Kai Kamaka vs. Tony Kelley
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kai Kamaka
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500
Tony Kelley
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kai Kamaka
Distance 89.2% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
Tony Kelley
Distance 75.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 18.0% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kai Kamaka
Head 61.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 28.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.9%)
Tony Kelley
Head 62.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 27.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kamaka L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Kelley L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 227 / 422 | 53.8% | 40.5% | 144 / 381 | 37.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 70.5% | 72 / 91 | 79.1% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 116 / 292 | 39.7% | 37.1% | 112 / 317 | 35.3% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 113 / 133 | 85.0% | 68.0% | 89 / 141 | 63.1% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 41 / 48 | 85.4% | 80.3% | 38 / 48 | 79.2% | 79.2% |
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: 127 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 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 Kamaka L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Kelley L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 208 / 548 | 38.0% | 39.3% | 165 / 334 | 49.4% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 74 | 77.0% | 70.3% | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 69.4% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 176 / 483 | 36.4% | 35.9% | 110 / 269 | 40.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 73 / 113 | 64.6% | 68.0% | 84 / 95 | 88.4% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 81.5% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kamaka has more cage time on record.