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Mason Jones vs. Ludovit Klein

UFC 4-3-0 (1 NC) vs. 8-4-1

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-3-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
8-4-1
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 0 yrs
31
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
1.9
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
2.6
LWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mason Jones hunts takedowns — 3.38 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Mason Jones outworks the Lightweight division — 6.33 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Ludovit Klein carries real power — 0.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mason Jones

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 42
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 130
Tier 3 — regional circuit 10

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.72 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Ludovit Klein

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 84
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 161

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

6186.33/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
6223.83/min · norm 3.44
4764.87/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5803.57/min · norm 3.38
43.7%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
53.5%norm 43.65%
48.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
53.5%norm 56.3%
10.15/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.46/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Mason Jones

Distance 81.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

Ludovit Klein

Distance 85.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Mason Jones

Head 82.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 8.0%)

Ludovit Klein

Head 72.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Jones L/AAccLightweight med Klein L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 443 / 1153 38.4% 38.3% 503 / 988 50.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 99 / 148 66.9% 67.5% 63 / 81 77.8% 67.5%
On the ground 76 / 113 67.3% 68.8% 56 / 93 60.2% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 427 / 1167 36.6% 35.1% 364 / 840 43.3% 35.1%
To the body 143 / 192 74.5% 69.1% 188 / 246 76.4% 69.1%
To the legs 48 / 55 87.3% 81.8% 70 / 76 92.1% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Jones L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Klein L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 406 / 816 49.8% 38.8% 420 / 1035 40.6% 38.8%
In the clinch 50 / 74 67.6% 68.6% 101 / 136 74.3% 68.6%
On the ground 20 / 37 54.1% 68.0% 59 / 76 77.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 322 / 720 44.7% 35.2% 320 / 907 35.3% 35.2%
To the body 101 / 148 68.2% 68.2% 155 / 219 70.8% 68.2%
To the legs 53 / 59 89.8% 81.5% 105 / 121 86.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2256.4% acc · 3.38/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1450.0% acc · 1.29/15 · norm 1.34
2177.8% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
3676.6% def · norm 63.7%
26:0926.8% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
39:3124.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
11:291:45 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
26:262:26 per 15 · norm 2:50
10.15/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Klein has more cage time on record.