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Neil Magny vs. Li Jingliang

UFC 25-13-0 vs. 11-7-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
25-13-0
UFC record
11-7-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
39
AgeΔ 1 yrs
38
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
80"
ReachΔ 9"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 23.9 mo
26.1
WLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Li Jingliang carries real power — 0.79 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Neil Magny hunts takedowns — 2.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Li Jingliang outworks the Welterweight division — 4.46 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.17 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Neil Magny

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2413
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 24 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 45 documented bouts

In the UFC: 18-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500

Li Jingliang

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 117
Tier 3 — regional circuit 82

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

15303.39/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
8464.46/min · norm 3.17
10872.41/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7483.95/min · norm 3.08
47.1%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
42.4%norm 44.75%
51.7%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
56.6%norm 55.25%
20.07/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
100.79/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Neil Magny

Distance 74.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 8.1%)

Li Jingliang

Distance 90.8% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Neil Magny

Head 81.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.0%)

Li Jingliang

Head 73.7% (norm 78.3%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.0% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Magny L/AAccWelterweight med Li L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 892 / 2425 36.8% 38.5% 736 / 1811 40.6% 38.5%
In the clinch 272 / 357 76.2% 67.8% 40 / 75 53.3% 67.8%
On the ground 366 / 468 78.2% 67.0% 70 / 108 64.8% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 1087 / 2663 40.8% 36.4% 476 / 1469 32.4% 36.4%
To the body 283 / 375 75.5% 70.7% 108 / 167 64.7% 70.7%
To the legs 160 / 212 75.5% 83.0% 262 / 358 73.2% 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 Magny L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Li L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 783 / 1783 43.9% 39.1% 597 / 1516 39.4% 39.1%
In the clinch 98 / 171 57.3% 68.9% 62 / 94 66.0% 68.9%
On the ground 206 / 295 69.8% 68.0% 89 / 113 78.8% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 628 / 1677 37.4% 35.6% 543 / 1443 37.6% 35.6%
To the body 165 / 242 68.2% 69.6% 99 / 151 65.6% 69.6%
To the legs 294 / 330 89.1% 82.2% 106 / 129 82.2% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
6439.5% acc · 2.13/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
1541.7% acc · 1.19/15 · norm 1.31
6455.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2660.5% def · norm 63.9%
95:3721.2% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
15:248.1% of cage time · norm 18.5%
148:174:55 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
29:572:22 per 15 · norm 3:15
90.30/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.44

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Magny has more cage time on record.