Julio Paulino vs. TJ Grant
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Julio Paulino
Full career not yet synced for Julio Paulino — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
TJ Grant
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Julio Paulino
Distance 77.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.4% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.1%)
TJ Grant
Distance 70.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 20.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Julio Paulino
Head 76.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 8.0%)
TJ Grant
Head 73.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 19.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Paulino L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Grant L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 18 / 81 | 22.2% | 38.5% | 315 / 663 | 47.5% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 141 / 196 | 71.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 67.0% | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 16 / 79 | 20.3% | 36.4% | 298 / 693 | 43.0% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 11 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 154 / 187 | 82.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 7 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 58 / 64 | 90.6% | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Paulino L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Grant L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 17 / 43 | 39.5% | 39.1% | 285 / 723 | 39.4% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 68.0% | 98 / 180 | 54.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 38 / 82 | 46.3% | 35.6% | 323 / 836 | 38.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 43 / 71 | 60.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.2% | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Grant has more cage time on record.