Mike Kyle vs. Wes Sims

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-1-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
46
AgeΔ 1 yrs
47
6'4"
HeightΔ 6"
6'10"
77"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
258
Layoff (months)Δ 10.1 mo
268.1
WLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Wes Sims is a submission threat — 2.61 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
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.

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

Wes Sims

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2412

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.16 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 42 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

303.69/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
191.10/min · norm 3.36
70.86/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
452.61/min · norm 3.19
65.2%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
67.9%norm 47.8%
58.8%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
31.8%norm 52.5%
23.69/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · 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%)

Wes Sims

Distance 39.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 42.9% (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%)

Wes Sims

Head 35.7% (norm 79.2%) · Body 64.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (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 Sims L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 7 / 18 too few to rate 40.1% 2 / 11 too few to rate 40.1%
In the clinch 16 / 19 too few to rate 70.6% 5 / 5 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 7 / 9 too few to rate 70.2% 12 / 12 too few to rate 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 16 / 32 50.0% 38.9% 2 / 10 too few to rate 38.9%
To the body 9 / 9 too few to rate 76.8% 17 / 18 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 5 / 5 too few to rate 87.8% 0 / 0 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 Sims L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 3 / 13 too few to rate 40.7% 6 / 11 too few to rate 40.7%
In the clinch 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.6% 11 / 11 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 1 / 1 too few to rate 72.0% 28 / 44 63.6% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 5 / 13 too few to rate 38.8% 30 / 49 61.2% 38.8%
To the body 1 / 3 too few to rate 75.1% 8 / 9 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 84.4% 7 / 8 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
444.4% def · norm 64.3%
5:2266.0% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
1:036.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
0:190:35 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
14:1312:21 per 15 · norm 2:28
11.84/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
32.61/15 · norm 0.16

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