Tony Kelley vs.
Kai Kamaka
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.
Tony Kelley
Full career not yet synced for Tony Kelley — 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 +0.8 wins over .500
Kai Kamaka
Full career not yet synced for Kai Kamaka — 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 -0.8 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)
Tony Kelley
Distance 75.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 18.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 6.5%)
Kai Kamaka
Distance 89.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tony Kelley
Head 62.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 27.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Kai Kamaka
Head 61.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 28.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kelley L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Kamaka L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 144 / 381 | 37.8% | 39.0% | 227 / 422 | 53.8% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 91 | 79.1% | 68.7% | 31 / 35 | 88.6% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 23 / 34 | 67.6% | 70.2% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 112 / 317 | 35.3% | 34.9% | 116 / 292 | 39.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 89 / 141 | 63.1% | 66.8% | 113 / 133 | 85.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 38 / 48 | 79.2% | 79.4% | 41 / 48 | 85.4% | 80.7% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Kelley L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Kamaka L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 165 / 334 | 49.4% | 39.3% | 208 / 548 | 38.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 39 | 92.3% | 70.4% | 57 / 74 | 77.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 110 / 269 | 40.9% | 34.9% | 176 / 483 | 36.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 84 / 95 | 88.4% | 66.0% | 73 / 113 | 64.6% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 15 / 20 | too few to rate | 79.1% | 39 / 51 | 76.5% | 81.5% |
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 — Kelley has more cage time on record.