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Li Jingliang vs. Zak Ottow

UFC 11-7-0 vs. 4-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
11-7-0
UFC record
4-4-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
38
AgeΔ 1 yrs
39
6'0"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
26.1
Layoff (months)Δ 65.3 mo
91.4
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Li Jingliang carries real power — 0.79 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Li Jingliang outworks the Welterweight division — 4.46 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.17 norm.
Zak Ottow is wasteful with body shots — only 50% land, vs a 71% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Li Jingliang

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 117
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

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

Zak Ottow

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 164

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8464.46/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
2032.63/min · norm 3.17
7483.95/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
2112.73/min · norm 3.08
42.4%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
36.8%norm 44.75%
56.6%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
58.6%norm 55.25%
100.79/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
20.39/15 · norm 0.38

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%)

Zak Ottow

Distance 90.9% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 8.1%)

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%)

Zak Ottow

Head 76.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.4% (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/AAccWelterweight med Ottow L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 736 / 1811 40.6% 38.5% 174 / 501 34.7% 38.5%
In the clinch 40 / 75 53.3% 67.8% 7 / 11 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 70 / 108 64.8% 67.0% 22 / 39 56.4% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 476 / 1469 32.4% 36.4% 118 / 419 28.2% 36.4%
To the body 108 / 167 64.7% 70.7% 40 / 80 50.0% 70.7%
To the legs 262 / 358 73.2% 83.0% 45 / 52 86.5% 83.0%

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 · Welterweight: 180 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/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Ottow L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 597 / 1516 39.4% 39.1% 144 / 415 34.7% 39.1%
In the clinch 62 / 94 66.0% 68.9% 24 / 28 85.7% 68.9%
On the ground 89 / 113 78.8% 68.0% 43 / 67 64.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 543 / 1443 37.6% 35.6% 123 / 384 32.0% 35.6%
To the body 99 / 151 65.6% 69.6% 33 / 57 57.9% 69.6%
To the legs 106 / 129 82.2% 82.2% 55 / 69 79.7% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1541.7% acc · 1.19/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
529.4% acc · 0.97/15 · norm 1.31
2660.5% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
857.1% def · norm 63.9%
15:248.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
11:0214.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
29:572:22 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
14:572:54 per 15 · norm 3:15
00.00/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
20.39/15 · norm 0.44

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