Mike Wilkinson vs. Brendan Loughnane
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mike Wilkinson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Brendan Loughnane
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 13 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.38 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Mike Wilkinson
Distance 80.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 6.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 6.5%)
Brendan Loughnane
Distance 91.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Wilkinson
Head 80.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 6.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.9%)
Brendan Loughnane
Head 64.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.2% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wilkinson L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Loughnane L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 50 / 162 | 30.9% | 40.5% | 67 / 109 | 61.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 69.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 49 / 162 | 30.2% | 37.1% | 36 / 77 | 46.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 80.3% | 28 / 30 | 93.3% | 81.8% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Wilkinson L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Loughnane L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 79 / 130 | 60.8% | 39.3% | 45 / 145 | 31.0% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 32 / 47 | 68.1% | 69.4% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 79 / 143 | 55.2% | 35.9% | 29 / 124 | 23.4% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 31 / 33 | 93.9% | 81.5% | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Wilkinson has more cage time on record.