Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Paddy Pimblett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 11 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.68 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Jared Gordon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Paddy Pimblett
Distance 81.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.8% (norm 8.0%)
Jared Gordon
Distance 78.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paddy Pimblett
Head 75.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.0%)
Jared Gordon
Head 81.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pimblett L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Gordon L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 367 / 752 | 48.8% | 38.3% | 737 / 1538 | 47.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 58 | 63.8% | 67.5% | 127 / 168 | 75.6% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 80 / 108 | 74.1% | 68.8% | 186 / 248 | 75.0% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 298 / 696 | 42.8% | 35.1% | 778 / 1594 | 48.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 87 / 113 | 77.0% | 69.1% | 173 / 245 | 70.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 99 / 109 | 90.8% | 81.8% | 99 / 115 | 86.1% | 81.8% |
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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Pimblett L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Gordon L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 264 / 492 | 53.7% | 38.8% | 618 / 1548 | 39.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 68.6% | 99 / 128 | 77.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 40 / 54 | 74.1% | 68.0% | 58 / 65 | 89.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 220 / 432 | 50.9% | 35.2% | 533 / 1430 | 37.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 73 / 113 | 64.6% | 68.2% | 159 / 219 | 72.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 48 / 51 | 94.1% | 81.5% | 83 / 92 | 90.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gordon has more cage time on record.