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Jordan Griffin vs.
Luis Saldana

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-4-0 Jordan Griffin · UFC
2-1-1 Luis Saldana · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-4-0
UFC record
2-1-1
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
36
AgeΔ 1 yrs
35
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
73"
ReachΔ 0"
73"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
63.9
Layoff (months)Δ 16.4 mo
47.5
LLWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
DWLW
The read

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.

Jordan Griffin is a submission threat — 1.75 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Luis Saldana carries real power — 0.50 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Jordan Griffin owns the mat — in control 28% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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 Griffin

Full career not yet synced for Jordan Griffin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Luis Saldana

Full career not yet synced for Luis Saldana — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1692.46/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
2884.80/min · norm 3.54
2042.97/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
2454.08/min · norm 3.47
47.6%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
48.6%norm 45.0%
50.6%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
58.1%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.50/15 · norm 0.29

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

Jordan Griffin

Distance 81.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 6.5%)

Luis Saldana

Distance 95.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 6.5%)

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

Jordan Griffin

Head 92.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.8%)

Luis Saldana

Head 66.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.6% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Griffin L/AAccFeatherweight med Saldana L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 127 / 290 43.8% 40.9% 268 / 564 47.5% 40.9%
In the clinch 11 / 13 too few to rate 70.8% 14 / 20 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 31 / 52 59.6% 69.2% 6 / 8 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 146 / 327 44.6% 37.2% 140 / 395 35.4% 37.2%
To the body 21 / 25 84.0% 68.2% 62 / 87 71.3% 68.2%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 80.7% 86 / 110 78.2% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Griffin L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Saldana L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 126 / 310 40.6% 39.2% 234 / 567 41.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 32 / 35 91.4% 70.3% 9 / 15 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 46 / 68 67.6% 69.4% 2 / 3 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 153 / 338 45.3% 35.9% 157 / 465 33.8% 35.9%
To the body 33 / 50 66.0% 67.9% 66 / 92 71.7% 67.9%
To the legs 18 / 25 72.0% 81.5% 22 / 28 78.6% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

736.8% acc · 1.53/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
317.6% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.19
842.1% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
444.4% def · norm 61.5%
18:5327.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
7:3312.6% of cage time · norm 16.7%
29:426:29 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
8:232:05 per 15 · norm 3:12
81.75/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
10.25/15 · norm 0.46

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

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