421 | 31.6% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 70.4% | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 69.7% | 95 / 111 | 85.6% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 138 / 361 | 38.2% | 37.6% | 183 / 482 | 38.0% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 44 / 55 | 80.0% | 68.5% | 31 / 39 | 79.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 61 / 80 | 76.2% | 80.0% | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Espinosa L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Shelton L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 127 / 354 | 35.9% | 40.1% | 140 / 417 | 33.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 38 | 47.4% | 68.8% | 8 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 78 / 283 | 27.6% | 35.2% | 94 / 359 | 26.2% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 31 / 56 | 55.4% | 68.2% | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 80.3% | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 80.3% |
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 — Espinosa has more cage time on record.