Urijah Faber vs.
Brian Bowles
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.
Urijah Faber
Full career not yet synced for Urijah Faber — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 9-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Brian Bowles
Full career not yet synced for Brian Bowles — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 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)
Urijah Faber
Distance 77.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 14.5% (norm 6.5%)
Brian Bowles
Distance 89.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Urijah Faber
Head 82.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 8.4%)
Brian Bowles
Head 87.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Faber L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Bowles L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 444 / 1312 | 33.8% | 39.0% | 66 / 257 | 25.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 97 / 139 | 69.8% | 68.7% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 172 / 247 | 69.6% | 70.2% | 6 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 524 / 1407 | 37.2% | 34.9% | 58 / 252 | 23.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 137 / 222 | 61.7% | 66.8% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 52 / 69 | 75.4% | 79.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 · Bantamweight: 117 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 Faber L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Bowles L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 578 / 1819 | 31.8% | 39.3% | 78 / 250 | 31.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 100 / 157 | 63.7% | 70.4% | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 72.4% | 28 / 37 | 75.7% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 411 / 1592 | 25.8% | 34.9% | 81 / 248 | 32.7% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 122 / 219 | 55.7% | 66.0% | 14 / 24 | too few to rate | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 177 / 224 | 79.0% | 79.1% | 16 / 27 | 59.3% | 79.1% |
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 — Faber has more cage time on record.