Jose Ochoa vs.
Clayton Carpenter
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.
Jose Ochoa
Full career not yet synced for Jose Ochoa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Clayton Carpenter
Full career not yet synced for Clayton Carpenter — 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)
Jose Ochoa
Distance 92.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 7.3%)
Clayton Carpenter
Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jose Ochoa
Head 56.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 27.2% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 16.0% (norm 9.3%)
Clayton Carpenter
Head 58.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 26.0% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 15.6% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ochoa L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Carpenter L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 230 / 508 | 45.3% | 40.0% | 114 / 259 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 70.4% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 118 / 313 | 37.7% | 37.6% | 70 / 180 | 38.9% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 78 / 150 | 52.0% | 68.5% | 45 / 80 | 56.2% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 63 / 88 | 71.6% | 80.0% | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 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 Ochoa L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Carpenter L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 132 / 324 | 40.7% | 40.1% | 188 / 357 | 52.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 8 / 21 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 18 / 31 | 58.1% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 216 | 30.6% | 35.2% | 125 / 286 | 43.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 43 / 92 | 46.7% | 68.2% | 56 / 78 | 71.8% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 41 / 54 | 75.9% | 80.3% | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 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 — Carpenter has more cage time on record.