Keith Jardine vs.
Wilson Gouveia
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 Jardine
Full career not yet synced for Keith Jardine — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Wilson Gouveia
Full career not yet synced for Wilson Gouveia — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 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 Jardine
Distance 89.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.4%)
Wilson Gouveia
Distance 80.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Keith Jardine
Head 82.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 9.7%)
Wilson Gouveia
Head 83.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 1.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jardine L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Gouveia L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 454 / 1298 | 35.0% | 41.4% | 148 / 406 | 36.5% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 107 | 57.0% | 70.9% | 15 / 30 | 50.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 23 / 44 | 52.3% | 72.3% | 38 / 67 | 56.7% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 321 / 1191 | 27.0% | 38.9% | 134 / 421 | 31.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 69 / 82 | 84.1% | 71.9% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 148 / 176 | 84.1% | 81.8% | 59 / 73 | 80.8% | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Jardine L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Gouveia L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 310 / 945 | 32.8% | 40.4% | 166 / 424 | 39.2% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 95 | 66.3% | 68.7% | 27 / 45 | 60.0% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.4% | 77 / 152 | 50.7% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 280 / 933 | 30.0% | 37.5% | 172 / 507 | 33.9% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 72.3% | 39 / 47 | 83.0% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 78 / 94 | 83.0% | 83.0% | 59 / 67 | 88.1% | 83.0% |
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 — Jardine has more cage time on record.