Mike Pyle vs.
James Head
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.
Mike Pyle
Full career not yet synced for Mike Pyle — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
James Head
Full career not yet synced for James Head — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 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)
Mike Pyle
Distance 75.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 8.1%)
James Head
Distance 71.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 26.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Pyle
Head 81.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)
James Head
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pyle L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Head L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 226 / 662 | 34.1% | 38.6% | 54 / 149 | 36.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 111 | 68.5% | 67.8% | 43 / 54 | 79.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 81 / 103 | 78.6% | 67.2% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 259 / 710 | 36.5% | 37.2% | 66 / 166 | 39.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 62 / 90 | 68.9% | 70.7% | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 62 / 76 | 81.6% | 82.9% | 3 / 4 | 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 Pyle L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Head L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 260 / 829 | 31.4% | 39.0% | 70 / 160 | 43.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 71 / 109 | 65.1% | 68.9% | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 111 / 188 | 59.0% | 68.0% | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 278 / 881 | 31.6% | 35.6% | 59 / 151 | 39.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 103 / 162 | 63.6% | 69.6% | 22 / 32 | 68.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 61 / 83 | 73.5% | 82.1% | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 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 — Pyle has more cage time on record.