Nick Ring vs.
James Head
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Nick Ring
Full career not yet synced for Nick Ring — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
James Head
Full career not yet synced for James Head — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nick Ring
Distance 89.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 10.3%)
James Head
Distance 71.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 26.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nick Ring
Head 68.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.6% (norm 8.4%)
James Head
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ring L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Head L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 246 / 651 | 37.8% | 40.5% | 54 / 149 | 36.2% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 45 | 80.0% | 70.3% | 43 / 54 | 79.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 30 / 35 | 85.7% | 69.1% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 141 / 500 | 28.2% | 38.9% | 66 / 166 | 39.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 62 / 88 | 70.5% | 71.7% | 32 / 38 | 84.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 109 / 143 | 76.2% | 83.3% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 82.9% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Ring L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Head L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 249 / 746 | 33.4% | 39.5% | 70 / 160 | 43.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 64 | 73.4% | 70.9% | 10 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 34 / 48 | 70.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 203 / 680 | 29.9% | 37.9% | 59 / 151 | 39.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 71.3% | 22 / 32 | 68.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 52 / 68 | 76.5% | 82.1% | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 82.1% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ring has more cage time on record.