Luke Riley vs.
Kai Kamaka III
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Luke Riley
Full career not yet synced for Luke Riley — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Kai Kamaka III
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Luke Riley
Distance 88.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 6.5%)
Kai Kamaka III
Distance 86.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Luke Riley
Head 77.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 18.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 7.8%)
Kai Kamaka III
Head 58.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 28.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Riley L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | III L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 235 | 54.9% | 40.9% | 106 / 172 | 61.6% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 106 / 206 | 51.5% | 37.2% | 53 / 117 | 45.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 41 / 48 | 85.4% | 68.2% | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 24 / 27 | 88.9% | 80.7% |
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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Riley L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs III L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 82 / 215 | 38.1% | 39.2% | 96 / 255 | 37.6% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 50 / 64 | 78.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 193 | 32.6% | 35.9% | 92 / 254 | 36.2% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 67.9% | 52 / 64 | 81.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Riley has more cage time on record.