Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs.
Jake Lindsey
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.
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Full career not yet synced for Olivier Aubin-Mercier — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Jake Lindsey
Full career not yet synced for Jake Lindsey — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 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)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Distance 82.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 8.0%)
Jake Lindsey
Distance 74.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 23.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Head 79.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.9%)
Jake Lindsey
Head 49.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 28.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 22.7% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Aubin-Mercier L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Lindsey L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 262 / 581 | 45.1% | 37.9% | 50 / 112 | 44.6% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 68 | 83.8% | 67.3% | 28 / 35 | 80.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 44 / 56 | 78.6% | 69.1% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 248 / 557 | 44.5% | 35.0% | 21 / 74 | 28.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 78 / 107 | 72.9% | 69.1% | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 81.9% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Aubin-Mercier L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Lindsey L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 261 / 748 | 34.9% | 38.9% | 58 / 126 | 46.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 68.6% | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 119 / 149 | 79.9% | 68.0% | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 274 / 757 | 36.2% | 35.1% | 61 / 136 | 44.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 98 / 148 | 66.2% | 68.1% | 25 / 28 | 89.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 62 / 78 | 79.5% | 81.5% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
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 — Aubin-Mercier has more cage time on record.