Kevin Jousset vs.
Jonathan Micallef
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.
Kevin Jousset
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Jonathan Micallef
Full career not yet synced for Jonathan Micallef — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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)
Kevin Jousset
Distance 93.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
Jonathan Micallef
Distance 94.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kevin Jousset
Head 70.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.8% (norm 8.4%)
Jonathan Micallef
Head 81.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jousset L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Micallef L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 258 / 523 | 49.3% | 38.6% | 145 / 342 | 42.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 67.8% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 159 / 393 | 40.5% | 37.2% | 104 / 294 | 35.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 46 / 71 | 64.8% | 70.7% | 46 / 58 | 79.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 83 / 94 | 88.3% | 82.9% | 9 / 11 | 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 Jousset L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Micallef L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 254 / 532 | 47.7% | 39.0% | 135 / 323 | 41.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 45 | 64.4% | 68.9% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 194 / 462 | 42.0% | 35.6% | 88 / 256 | 34.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 62 / 79 | 78.5% | 69.6% | 21 / 43 | 48.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 82.1% | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 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 — Jousset has more cage time on record.