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.
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 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
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 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/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Saldana L/A | Acc | Featherweight 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/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Saldana L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight 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% |
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 — Griffin has more cage time on record.