Keith Wisniewski vs.
Josh Neer
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 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
Josh Neer
Full career not yet synced for Josh Neer — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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 Wisniewski
Distance 65.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 27.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.1%)
Josh Neer
Distance 61.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 20.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.4% (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%)
Josh Neer
Head 85.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.6% (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/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Neer L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 162 | 35.2% | 38.6% | 222 / 656 | 33.8% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 69 | 78.3% | 67.8% | 139 / 219 | 63.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 112 / 184 | 60.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 197 | 41.1% | 37.2% | 352 / 910 | 38.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 42 / 47 | 89.4% | 70.7% | 72 / 90 | 80.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 49 / 59 | 83.1% | 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Neer L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 139 / 302 | 46.0% | 39.0% | 317 / 910 | 34.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 99 / 131 | 75.6% | 68.9% | 156 / 229 | 68.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 68.0% | 71 / 147 | 48.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 150 / 331 | 45.3% | 35.6% | 357 / 1047 | 34.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 82 / 100 | 82.0% | 69.6% | 137 / 184 | 74.5% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 46 / 52 | 88.5% | 82.1% | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 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 — Neer has more cage time on record.