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Matt Wiman vs.
Brian Geraghty

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

10-8-0 Matt Wiman · UFC
0-1-0 Brian Geraghty · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

10-8-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
42.9
AgeΔ 2.9 yrs
45.8
5'10"
HeightΔ 3"
5'7"
68"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
68
Layoff (months)Δ 161.4 mo
229.4
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

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.

Matt Wiman is a submission threat — 1.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Brian Geraghty absorbs 9.77 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.37 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Brian Geraghty rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Level of competition

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 Wiman

Full career not yet synced for Matt Wiman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Brian Geraghty

Full career not yet synced for Brian Geraghty — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5573.17/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
10.47/min · norm 3.42
6273.57/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
219.77/min · norm 3.37
50.1%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
25.0%norm 43.5%
51.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
36.4%norm 56.3%
10.09/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Matt Wiman

Distance 55.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.3% (norm 8.0%)

Brian Geraghty

Distance 50.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 50.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Matt Wiman

Head 80.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 7.9%)

Brian Geraghty

Head 75.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 25.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Wiman L/AAccLightweight med Geraghty L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 247 / 612 40.4% 37.9% 0 / 2 too few to rate 37.9%
In the clinch 139 / 207 67.1% 67.3% 1 / 2 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 171 / 293 58.4% 69.1% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 386 / 891 43.3% 35.0% 1 / 3 too few to rate 35.0%
To the body 69 / 94 73.4% 69.1% 0 / 1 too few to rate 69.1%
To the legs 102 / 127 80.3% 81.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Wiman L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Geraghty L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 263 / 717 36.7% 38.9% 1 / 5 too few to rate 38.9%
In the clinch 193 / 292 66.1% 68.6% 0 / 0 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 171 / 273 62.6% 68.0% 20 / 28 71.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 457 / 1067 42.8% 35.1% 19 / 31 61.3% 35.1%
To the body 123 / 152 80.9% 68.1% 1 / 1 too few to rate 68.1%
To the legs 47 / 63 74.6% 81.5% 1 / 1 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2537.9% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
2356.1% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 64.0%
60:2434.4% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
59:535:06 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
1:4412:05 per 15 · norm 2:46
181.54/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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