Khama Worthy vs.
Jai Herbert
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.
Khama Worthy
Full career not yet synced for Khama Worthy — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Jai Herbert
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.97 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Khama Worthy
Distance 94.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.0%)
Jai Herbert
Distance 88.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Khama Worthy
Head 60.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 23.4% (norm 7.9%)
Jai Herbert
Head 75.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Worthy L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Herbert L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 86 / 181 | 47.5% | 37.9% | 268 / 728 | 36.8% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 48 / 57 | 84.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 25 / 35 | 71.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 37 / 117 | 31.6% | 35.0% | 182 / 616 | 29.5% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 22 / 30 | 73.3% | 69.1% | 100 / 132 | 75.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 34 / 45 | 75.6% | 81.9% | 59 / 72 | 81.9% | 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 Worthy L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Herbert L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 73 / 150 | 48.7% | 38.9% | 264 / 640 | 41.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 57 / 72 | 79.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 18 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 66 / 143 | 46.2% | 35.1% | 197 / 529 | 37.2% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 70 / 104 | 67.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 81.5% | 91 / 128 | 71.1% | 81.5% |
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 — Herbert has more cage time on record.