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Neil Seery vs.
Phil Harris

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

3-4-0 Neil Seery · UFC
1-3-0 (1 NC) Phil Harris · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

3-4-0
UFC record
1-3-0 (1 NC)
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
46.9
AgeΔ 4 yrs
42.9
5'4"
HeightΔ 0"
5'4"
64"
ReachΔ 1"
65"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
108.7
Layoff (months)Δ 35.9 mo
144.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LNCLWL
The read

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.

Neil Seery is a submission threat — 1.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Neil Seery carries real power — 0.31 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Phil Harris is wasteful with head shots — only 20% land, vs a 38% Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Neil Seery

Full career not yet synced for Neil Seery — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Phil Harris

Full career not yet synced for Phil Harris — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3443.56/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
1002.34/min · norm 3.49
3673.79/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
1353.16/min · norm 3.24
41.1%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
26.7%norm 44.6%
58.9%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
68.0%norm 56.4%
20.31/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Neil Seery

Distance 84.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 7.3%)

Phil Harris

Distance 92.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 7.3%)

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

Neil Seery

Head 89.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 5.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 9.3%)

Phil Harris

Head 86.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 4.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Seery L/AAccFlyweight med Harris L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 703 36.8% 40.0% 85 / 347 24.5% 40.0%
In the clinch 43 / 72 59.7% 70.4% 13 / 22 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 42 / 61 68.9% 69.7% 2 / 6 too few to rate 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 292 / 746 39.1% 37.6% 65 / 323 20.1% 37.6%
To the body 23 / 48 47.9% 68.5% 8 / 18 too few to rate 68.5%
To the legs 29 / 42 69.0% 80.0% 27 / 34 79.4% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Seery L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Harris L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 251 / 705 35.6% 40.1% 112 / 373 30.0% 40.1%
In the clinch 80 / 108 74.1% 68.8% 5 / 15 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 36 / 80 45.0% 71.1% 18 / 34 52.9% 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 703 30.9% 35.2% 73 / 311 23.5% 35.2%
To the body 92 / 127 72.4% 68.2% 16 / 39 41.0% 68.2%
To the legs 58 / 63 92.1% 80.3% 46 / 72 63.9% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

527.8% acc · 0.78/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
521.7% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.30
2853.8% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
360.0% def · norm 62.5%
6:356.8% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
4:4511.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
38:325:58 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
4:381:37 per 15 · norm 2:44
101.55/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.58

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

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