Seth Petruzelli vs. Matt Hamill
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Seth Petruzelli
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.43 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Matt Hamill
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Seth Petruzelli
Distance 71.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 13.8% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 14.4% (norm 10.6%)
Matt Hamill
Distance 80.4% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 12.9% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Seth Petruzelli
Head 82.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.1% (norm 9.7%)
Matt Hamill
Head 89.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 2.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Petruzelli L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Hamill L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 42 / 115 | 36.5% | 41.5% | 388 / 1082 | 35.9% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 55 / 90 | 61.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 128 / 174 | 73.6% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 43 / 132 | 32.6% | 39.2% | 467 / 1201 | 38.9% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 12 / 15 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 81 / 111 | 73.0% | 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 Petruzelli L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Hamill L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 24 / 70 | 34.3% | 40.6% | 463 / 1299 | 35.6% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 69 / 128 | 53.9% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 39 / 72 | 54.2% | 70.4% | 57 / 99 | 57.6% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 131 | 38.9% | 37.7% | 343 / 1209 | 28.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 110 / 155 | 71.0% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 136 / 162 | 84.0% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hamill has more cage time on record.