Ryan Jimmo vs. Sean O'Connell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ryan Jimmo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Sean O'Connell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.63 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ryan Jimmo
Distance 54.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 26.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 10.6%)
Sean O'Connell
Distance 80.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ryan Jimmo
Head 61.0% (norm 78.5%) · Body 17.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 21.7% (norm 9.7%)
Sean O'Connell
Head 80.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jimmo L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | O'Connell L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 90 / 171 | 52.6% | 41.5% | 214 / 505 | 42.4% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 84 | 90.5% | 70.8% | 75 / 92 | 81.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 41 / 58 | 70.7% | 72.9% | 15 / 27 | 55.6% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 97 / 191 | 50.8% | 39.2% | 207 / 505 | 41.0% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 46 / 54 | 85.2% | 72.0% | 65 / 80 | 81.2% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 64 / 68 | 94.1% | 82.1% | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Jimmo L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs O'Connell L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 57 / 185 | 30.8% | 40.6% | 218 / 468 | 46.6% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 92 / 112 | 82.1% | 68.8% | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 35 / 50 | 70.0% | 70.4% | 86 / 132 | 65.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 213 | 34.3% | 37.7% | 264 / 556 | 47.5% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 37 / 48 | 77.1% | 72.9% | 86 / 102 | 84.3% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 74 / 86 | 86.0% | 83.1% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jimmo has more cage time on record.