Ryan Jensen vs.
Jesse Forbes
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.
Ryan Jensen
Full career not yet synced for Ryan Jensen — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Jesse Forbes
Full career not yet synced for Jesse Forbes — 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 -1.3 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)
Ryan Jensen
Distance 64.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 31.0% (norm 10.3%)
Jesse Forbes
Distance 80.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ryan Jensen
Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)
Jesse Forbes
Head 86.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jensen L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Forbes L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 160 | 35.6% | 40.5% | 24 / 152 | 15.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 36 / 77 | 46.8% | 69.1% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 80 / 218 | 36.7% | 38.9% | 25 / 164 | 15.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 2 / 2 | 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 Jensen L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Forbes L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 75 / 212 | 35.4% | 39.5% | 31 / 101 | 30.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 28 / 43 | 65.1% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 69.0% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 56 / 193 | 29.0% | 37.9% | 48 / 134 | 35.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 23 / 36 | 63.9% | 71.3% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 28 / 33 | 84.8% | 82.1% | 10 / 11 | 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 — Jensen has more cage time on record.