Mike Kyle vs. Justin Eilers

UFC 2-1-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
46
AgeΔ 2 yrs
48
6'4"
HeightΔ 3"
6'1"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
258
Layoff (months)Δ 12 mo
246
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mike Kyle carries real power — 3.69 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Mike Kyle is a submission threat — 1.84 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Justin Eilers carries real power — 1.44 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mike Kyle

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 34
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2015

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.02 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.7 wins over .500

Justin Eilers

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 3 — regional circuit 184

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

303.69/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
201.93/min · norm 3.36
70.86/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
696.65/min · norm 3.19
65.2%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
30.8%norm 47.8%
58.8%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
47.7%norm 52.5%
23.69/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
11.44/15 · norm 0.28

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

Mike Kyle

Distance 39.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 41.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.6% (norm 9.3%)

Justin Eilers

Distance 78.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 20.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Mike Kyle

Head 69.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 7.6%)

Justin Eilers

Head 76.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Kyle L/AAccHeavyweight med Eilers L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 18 too few to rate 40.1% 7 / 51 13.7% 40.1%
In the clinch 16 / 19 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 13 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 70.2% 1 / 1 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 16 / 32 50.0% 38.9% 11 / 50 22.0% 38.9%
To the body 9 / 9 too few to rate 76.8% 0 / 4 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 5 / 5 too few to rate 87.8% 9 / 11 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Kyle L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Eilers L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 3 / 13 too few to rate 40.7% 49 / 107 45.8% 40.7%
In the clinch 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.6% 15 / 20 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.0% 5 / 5 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 13 too few to rate 38.8% 38 / 95 40.0% 38.8%
To the body 1 / 3 too few to rate 75.1% 11 / 13 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 84.4% 20 / 24 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
150.0% acc · 1.84/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
2100.0% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
0— def · norm 64.3%
5:2266.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:5518.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:190:35 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
0:210:30 per 15 · norm 2:28
11.84/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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