Makwan Amirkhani vs. Jack Shore
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Makwan Amirkhani
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Jack Shore
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 10 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.73 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Makwan Amirkhani
Distance 77.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 21.4% (norm 6.5%)
Jack Shore
Distance 77.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 6.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Makwan Amirkhani
Head 89.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.1% (norm 7.9%)
Jack Shore
Head 78.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Amirkhani L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Shore L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 110 / 298 | 36.9% | 40.5% | 250 / 465 | 53.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 46 / 58 | 79.3% | 69.0% |
| On the ground | 57 / 83 | 68.7% | 69.3% | 56 / 81 | 69.1% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 147 / 348 | 42.2% | 37.1% | 243 / 475 | 51.2% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 17 / 31 | 54.8% | 68.0% | 52 / 58 | 89.7% | 66.9% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 57 / 71 | 80.3% | 79.2% |
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 · Bantamweight: 121 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 Amirkhani L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Shore L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 205 / 490 | 41.8% | 39.3% | 182 / 462 | 39.4% | 39.4% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 67 | 85.1% | 70.3% | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 122 / 155 | 78.7% | 69.4% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 234 / 500 | 46.8% | 35.9% | 86 / 343 | 25.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 101 / 139 | 72.7% | 68.0% | 62 / 85 | 72.9% | 66.1% |
| To the legs | 49 / 73 | 67.1% | 81.5% | 78 / 90 | 86.7% | 78.8% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Amirkhani has more cage time on record.