Sean O'Connell vs.
Corey Anderson
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.
Sean O'Connell
Full career not yet synced for Sean O'Connell — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Corey Anderson
Full career not yet synced for Corey Anderson — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 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)
Sean O'Connell
Distance 80.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 14.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 10.4%)
Corey Anderson
Distance 72.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 15.5% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sean O'Connell
Head 80.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 9.7%)
Corey Anderson
Head 86.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.9% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | O'Connell L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Anderson L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 214 / 505 | 42.4% | 41.4% | 423 / 1122 | 37.7% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 92 | 81.5% | 70.9% | 116 / 194 | 59.8% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 15 / 27 | 55.6% | 72.3% | 182 / 242 | 75.2% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 207 / 505 | 41.0% | 38.9% | 561 / 1342 | 41.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 65 / 80 | 81.2% | 71.9% | 105 / 156 | 67.3% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 81.8% | 55 / 60 | 91.7% | 81.8% |
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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 O'Connell L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Anderson L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 218 / 468 | 46.6% | 40.4% | 275 / 754 | 36.5% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 91 | 80.2% | 68.7% | 71 / 108 | 65.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 86 / 132 | 65.2% | 70.4% | 15 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 264 / 556 | 47.5% | 37.5% | 233 / 713 | 32.7% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 86 / 102 | 84.3% | 72.3% | 55 / 88 | 62.5% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 83.0% | 73 / 84 | 86.9% | 83.0% |
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 — Anderson has more cage time on record.