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Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews

UFC 9-2-0 vs. 16-8-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-2-0
UFC record
16-8-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
33
AgeΔ 1 yrs
32
5'10"
HeightΔ 1"
5'11"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5.4
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
4.7
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sean Brady hunts takedowns — 3.58 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.31 Welterweight norm.
Sean Brady owns the mat — in control 47% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Jake Matthews is a submission threat — 0.71 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.44 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sean Brady

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 92
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.6 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.4 wins over .500

Jake Matthews

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 168
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5994.08/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
9253.36/min · norm 3.17
4072.77/min · norm 3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
7102.58/min · norm 3.08
53.2%norm 44.75%
Striking accuracy
44.5%norm 44.75%
59.9%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
60.6%norm 55.25%
10.10/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
60.33/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Sean Brady

Distance 75.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 8.1%)

Jake Matthews

Distance 82.1% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 13.1% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Sean Brady

Head 82.3% (norm 78.3%) · Body 4.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.0%)

Jake Matthews

Head 82.6% (norm 78.3%) · Body 11.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Brady L/AAccWelterweight med Matthews L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 430 / 845 50.9% 38.5% 664 / 1706 38.9% 38.5%
In the clinch 24 / 29 82.8% 67.8% 67 / 100 67.0% 67.8%
On the ground 145 / 251 57.8% 67.0% 194 / 273 71.1% 67.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 432 / 926 46.7% 36.4% 665 / 1718 38.7% 36.4%
To the body 40 / 54 74.1% 70.7% 161 / 239 67.4% 70.7%
To the legs 127 / 145 87.6% 83.0% 99 / 122 81.1% 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 Brady L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Matthews L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 348 / 934 37.3% 39.1% 517 / 1515 34.1% 39.1%
In the clinch 47 / 61 77.0% 68.9% 98 / 140 70.0% 68.9%
On the ground 12 / 19 too few to rate 68.0% 95 / 147 64.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 261 / 819 31.9% 35.6% 434 / 1402 31.0% 35.6%
To the body 87 / 126 69.0% 69.6% 124 / 199 62.3% 69.6%
To the legs 59 / 69 85.5% 82.2% 152 / 201 75.6% 82.2%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3551.5% acc · 3.58/15 · norm 1.31
Takedowns landed
2541.7% acc · 1.36/15 · norm 1.31
1386.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2866.7% def · norm 63.9%
69:3947.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
72:5326.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
5:580:36 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control lower is better
40:352:12 per 15 · norm 3:15
80.82/15 · norm 0.44
Submission attempts
130.71/15 · norm 0.44

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Matthews has more cage time on record.