Yves Jabouin vs.
Brad Pickett
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.
Yves Jabouin
Full career not yet synced for Yves Jabouin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Brad Pickett
Full career not yet synced for Brad Pickett — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-5 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)
Yves Jabouin
Distance 88.3% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)
Brad Pickett
Distance 86.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yves Jabouin
Head 69.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)
Brad Pickett
Head 80.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jabouin L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Pickett L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 242 / 635 | 38.1% | 39.0% | 351 / 1240 | 28.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 68.7% | 56 / 91 | 61.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 38 / 55 | 69.1% | 70.2% | 58 / 104 | 55.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 161 / 497 | 32.4% | 34.9% | 304 / 1159 | 26.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 84 / 137 | 61.3% | 66.8% | 67 / 131 | 51.1% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 55 / 85 | 64.7% | 79.4% | 94 / 145 | 64.8% | 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 Jabouin L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Pickett L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 179 / 615 | 29.1% | 39.3% | 582 / 1449 | 40.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 69 / 105 | 65.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 63 / 93 | 67.7% | 72.4% | 77 / 104 | 74.0% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 159 / 587 | 27.1% | 34.9% | 570 / 1411 | 40.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 66.0% | 92 / 171 | 53.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 55 / 82 | 67.1% | 79.1% | 66 / 76 | 86.8% | 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 — Pickett has more cage time on record.