Navajo Stirling vs. Jan Blachowicz
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Navajo Stirling
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.19 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Jan Blachowicz
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Navajo Stirling
Distance 81.5% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.1% (norm 10.6%)
Jan Blachowicz
Distance 85.1% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.3% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Navajo Stirling
Head 64.8% (norm 78.5%) · Body 24.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 11.0% (norm 9.7%)
Jan Blachowicz
Head 73.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 15.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stirling L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Blachowicz L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 313 / 630 | 49.7% | 41.5% | 815 / 1762 | 46.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 70.8% | 107 / 151 | 70.9% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 82 / 109 | 75.2% | 72.9% | 118 / 157 | 75.2% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 221 / 501 | 44.1% | 39.2% | 639 / 1530 | 41.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 133 / 187 | 71.1% | 72.0% | 215 / 319 | 67.4% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 65 / 85 | 76.5% | 82.1% | 186 / 221 | 84.2% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Stirling L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Blachowicz L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 143 / 364 | 39.3% | 40.6% | 628 / 1520 | 41.3% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 28 | 53.6% | 68.8% | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 245 / 340 | 72.1% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 93 / 303 | 30.7% | 37.7% | 563 / 1428 | 39.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 72.9% | 156 / 254 | 61.4% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 33 / 46 | 71.7% | 83.1% | 234 / 286 | 81.8% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blachowicz has more cage time on record.