Mickey Gall vs.
Mike Jackson
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.
Mickey Gall
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Mike Jackson
Full career not yet synced for Mike Jackson — 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 -0.5 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)
Mickey Gall
Distance 82.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 8.1%)
Mike Jackson
Distance 74.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mickey Gall
Head 86.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Mike Jackson
Head 86.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gall L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Jackson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 281 / 612 | 45.9% | 38.6% | 62 / 123 | 50.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 59 | 69.5% | 67.8% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 44 / 67 | 65.7% | 67.2% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 288 / 636 | 45.3% | 37.2% | 78 / 143 | 54.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 70.7% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Gall L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Jackson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 336 / 765 | 43.9% | 39.0% | 50 / 165 | 30.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 56 | 73.2% | 68.9% | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 117 / 159 | 73.6% | 68.0% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 361 / 814 | 44.3% | 35.6% | 49 / 168 | 29.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 86 / 117 | 73.5% | 69.6% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 47 / 49 | 95.9% | 82.1% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 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 — Gall has more cage time on record.