Matt Lindland vs. Phil Baroni
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matt Lindland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Phil Baroni
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.01 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matt Lindland
Distance 31.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 26.7% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 42.2% (norm 10.0%)
Phil Baroni
Distance 48.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 29.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 22.5% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Lindland
Head 78.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)
Phil Baroni
Head 79.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lindland L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Baroni L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 172 | 23.3% | 40.5% | 74 / 246 | 30.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 105 / 148 | 70.9% | 70.6% | 94 / 151 | 62.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 143 / 234 | 61.1% | 69.4% | 85 / 115 | 73.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 190 / 436 | 43.6% | 38.8% | 162 / 408 | 39.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 71.6% | 87 / 98 | 88.8% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 58 / 69 | 84.1% | 83.3% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Lindland L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Baroni L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 56 / 158 | 35.4% | 39.5% | 157 / 305 | 51.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 70.4% | 142 / 199 | 71.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 43 / 66 | 65.2% | 69.0% | 97 / 129 | 75.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 75 / 221 | 33.9% | 37.9% | 236 / 442 | 53.4% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 71.3% | 97 / 122 | 79.5% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 82.1% | 63 / 69 | 91.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lindland has more cage time on record.