Josh Emmett vs.
Bryce Mitchell
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.
Josh Emmett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Bryce Mitchell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.54 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 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)
Josh Emmett
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.5%)
Bryce Mitchell
Distance 67.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 25.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Emmett
Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.8%)
Bryce Mitchell
Head 64.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 26.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.3% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Emmett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Mitchell L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 654 / 1978 | 33.1% | 40.9% | 188 / 384 | 49.0% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 70.8% | 30 / 40 | 75.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 69.2% | 119 / 147 | 81.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 496 / 1768 | 28.1% | 37.2% | 192 / 368 | 52.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 164 / 267 | 61.4% | 68.2% | 100 / 150 | 66.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 115 / 132 | 87.1% | 80.7% | 45 / 53 | 84.9% | 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 Emmett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Mitchell L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 824 / 2170 | 38.0% | 39.2% | 167 / 471 | 35.5% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 70.3% | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 69.4% | 53 / 72 | 73.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 665 / 1957 | 34.0% | 35.9% | 145 / 434 | 33.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 145 / 229 | 63.3% | 67.9% | 57 / 95 | 60.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 145 / 178 | 81.5% | 81.5% | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 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 — Emmett has more cage time on record.