Khalil Rountree Jr. vs.
Chris Daukaus
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.
Khalil Rountree Jr.
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Chris Daukaus
Full career not yet synced for Chris Daukaus — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 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)
Khalil Rountree Jr.
Distance 94.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 10.4%)
Chris Daukaus
Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.9% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Khalil Rountree Jr.
Head 76.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 9.7%)
Chris Daukaus
Head 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jr. L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Daukaus L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 617 / 1576 | 39.1% | 41.4% | 110 / 241 | 45.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 53 | 67.9% | 70.9% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 27 / 44 | 61.4% | 72.3% | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 375 / 1276 | 29.4% | 38.9% | 133 / 282 | 47.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 162 / 223 | 72.6% | 71.9% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 143 / 174 | 82.2% | 81.8% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Jr. L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Daukaus L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 684 / 1407 | 48.6% | 40.4% | 97 / 234 | 41.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 68.7% | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 43 / 53 | 81.1% | 70.4% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 439 / 1101 | 39.9% | 37.5% | 87 / 224 | 38.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 165 / 215 | 76.7% | 72.3% | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 154 / 185 | 83.2% | 83.0% | 18 / 18 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Jr. has more cage time on record.