Kyle Nelson vs. Jai Herbert
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kyle Nelson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 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: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kyle Nelson
Distance 88.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 6.5%)
Jai Herbert
Distance 88.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kyle Nelson
Head 74.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 16.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 7.9%)
Jai Herbert
Head 74.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nelson L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Herbert L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 351 / 803 | 43.7% | 40.5% | 311 / 866 | 35.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 70.5% | 56 / 65 | 86.2% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 28 / 46 | 60.9% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 235 / 673 | 34.9% | 37.1% | 207 / 732 | 28.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 109 / 151 | 72.2% | 68.0% | 119 / 160 | 74.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 74 / 85 | 87.1% | 80.3% | 69 / 85 | 81.2% | 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 (Featherweight: 127 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 Nelson L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Herbert L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 387 / 930 | 41.6% | 39.3% | 300 / 717 | 41.8% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 60 | 71.7% | 70.3% | 60 / 75 | 80.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 105 / 168 | 62.5% | 69.4% | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 308 / 881 | 35.0% | 35.9% | 223 / 590 | 37.8% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 126 / 158 | 79.7% | 68.0% | 76 / 114 | 66.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 101 / 119 | 84.9% | 81.5% | 102 / 143 | 71.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nelson has more cage time on record.