Paul Buentello vs.
Justin Eilers
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.
Paul Buentello
Full career not yet synced for Paul Buentello — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Justin Eilers
Full career not yet synced for Justin Eilers — 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 +1.2 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)
Paul Buentello
Distance 60.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 31.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 9.3%)
Justin Eilers
Distance 78.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 20.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paul Buentello
Head 82.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.6%)
Justin Eilers
Head 76.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 16.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Buentello L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Eilers L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 171 | 35.1% | 40.1% | 7 / 51 | 13.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 91 | 62.6% | 70.6% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 236 | 37.7% | 38.9% | 11 / 50 | 22.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 32 / 36 | 88.9% | 76.8% | 0 / 4 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Buentello L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Eilers L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 181 | 36.5% | 40.7% | 49 / 107 | 45.8% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 65 / 108 | 60.2% | 70.6% | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 72.0% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 78 / 224 | 34.8% | 38.8% | 38 / 95 | 40.0% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 45 / 56 | 80.4% | 75.1% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 84.4% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
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 — Buentello has more cage time on record.