Matt Brown vs.
Jordan Mein
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.
Matt Brown
Full career not yet synced for Matt Brown — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 10-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Jordan Mein
Full career not yet synced for Jordan Mein — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 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)
Matt Brown
Distance 69.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 8.1%)
Jordan Mein
Distance 76.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 16.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Brown
Head 72.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)
Jordan Mein
Head 80.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Brown L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Mein L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 586 / 1301 | 45.0% | 38.6% | 202 / 451 | 44.8% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 276 / 336 | 82.1% | 67.8% | 28 / 46 | 60.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 177 / 237 | 74.7% | 67.2% | 51 / 96 | 53.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 631 / 1356 | 46.5% | 37.2% | 186 / 478 | 38.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 310 / 383 | 80.9% | 70.7% | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 98 / 135 | 72.6% | 82.9% | 54 / 60 | 90.0% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Brown L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Mein L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 564 / 1438 | 39.2% | 39.0% | 148 / 533 | 27.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 108 / 173 | 62.4% | 68.9% | 28 / 49 | 57.1% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 136 / 189 | 72.0% | 68.0% | 49 / 66 | 74.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 564 / 1471 | 38.3% | 35.6% | 129 / 499 | 25.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 123 / 182 | 67.6% | 69.6% | 63 / 101 | 62.4% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 121 / 147 | 82.3% | 82.1% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 82.1% |
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 — Brown has more cage time on record.