William Knight vs. Maxim Grishin
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
William Knight
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Maxim Grishin
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 28 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 48 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
William Knight
Distance 81.9% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 9.2% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 10.6%)
Maxim Grishin
Distance 83.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 8.3% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
William Knight
Head 63.6% (norm 78.5%) · Body 14.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 22.2% (norm 9.7%)
Maxim Grishin
Head 63.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 14.5% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 21.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Knight L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Grishin L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 116 / 295 | 39.3% | 41.5% | 186 / 362 | 51.4% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 33 | 87.9% | 70.8% | 24 / 35 | 68.6% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 29 / 32 | 90.6% | 72.9% | 18 / 36 | 50.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 91 / 229 | 39.7% | 39.2% | 96 / 276 | 34.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 29 / 51 | 56.9% | 72.0% | 45 / 63 | 71.4% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 54 / 80 | 67.5% | 82.1% | 87 / 94 | 92.6% | 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 Knight L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Grishin L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 245 / 407 | 60.2% | 40.6% | 129 / 342 | 37.7% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.4% | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 109 / 231 | 47.2% | 37.7% | 76 / 252 | 30.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 59 / 85 | 69.4% | 72.9% | 38 / 63 | 60.3% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 118 / 140 | 84.3% | 83.1% | 45 / 71 | 63.4% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Knight has more cage time on record.