Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jeremiah Wells
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matthew Semelsberger
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Jeremiah Wells
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matthew Semelsberger
Distance 85.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 9.3% (norm 8.1%)
Jeremiah Wells
Distance 69.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 28.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matthew Semelsberger
Head 78.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.4% (norm 8.0%)
Jeremiah Wells
Head 90.1% (norm 78.3%) · Body 7.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.0% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Semelsberger L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Wells L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 359 / 897 | 40.0% | 38.5% | 101 / 274 | 36.9% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 51 | 70.6% | 67.8% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 54 / 97 | 55.7% | 67.0% | 71 / 113 | 62.8% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 290 / 822 | 35.3% | 36.4% | 147 / 356 | 41.3% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 76 / 125 | 60.8% | 70.7% | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 83 / 98 | 84.7% | 83.0% | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Semelsberger L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Wells L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 418 / 970 | 43.1% | 39.1% | 76 / 159 | 47.8% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 40 / 55 | 72.7% | 68.9% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 46 / 74 | 62.2% | 68.0% | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 353 / 908 | 38.9% | 35.6% | 70 / 155 | 45.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 81 / 115 | 70.4% | 69.6% | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 70 / 76 | 92.1% | 82.2% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Semelsberger has more cage time on record.