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Keith Wisniewski vs.
Chris Clements

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

0-4-0 Keith Wisniewski · UFC
2-2-0 (1 NC) Chris Clements · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

0-4-0
UFC record
2-2-0 (1 NC)
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
44.8
AgeΔ 5.7 yrs
50.5
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
155
Layoff (months)Δ 19.7 mo
135.3
LLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLNCW
The read

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.

Chris Clements rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Keith Wisniewski absorbs 5.05 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.06 Welterweight norm — hittable.
Chris Clements carries real power — 0.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

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 Wisniewski

Full career not yet synced for Keith Wisniewski — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Chris Clements

Full career not yet synced for Chris Clements — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1252.27/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
1653.20/min · norm 3.17
2785.05/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
1222.37/min · norm 3.06
50.6%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
49.8%norm 44.9%
42.4%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
44.5%norm 55.25%
00.00/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
20.58/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Keith Wisniewski

Distance 65.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 27.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.1%)

Chris Clements

Distance 75.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Keith Wisniewski

Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 8.4%)

Chris Clements

Head 65.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Wisniewski L/AAccWelterweight med Clements L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 162 35.2% 38.6% 108 / 250 43.2% 38.6%
In the clinch 54 / 69 78.3% 67.8% 39 / 56 69.6% 67.8%
On the ground 14 / 16 too few to rate 67.2% 18 / 25 72.0% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 81 / 197 41.1% 37.2% 77 / 216 35.6% 37.2%
To the body 42 / 47 89.4% 70.7% 46 / 64 71.9% 70.7%
To the legs 2 / 3 too few to rate 82.9% 42 / 51 82.4% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Wisniewski L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Clements L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 139 / 302 46.0% 39.0% 65 / 137 47.4% 39.0%
In the clinch 99 / 131 75.6% 68.9% 15 / 22 too few to rate 68.9%
On the ground 40 / 50 80.0% 68.0% 42 / 61 68.9% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 150 / 331 45.3% 35.6% 92 / 180 51.1% 35.6%
To the body 82 / 100 82.0% 69.6% 21 / 29 72.4% 69.6%
To the legs 46 / 52 88.5% 82.1% 9 / 11 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

642.9% acc · 1.64/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.27
1076.9% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
832.0% def · norm 63.9%
14:1726.0% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
3:025.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
16:284:29 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
25:507:30 per 15 · norm 3:15
10.27/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
10.29/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Clements has more cage time on record.

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