Keith Berish vs.
Ryan Janes
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.
Keith Berish
Full career not yet synced for Keith Berish — 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
Ryan Janes
Full career not yet synced for Ryan Janes — 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 +0.5 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)
Keith Berish
Distance 95.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 10.3%)
Ryan Janes
Distance 90.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Keith Berish
Head 81.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 8.4%)
Ryan Janes
Head 83.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Berish L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Janes L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 160 | 35.6% | 40.5% | 277 / 612 | 45.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 136 | 28.7% | 38.9% | 237 / 566 | 41.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 6 / 13 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Berish L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Janes L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 75 / 207 | 36.2% | 39.5% | 213 / 540 | 39.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 55 / 184 | 29.9% | 37.9% | 186 / 492 | 37.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 23 / 52 | 44.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 82.1% |
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 — Janes has more cage time on record.