Shane Howell vs.
Paddy Holohan
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.
Shane Howell
Full career not yet synced for Shane Howell — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Paddy Holohan
Full career not yet synced for Paddy Holohan — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Shane Howell
Distance 92.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.5% (norm 7.3%)
Paddy Holohan
Distance 77.6% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 19.8% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shane Howell
Head 79.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.9% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.3%)
Paddy Holohan
Head 69.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 18.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Howell L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Holohan L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 62 | 32.3% | 40.0% | 78 / 204 | 38.2% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 41 / 52 | 78.8% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 11 / 53 | 20.8% | 37.6% | 72 / 183 | 39.3% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.5% | 26 / 48 | 54.2% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 24 / 32 | 75.0% | 80.0% |
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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Howell L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Holohan L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 28 / 59 | 47.5% | 40.1% | 66 / 164 | 40.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 17 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 78 / 118 | 66.1% | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 29 / 58 | 50.0% | 35.2% | 113 / 241 | 46.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 — Holohan has more cage time on record.