Keith Wisniewski vs.
Nick Thompson
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
Nick Thompson
Full career not yet synced for Nick Thompson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 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 Wisniewski
Distance 65.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 27.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.5% (norm 8.1%)
Nick Thompson
Distance 50.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 34.2% (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%)
Nick Thompson
Head 83.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.4%) · 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 | Wisniewski L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Thompson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 162 | 35.2% | 38.6% | 14 / 57 | 24.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 69 | 78.3% | 67.8% | 7 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 197 | 41.1% | 37.2% | 32 / 95 | 33.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 42 / 47 | 89.4% | 70.7% | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 Thompson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 139 / 302 | 46.0% | 39.0% | 8 / 29 | 27.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 99 / 131 | 75.6% | 68.9% | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 68.0% | 21 / 33 | 63.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 150 / 331 | 45.3% | 35.6% | 25 / 63 | 39.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 82 / 100 | 82.0% | 69.6% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 46 / 52 | 88.5% | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 — Wisniewski has more cage time on record.