Luke Riley vs.
Michael Aswell Jr.
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
Michael Aswell Jr.
Full career not yet synced for Michael Aswell Jr. — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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%)
Michael Aswell Jr.
Distance 94.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.5% (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%)
Michael Aswell Jr.
Head 88.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.8% (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 | Jr. L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 129 / 235 | 54.9% | 40.9% | 289 / 748 | 38.6% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 14 / 27 | 51.9% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 106 / 206 | 51.5% | 37.2% | 256 / 707 | 36.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 41 / 48 | 85.4% | 68.2% | 50 / 74 | 67.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 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 Jr. L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 82 / 215 | 38.1% | 39.2% | 320 / 677 | 47.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 193 | 32.6% | 35.9% | 195 / 511 | 38.2% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 67.9% | 102 / 134 | 76.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 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 — Jr. has more cage time on record.