Richard Walsh vs. Steve Kennedy
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Richard Walsh
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Richard Walsh
Distance 70.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 17.2% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 8.1%)
Steve Kennedy
Distance 91.2% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 1.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Richard Walsh
Head 75.3% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.5% (norm 8.0%)
Steve Kennedy
Head 86.8% (norm 78.3%) · Body 7.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 8.0%)
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% | 38.5% | 36 / 104 | 34.6% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 109 | 67.0% | 67.8% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 65 / 81 | 80.2% | 67.0% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 186 / 478 | 38.9% | 36.4% | 32 / 99 | 32.3% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 52 / 84 | 61.9% | 70.7% | 3 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 59 / 73 | 80.8% | 83.0% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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% | 39.1% | 55 / 123 | 44.7% | 39.1% |
| 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% | 82.2% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Walsh has more cage time on record.