Matt Wiman vs.
TJ Grant
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 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
TJ Grant
Full career not yet synced for TJ Grant — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 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 Wiman
Distance 55.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 26.3% (norm 8.0%)
TJ Grant
Distance 70.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 20.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.1%)
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%)
TJ Grant
Head 73.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.8% (norm 12.4%) · 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 | Wiman L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Grant L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 247 / 612 | 40.4% | 37.9% | 315 / 663 | 47.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 139 / 207 | 67.1% | 67.3% | 141 / 196 | 71.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 171 / 293 | 58.4% | 69.1% | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 386 / 891 | 43.3% | 35.0% | 298 / 693 | 43.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 69 / 94 | 73.4% | 69.1% | 154 / 187 | 82.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 102 / 127 | 80.3% | 81.9% | 58 / 64 | 90.6% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Wiman L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Grant L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 263 / 717 | 36.7% | 38.9% | 285 / 723 | 39.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 193 / 292 | 66.1% | 68.6% | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 171 / 273 | 62.6% | 68.0% | 98 / 180 | 54.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 457 / 1067 | 42.8% | 35.1% | 323 / 836 | 38.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 123 / 152 | 80.9% | 68.1% | 43 / 71 | 60.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 81.5% | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 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 — Wiman has more cage time on record.