Mike Malott vs. Yohan Lainesse
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mike Malott
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Yohan Lainesse
Full career not yet synced for Yohan Lainesse — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mike Malott
Distance 87.7% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.1%)
Yohan Lainesse
Distance 95.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Malott
Head 71.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 17.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 8.0%)
Yohan Lainesse
Head 61.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 24.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Malott L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Lainesse L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 275 / 549 | 50.1% | 38.5% | 59 / 152 | 38.8% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 27 | 74.1% | 67.8% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 43 / 50 | 86.0% | 67.0% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 196 / 447 | 43.8% | 36.4% | 27 / 97 | 27.8% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 70.7% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 62 / 71 | 87.3% | 83.0% | 23 / 39 | 59.0% | 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 Malott L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Lainesse L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 176 / 478 | 36.8% | 39.1% | 91 / 232 | 39.2% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 68.0% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 145 / 440 | 33.0% | 35.6% | 48 / 176 | 27.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 35 / 47 | 74.5% | 69.6% | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 50 / 70 | 71.4% | 82.2% | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Malott has more cage time on record.