Pat Miletich vs.
Kenichi Yamamoto
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.
Pat Miletich
Full career not yet synced for Pat Miletich — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Kenichi Yamamoto
Full career not yet synced for Kenichi Yamamoto — 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 +1.7 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)
Pat Miletich
Distance 71.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.1%)
Kenichi Yamamoto
Distance 35.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 59.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Pat Miletich
Head 70.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 8.4%)
Kenichi Yamamoto
Head 48.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 45.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Miletich L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Yamamoto L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 76 / 233 | 32.6% | 38.6% | 4 / 13 | too few to rate | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 62 | 74.2% | 67.8% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 25 / 33 | 75.8% | 67.2% | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 232 | 31.5% | 37.2% | 6 / 18 | too few to rate | 37.2% |
| To the body | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 70.7% | 17 / 17 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 82.9% | 1 / 2 | 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 Miletich L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Yamamoto L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 43 / 200 | 21.5% | 39.0% | 6 / 19 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 68.9% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 30 / 74 | 40.5% | 68.0% | 40 / 78 | 51.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 45 / 246 | 18.3% | 35.6% | 45 / 93 | 48.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 42 / 49 | 85.7% | 69.6% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 82.1% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 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 — Miletich has more cage time on record.