Stephan Bonnar vs. Keith Jardine
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Stephan Bonnar
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Keith Jardine
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.49 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Stephan Bonnar
Distance 62.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 16.0% (norm 10.6%)
Keith Jardine
Distance 89.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Stephan Bonnar
Head 83.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 10.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 6.0% (norm 9.7%)
Keith Jardine
Head 82.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 5.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 12.1% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bonnar L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Jardine L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 199 / 725 | 27.4% | 41.5% | 454 / 1298 | 35.0% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 147 / 245 | 60.0% | 70.8% | 61 / 107 | 57.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 113 / 185 | 61.1% | 72.9% | 23 / 44 | 52.3% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 324 / 961 | 33.7% | 39.2% | 321 / 1191 | 27.0% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 89 / 125 | 71.2% | 72.0% | 69 / 82 | 84.1% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 46 / 69 | 66.7% | 82.1% | 148 / 176 | 84.1% | 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 Bonnar L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Jardine L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 297 / 735 | 40.4% | 40.6% | 310 / 945 | 32.8% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 148 / 233 | 63.5% | 68.8% | 63 / 95 | 66.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 56 / 85 | 65.9% | 70.4% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 324 / 819 | 39.6% | 37.7% | 280 / 933 | 30.0% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 90 / 113 | 79.6% | 72.9% | 49 / 60 | 81.7% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 87 / 121 | 71.9% | 83.1% | 78 / 94 | 83.0% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Bonnar has more cage time on record.