Richard Walsh vs.
Steve Kennedy
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.
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
Steve Kennedy
Full career not yet synced for Steve Kennedy — 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 -1.5 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)
Richard Walsh
Distance 70.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.1%)
Steve Kennedy
Distance 91.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.0% (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%)
Steve Kennedy
Head 86.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.1% (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/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Kennedy L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 159 / 445 | 35.7% | 38.6% | 36 / 104 | 34.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 109 | 67.0% | 67.8% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 65 / 81 | 80.2% | 67.2% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 478 | 38.9% | 37.2% | 32 / 99 | 32.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 52 / 84 | 61.9% | 70.7% | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 59 / 73 | 80.8% | 82.9% | 6 / 7 | 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/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Kennedy L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 158 / 426 | 37.1% | 39.0% | 55 / 123 | 44.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 38 / 66 | 57.6% | 68.9% | 11 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 14 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 33 / 41 | 80.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 126 / 389 | 32.4% | 35.6% | 60 / 136 | 44.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 41 / 62 | 66.1% | 69.6% | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 43 / 60 | 71.7% | 82.1% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 82.1% |
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 — Walsh has more cage time on record.