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Richard Walsh vs.
Chris Indich

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-4-0 Richard Walsh · UFC
0-2-0 Chris Indich · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-4-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
37.7
AgeΔ 1.6 yrs
39.3
6'0"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
73"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
116.3
Layoff (months)Δ 29 mo
145.3
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The read

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.

Chris Indich is a submission threat — 1.51 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Chris Indich is wasteful with head shots — only 11% land, vs a 37% Welterweight norm.
Richard Walsh owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Richard Walsh

Full career not yet synced for Richard Walsh — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Chris Indich

Full career not yet synced for Chris Indich — 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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2973.84/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
261.31/min · norm 3.17
2102.72/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
864.32/min · norm 3.06
46.8%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
31.0%norm 44.9%
58.9%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
43.4%norm 55.25%
30.58/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Richard Walsh

Distance 70.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.1%)

Chris Indich

Distance 76.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 23.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Richard Walsh

Head 75.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.5% (norm 8.4%)

Chris Indich

Head 63.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 22.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Walsh L/AAccWelterweight med Indich L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 159 / 445 35.7% 38.6% 15 / 64 23.4% 38.6%
In the clinch 73 / 109 67.0% 67.8% 11 / 20 too few to rate 67.8%
On the ground 65 / 81 80.2% 67.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 186 / 478 38.9% 37.2% 6 / 53 11.3% 37.2%
To the body 52 / 84 61.9% 70.7% 7 / 12 too few to rate 70.7%
To the legs 59 / 73 80.8% 82.9% 13 / 19 too few to rate 82.9%

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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Walsh L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Indich L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 158 / 426 37.1% 39.0% 26 / 73 35.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 38 / 66 57.6% 68.9% 44 / 61 72.1% 68.9%
On the ground 14 / 19 too few to rate 68.0% 16 / 18 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 126 / 389 32.4% 35.6% 62 / 120 51.7% 35.6%
To the body 41 / 62 66.1% 69.6% 16 / 21 too few to rate 69.6%
To the legs 43 / 60 71.7% 82.1% 8 / 11 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

840.0% acc · 1.55/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.75/15 · norm 1.27
2066.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
650.0% def · norm 63.9%
23:0929.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
2:1511.3% of cage time · norm 18.5%
20:043:53 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
12:039:04 per 15 · norm 3:15
10.19/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
21.51/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Walsh has more cage time on record.

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