Matt Hamill vs. Quinton Jackson
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matt Hamill
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Quinton Jackson
Full career not yet synced for Quinton Jackson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matt Hamill
Distance 80.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.6%)
Quinton Jackson
Distance 72.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.6% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Hamill
Head 89.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 2.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 9.7%)
Quinton Jackson
Head 81.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 13.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hamill L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Jackson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 388 / 1082 | 35.9% | 41.5% | 303 / 862 | 35.2% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 55 / 90 | 61.1% | 70.8% | 164 / 256 | 64.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 128 / 174 | 73.6% | 72.9% | 47 / 68 | 69.1% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 467 / 1201 | 38.9% | 39.2% | 327 / 971 | 33.7% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 72.0% | 133 / 159 | 83.6% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 81 / 111 | 73.0% | 82.1% | 54 / 56 | 96.4% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Hamill L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Jackson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 463 / 1299 | 35.6% | 40.6% | 363 / 1038 | 35.0% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 128 | 53.9% | 68.8% | 129 / 189 | 68.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 57 / 99 | 57.6% | 70.4% | 92 / 138 | 66.7% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 343 / 1209 | 28.4% | 37.7% | 303 / 993 | 30.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 110 / 155 | 71.0% | 72.9% | 115 / 164 | 70.1% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 136 / 162 | 84.0% | 83.1% | 166 / 208 | 79.8% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hamill has more cage time on record.