Townsend Saunders vs.
Pat Miletich
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.
Townsend Saunders
Full career not yet synced for Townsend Saunders — 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 +0.5 wins over .500
Pat Miletich
Full career not yet synced for Pat Miletich — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 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)
Townsend Saunders
Distance 48.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 25.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 25.8% (norm 8.0%)
Pat Miletich
Distance 71.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Townsend Saunders
Head 52.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 21.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.8% (norm 7.9%)
Pat Miletich
Head 70.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Saunders L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Miletich L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 47 | 42.6% | 37.9% | 76 / 233 | 32.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 25 | 80.0% | 67.3% | 46 / 62 | 74.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 7 / 25 | 28.0% | 69.1% | 25 / 33 | 75.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 14 / 51 | 27.5% | 35.0% | 73 / 232 | 31.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 19 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 39 / 50 | 78.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 14 / 25 | 56.0% | 81.9% | 35 / 46 | 76.1% | 82.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Saunders L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Miletich L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 24 / 101 | 23.8% | 38.9% | 43 / 200 | 21.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 50 | 64.0% | 68.6% | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 4 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 30 / 74 | 40.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 33 / 133 | 24.8% | 35.1% | 45 / 246 | 18.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 20 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 42 / 49 | 85.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 82.1% |
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 — Miletich has more cage time on record.