Ron Stallings vs.
Justin Jones
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.
Ron Stallings
Full career not yet synced for Ron Stallings — 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 -1.0 wins over .500
Justin Jones
Full career not yet synced for Justin Jones — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Ron Stallings
Distance 72.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 24.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 10.3%)
Justin Jones
Distance 64.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 31.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ron Stallings
Head 71.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.0% (norm 8.4%)
Justin Jones
Head 75.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stallings L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Jones L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 100 | 59.0% | 40.5% | 25 / 91 | 27.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 34 | 64.7% | 70.3% | 22 / 45 | 48.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 52 / 99 | 52.5% | 38.9% | 24 / 106 | 22.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 71.7% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 15 / 19 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Stallings L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Jones L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 38 / 94 | 40.4% | 39.5% | 50 / 108 | 46.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 33 | 42.4% | 70.9% | 42 / 61 | 68.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 69.0% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 56 / 139 | 40.3% | 37.9% | 62 / 132 | 47.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 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 — Stallings has more cage time on record.