Ray Borg vs.
Shane Howell
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.
Ray Borg
Full career not yet synced for Ray Borg — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Shane Howell
Full career not yet synced for Shane Howell — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 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)
Ray Borg
Distance 53.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 17.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 29.2% (norm 7.3%)
Shane Howell
Distance 92.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ray Borg
Head 79.8% (norm 75.9%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 2.6% (norm 9.3%)
Shane Howell
Head 79.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Borg L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Howell L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 90 / 269 | 33.5% | 40.0% | 20 / 62 | 32.3% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 70.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 112 / 147 | 76.2% | 69.7% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 188 / 402 | 46.8% | 37.6% | 11 / 53 | 20.8% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 67 / 89 | 75.3% | 68.5% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Borg L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Howell L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 164 / 446 | 36.8% | 40.1% | 28 / 59 | 47.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 86 / 108 | 79.6% | 68.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 84 / 92 | 91.3% | 71.1% | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 167 / 438 | 38.1% | 35.2% | 29 / 58 | 50.0% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 125 / 158 | 79.1% | 68.2% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 42 / 50 | 84.0% | 80.3% | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 — Borg has more cage time on record.