Luis Saldana vs. Jordan Griffin
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Luis Saldana
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.75 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Jordan Griffin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.51 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Luis Saldana
Distance 95.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.4% (norm 6.5%)
Jordan Griffin
Distance 81.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Luis Saldana
Head 66.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.6% (norm 7.9%)
Jordan Griffin
Head 92.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Saldana L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Griffin L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 268 / 564 | 47.5% | 40.5% | 127 / 290 | 43.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 31 / 52 | 59.6% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 140 / 395 | 35.4% | 37.1% | 146 / 327 | 44.6% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 62 / 87 | 71.3% | 68.0% | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 86 / 110 | 78.2% | 80.3% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Saldana L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Griffin L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 234 / 567 | 41.3% | 39.3% | 126 / 310 | 40.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 32 / 35 | 91.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 157 / 465 | 33.8% | 35.9% | 153 / 338 | 45.3% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 66 / 92 | 71.7% | 68.0% | 33 / 50 | 66.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 81.5% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Griffin has more cage time on record.