Ross Pointon vs.
Rich Clementi
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.
Ross Pointon
Full career not yet synced for Ross Pointon — 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
Rich Clementi
Full career not yet synced for Rich Clementi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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)
Ross Pointon
Distance 95.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 8.1%)
Rich Clementi
Distance 81.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ross Pointon
Head 84.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 2.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)
Rich Clementi
Head 79.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pointon L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Clementi L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 25 / 118 | 21.2% | 38.6% | 117 / 375 | 31.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 31 / 52 | 59.6% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 23 / 32 | 71.9% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 10 / 105 | 9.5% | 37.2% | 95 / 364 | 26.1% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 27 / 35 | 77.1% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 81.9% |
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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Pointon L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Clementi L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 25 / 67 | 37.3% | 39.0% | 164 / 541 | 30.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 58 / 80 | 72.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 34 / 66 | 51.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 9 / 46 | 19.6% | 35.6% | 153 / 565 | 27.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 49 / 63 | 77.8% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 54 / 59 | 91.5% | 81.5% |
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 — Clementi has more cage time on record.