Justin Buchholz vs.
Terry Etim
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.
Justin Buchholz
Full career not yet synced for Justin Buchholz — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Terry Etim
Full career not yet synced for Terry Etim — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Justin Buchholz
Distance 76.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.0%)
Terry Etim
Distance 92.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Justin Buchholz
Head 85.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 7.9%)
Terry Etim
Head 75.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Buchholz L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Etim L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 256 | 21.9% | 37.9% | 199 / 592 | 33.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 49 | 46.9% | 67.3% | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 10 / 30 | 33.3% | 69.1% | 3 / 10 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 285 | 22.1% | 35.0% | 110 / 480 | 22.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 14 / 24 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 25 / 44 | 56.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 12 / 26 | 46.2% | 81.9% | 94 / 115 | 81.7% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Buchholz L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Etim L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 96 / 220 | 43.6% | 38.9% | 143 / 618 | 23.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 57 | 63.2% | 68.6% | 33 / 43 | 76.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 25 / 46 | 54.3% | 68.0% | 92 / 151 | 60.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 112 / 266 | 42.1% | 35.1% | 151 / 607 | 24.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 20 / 30 | 66.7% | 68.1% | 50 / 103 | 48.5% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 81.5% | 67 / 102 | 65.7% | 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 — Etim has more cage time on record.