Malcolm Wellmaker vs.
Juan Diaz
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.
Malcolm Wellmaker
Full career not yet synced for Malcolm Wellmaker — 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 -0.2 wins over .500
Juan Diaz
Full career not yet synced for Juan Diaz — 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 +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)
Malcolm Wellmaker
Distance 84.8% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 14.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 6.5%)
Juan Diaz
Distance 84.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 12.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Malcolm Wellmaker
Head 55.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 33.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 8.4%)
Juan Diaz
Head 36.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 52.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wellmaker L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Diaz L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 95 / 195 | 48.7% | 39.0% | 10 / 21 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 34 | 82.4% | 68.7% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 50 / 127 | 39.4% | 34.9% | 3 / 9 | too few to rate | 34.9% |
| To the body | 57 / 77 | 74.0% | 66.8% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 79.4% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Wellmaker L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Diaz L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 203 | 45.3% | 39.3% | 14 / 32 | 43.8% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 70.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 188 | 41.0% | 34.9% | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 34.9% |
| To the body | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 66.0% | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 79.1% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
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 — Wellmaker has more cage time on record.