Nathaniel Wood vs. Charles Jourdain
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Nathaniel Wood
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Charles Jourdain
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nathaniel Wood
Distance 90.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 6.5%)
Charles Jourdain
Distance 82.2% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nathaniel Wood
Head 69.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 21.8% (norm 7.9%)
Charles Jourdain
Head 68.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 21.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wood L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Jourdain L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 955 / 1971 | 48.5% | 40.5% | 837 / 1849 | 45.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 60 / 86 | 69.8% | 70.5% | 216 / 275 | 78.5% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 82 / 120 | 68.3% | 69.3% | 79 / 125 | 63.2% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 606 / 1506 | 40.2% | 37.1% | 591 / 1540 | 38.4% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 119 / 197 | 60.4% | 68.0% | 337 / 472 | 71.4% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 372 / 474 | 78.5% | 80.3% | 204 / 237 | 86.1% | 80.3% |
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 · Featherweight: 127 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 Wood L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Jourdain L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 699 / 1675 | 41.7% | 39.3% | 708 / 1759 | 40.3% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 117 | 79.5% | 70.3% | 121 / 159 | 76.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 64 / 84 | 76.2% | 69.4% | 48 / 74 | 64.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 551 / 1471 | 37.5% | 35.9% | 520 / 1524 | 34.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 181 / 256 | 70.7% | 68.0% | 199 / 289 | 68.9% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 124 / 149 | 83.2% | 81.5% | 158 / 179 | 88.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jourdain has more cage time on record.