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Ludovit Klein vs. Jai Herbert

UFC 8-4-1 vs. 5-5-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-4-1
UFC record
5-5-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 7 yrs
38
5'7"
HeightΔ 6"
6'1"
72"
ReachΔ 5"
77"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
2.6
Layoff (months)Δ 2.3 mo
0.3
LWLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jai Herbert carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Ludovit Klein carries real power — 0.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jai Herbert rarely shoots — 0.37 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ludovit Klein

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 161

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Jai Herbert

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 45
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6223.83/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3953.24/min · norm 3.44
5803.57/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
4013.29/min · norm 3.38
53.5%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
40.4%norm 43.65%
53.5%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
52.7%norm 56.3%
50.46/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
60.74/15 · norm 0.25

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

Ludovit Klein

Distance 85.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

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)

Ludovit Klein

Head 72.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.0%)

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 Klein L/AAccLightweight med Herbert L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 503 / 988 50.9% 38.3% 311 / 866 35.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 63 / 81 77.8% 67.5% 56 / 65 86.2% 67.5%
On the ground 56 / 93 60.2% 68.8% 28 / 46 60.9% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 364 / 840 43.3% 35.1% 207 / 732 28.3% 35.1%
To the body 188 / 246 76.4% 69.1% 119 / 160 74.4% 69.1%
To the legs 70 / 76 92.1% 81.8% 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 (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 Klein L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Herbert L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 420 / 1035 40.6% 38.8% 300 / 717 41.8% 38.8%
In the clinch 101 / 136 74.3% 68.6% 60 / 75 80.0% 68.6%
On the ground 59 / 76 77.6% 68.0% 41 / 55 74.5% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 320 / 907 35.3% 35.2% 223 / 590 37.8% 35.2%
To the body 155 / 219 70.8% 68.2% 76 / 114 66.7% 68.2%
To the legs 105 / 121 86.8% 81.5% 102 / 143 71.3% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1450.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
320.0% acc · 0.37/15 · norm 1.34
3676.6% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
2464.9% def · norm 63.7%
39:3124.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
20:3916.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
26:262:26 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
29:073:34 per 15 · norm 2:50
00.00/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

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