Ricardo Lamas vs. Jason Knight
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ricardo Lamas
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Jason Knight
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ricardo Lamas
Distance 78.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 6.5%)
Jason Knight
Distance 89.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ricardo Lamas
Head 66.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.9%)
Jason Knight
Head 83.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lamas L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Knight L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 392 / 951 | 41.2% | 40.5% | 259 / 892 | 29.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 110 / 123 | 89.4% | 70.5% | 19 / 39 | 48.7% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 98 / 137 | 71.5% | 69.3% | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 295 / 807 | 36.6% | 37.1% | 230 / 838 | 27.4% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 125 / 155 | 80.6% | 68.0% | 48 / 81 | 59.3% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 180 / 249 | 72.3% | 80.3% | 60 / 83 | 72.3% | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Lamas L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Knight L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 406 / 1077 | 37.7% | 39.3% | 280 / 615 | 45.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 95 / 135 | 70.4% | 70.3% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 49 / 59 | 83.1% | 69.4% | 58 / 86 | 67.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 357 / 994 | 35.9% | 35.9% | 272 / 609 | 44.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 120 / 180 | 66.7% | 68.0% | 33 / 55 | 60.0% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 73 / 97 | 75.3% | 81.5% | 41 / 51 | 80.4% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lamas has more cage time on record.