Kyle Daukaus vs. Jamie Pickett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kyle Daukaus
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Jamie Pickett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 9 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.37 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kyle Daukaus
Distance 78.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.0%)
Jamie Pickett
Distance 86.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kyle Daukaus
Head 83.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Jamie Pickett
Head 73.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Daukaus L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Pickett L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 319 | 43.9% | 40.5% | 189 / 461 | 41.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.6% | 52 / 70 | 74.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 69.4% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 147 / 340 | 43.2% | 38.8% | 136 / 393 | 34.6% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 71.6% | 82 / 112 | 73.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 83.3% | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Daukaus L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Pickett L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 101 / 223 | 45.3% | 39.5% | 215 / 503 | 42.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 70.4% | 115 / 134 | 85.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 103 / 153 | 67.3% | 69.0% | 26 / 50 | 52.0% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 172 / 337 | 51.0% | 37.9% | 217 / 509 | 42.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 59 / 68 | 86.8% | 71.3% | 112 / 145 | 77.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 82.1% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Daukaus has more cage time on record.