Li Jingliang vs. David Michaud
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Li Jingliang
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
David Michaud
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.02 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Li Jingliang
Distance 90.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 8.1%)
David Michaud
Distance 77.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Li Jingliang
Head 73.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 8.0%)
David Michaud
Head 82.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.1% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Li L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Michaud L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 736 / 1811 | 40.6% | 38.5% | 88 / 242 | 36.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 75 | 53.3% | 67.8% | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 70 / 108 | 64.8% | 67.0% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 476 / 1469 | 32.4% | 36.4% | 99 / 258 | 38.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 108 / 167 | 64.7% | 70.7% | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 262 / 358 | 73.2% | 83.0% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 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 (Welterweight: 180 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 Li L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Michaud L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 597 / 1516 | 39.4% | 39.1% | 117 / 302 | 38.7% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 94 | 66.0% | 68.9% | 36 / 52 | 69.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 89 / 113 | 78.8% | 68.0% | 32 / 49 | 65.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 543 / 1443 | 37.6% | 35.6% | 109 / 307 | 35.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 99 / 151 | 65.6% | 69.6% | 37 / 48 | 77.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 106 / 129 | 82.2% | 82.2% | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Li has more cage time on record.