Rafa Garcia vs. Jared Gordon
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rafa Garcia
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 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)
Rafa Garcia
Distance 90.8% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.5% (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)
Rafa Garcia
Head 88.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (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 | Garcia L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Gordon L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 602 / 1478 | 40.7% | 38.3% | 737 / 1538 | 47.9% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 93 | 78.5% | 67.5% | 127 / 168 | 75.6% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 68.8% | 186 / 248 | 75.0% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 567 / 1442 | 39.3% | 35.1% | 778 / 1594 | 48.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 84 / 118 | 71.2% | 69.1% | 173 / 245 | 70.6% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 59 / 68 | 86.8% | 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 Garcia L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Gordon L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 665 / 1808 | 36.8% | 38.8% | 618 / 1548 | 39.9% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 56 / 70 | 80.0% | 68.6% | 99 / 128 | 77.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 46 / 75 | 61.3% | 68.0% | 58 / 65 | 89.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 486 / 1570 | 31.0% | 35.2% | 533 / 1430 | 37.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 190 / 275 | 69.1% | 68.2% | 159 / 219 | 72.6% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 91 / 108 | 84.3% | 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.