Kevin Lee vs. Jesse Ronson

UFC 11-8-0 vs. 0-5-0 (1 NC)

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-8-0
UFC record
0-5-0 (1 NC)
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
33
AgeΔ 7 yrs
40
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
77"
ReachΔ 7"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
37.2
Layoff (months)Δ 9 mo
46.2
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLNCLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Kevin Lee hunts takedowns — 3.18 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Kevin Lee owns the mat — in control 41% of cage time, vs a 20% Lightweight norm.
Jesse Ronson rarely shoots — 0.46 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kevin Lee

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 119
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500

Jesse Ronson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 07
Tier 3 — regional circuit 285

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.59 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 24 finish wins over 41 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8433.88/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
2333.54/min · norm 3.42
7813.60/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
2233.39/min · norm 3.37
42.3%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
47.7%norm 43.5%
50.3%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
57.2%norm 56.3%
10.07/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.23/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kevin Lee

Distance 77.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.0% (norm 8.0%)

Jesse Ronson

Distance 90.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.0%)

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

Kevin Lee

Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 7.9%)

Jesse Ronson

Head 69.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Lee L/AAccLightweight med Ronson L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 500 / 1537 32.5% 37.9% 203 / 443 45.8% 37.9%
In the clinch 73 / 98 74.5% 67.3% 15 / 26 57.7% 67.3%
On the ground 270 / 360 75.0% 69.1% 15 / 19 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 653 / 1746 37.4% 35.0% 120 / 337 35.6% 35.0%
To the body 166 / 225 73.8% 69.1% 55 / 84 65.5% 69.1%
To the legs 24 / 24 too few to rate 81.9% 58 / 67 86.6% 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Lee L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ronson L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 650 / 1405 46.3% 38.9% 169 / 446 37.9% 38.9%
In the clinch 64 / 84 76.2% 68.6% 21 / 34 61.8% 68.6%
On the ground 67 / 83 80.7% 68.0% 33 / 41 80.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 514 / 1235 41.6% 35.1% 139 / 419 33.2% 35.1%
To the body 146 / 202 72.3% 68.1% 55 / 70 78.6% 68.1%
To the legs 121 / 135 89.6% 81.5% 29 / 32 90.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4643.4% acc · 3.18/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
228.6% acc · 0.46/15 · norm 1.38
3075.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
2057.1% def · norm 64.0%
89:3241.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
2:273.7% of cage time · norm 19.5%
16:101:07 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
22:535:13 per 15 · norm 2:46
110.76/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
20.46/15 · norm 0.49

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