Vinc Pichel vs.
Gregor Gillespie
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.
Vinc Pichel
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Gregor Gillespie
Full career not yet synced for Gregor Gillespie — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 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)
Vinc Pichel
Distance 80.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 8.0%)
Gregor Gillespie
Distance 50.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 41.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Vinc Pichel
Head 67.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 16.0% (norm 7.9%)
Gregor Gillespie
Head 90.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pichel L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Gillespie L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 379 / 984 | 38.5% | 37.9% | 68 / 210 | 32.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 103 / 123 | 83.7% | 67.3% | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 85 / 123 | 69.1% | 69.1% | 134 / 174 | 77.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 259 / 826 | 31.4% | 35.0% | 186 / 377 | 49.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 144 / 207 | 69.6% | 69.1% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 164 / 197 | 83.2% | 81.9% | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Pichel L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Gillespie L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 382 / 924 | 41.3% | 38.9% | 76 / 252 | 30.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 70 | 72.9% | 68.6% | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 42 / 57 | 73.7% | 68.0% | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 314 / 841 | 37.3% | 35.1% | 124 / 303 | 40.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 94 / 135 | 69.6% | 68.1% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 67 / 75 | 89.3% | 81.5% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 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 — Pichel has more cage time on record.