Oban Elliott vs.
Jonathan Micallef
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.
Oban Elliott
Full career not yet synced for Oban Elliott — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Jonathan Micallef
Full career not yet synced for Jonathan Micallef — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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)
Oban Elliott
Distance 85.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.1%)
Jonathan Micallef
Distance 94.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Oban Elliott
Head 78.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Jonathan Micallef
Head 81.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Elliott L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Micallef L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 179 / 409 | 43.8% | 38.6% | 145 / 342 | 42.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 42 / 52 | 80.8% | 67.2% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 158 / 374 | 42.2% | 37.2% | 104 / 294 | 35.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 70.7% | 46 / 58 | 79.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 82.9% | 9 / 11 | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Elliott L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Micallef L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 103 / 296 | 34.8% | 39.0% | 135 / 323 | 41.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 31 | 54.8% | 68.9% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 68.0% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 101 / 299 | 33.8% | 35.6% | 88 / 256 | 34.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 19 / 39 | 48.7% | 69.6% | 21 / 43 | 48.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 29 / 31 | 93.5% | 82.1% | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 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 — Elliott has more cage time on record.