Paul Taylor vs.
Paul Kelly
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 Taylor
Full career not yet synced for Paul Taylor — 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 -0.1 wins over .500
Paul Kelly
Full career not yet synced for Paul Kelly — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 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 Taylor
Distance 79.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 8.1%)
Paul Kelly
Distance 56.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 33.5% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paul Taylor
Head 74.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.2% (norm 8.4%)
Paul Kelly
Head 88.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Taylor L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Kelly L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 356 / 818 | 43.5% | 38.6% | 112 / 487 | 23.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 102 / 139 | 73.4% | 67.8% | 46 / 82 | 56.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 37 / 76 | 48.7% | 67.2% | 167 / 287 | 58.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 287 / 768 | 37.4% | 37.2% | 251 / 761 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 72 / 98 | 73.5% | 70.7% | 48 / 59 | 81.4% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 136 / 167 | 81.4% | 82.9% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Taylor L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Kelly L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 274 / 736 | 37.2% | 39.0% | 168 / 482 | 34.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 80 / 123 | 65.0% | 68.9% | 35 / 63 | 55.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 145 / 257 | 56.4% | 68.0% | 60 / 105 | 57.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 312 / 882 | 35.4% | 35.6% | 166 / 517 | 32.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 122 / 150 | 81.3% | 69.6% | 44 / 63 | 69.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 65 / 84 | 77.4% | 82.1% | 53 / 70 | 75.7% | 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 — Taylor has more cage time on record.