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Kurt Holobaugh vs. Jordan Leavitt

UFC 2-7-0 vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-7-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
40
AgeΔ 9 yrs
31
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
16.7
Layoff (months)Δ 12.2 mo
4.5
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jordan Leavitt is a submission threat — 1.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Jordan Leavitt hunts takedowns — 2.93 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Kurt Holobaugh is a submission threat — 0.77 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Kurt Holobaugh

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 27
Tier 3 — regional circuit 203

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 33 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Jordan Leavitt

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 74
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4564.65/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
1612.25/min · norm 3.44
4434.52/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1171.63/min · norm 3.38
45.0%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
58.3%norm 43.65%
48.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
58.9%norm 56.3%
10.15/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.21/15 · norm 0.25

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

Kurt Holobaugh

Distance 86.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)

Jordan Leavitt

Distance 81.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 8.0%)

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

Kurt Holobaugh

Head 77.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.0%)

Jordan Leavitt

Head 36.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 31.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 32.2% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Holobaugh L/AAccLightweight med Leavitt L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 357 / 880 40.6% 38.3% 129 / 226 57.1% 38.3%
In the clinch 75 / 104 72.1% 67.5% 20 / 29 69.0% 67.5%
On the ground 24 / 30 80.0% 68.8% 12 / 21 too few to rate 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 283 / 784 36.1% 35.1% 40 / 101 39.6% 35.1%
To the body 113 / 153 73.9% 69.1% 41 / 86 47.7% 69.1%
To the legs 60 / 77 77.9% 81.8% 80 / 89 89.9% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Holobaugh L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Leavitt L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 292 / 648 45.1% 38.8% 79 / 238 33.2% 38.8%
In the clinch 72 / 102 70.6% 68.6% 12 / 13 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 79 / 110 71.8% 68.0% 26 / 34 76.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 329 / 717 45.9% 35.2% 44 / 169 26.0% 35.2%
To the body 80 / 103 77.7% 68.2% 55 / 70 78.6% 68.2%
To the legs 34 / 40 85.0% 81.5% 18 / 46 39.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
533.3% acc · 0.77/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1429.2% acc · 2.93/15 · norm 1.34
1336.1% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
330.0% def · norm 63.7%
16:1616.6% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
28:3139.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
41:386:22 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
19:324:05 per 15 · norm 2:50
50.77/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
51.05/15 · norm 0.48

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