Matt Hobar vs.
Aaron Phillips
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 Hobar
Full career not yet synced for Matt Hobar — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Aaron Phillips
Full career not yet synced for Aaron Phillips — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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 Hobar
Distance 57.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 29.1% (norm 6.5%)
Aaron Phillips
Distance 68.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 18.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Hobar
Head 81.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Aaron Phillips
Head 62.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 30.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hobar L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Phillips L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 37 / 144 | 25.7% | 39.0% | 44 / 102 | 43.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 68.7% | 22 / 27 | 81.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 42 / 73 | 57.5% | 70.2% | 13 / 19 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 205 | 36.6% | 34.9% | 36 / 93 | 38.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 66.8% | 38 / 45 | 84.4% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 5 / 10 | 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 Hobar L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Phillips L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 226 | 37.2% | 39.3% | 68 / 153 | 44.4% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 70.4% | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 72.4% | 93 / 147 | 63.3% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 115 / 264 | 43.6% | 34.9% | 130 / 252 | 51.6% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 27 | 70.4% | 66.0% | 28 / 44 | 63.6% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 34 / 44 | 77.3% | 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 — Phillips has more cage time on record.