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Yves Jabouin vs.
Ian Loveland

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-5-0 Yves Jabouin · UFC
1-2-0 Ian Loveland · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-5-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
47.2
AgeΔ 4.3 yrs
42.9
5'7"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
68"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
131.4
Layoff (months)Δ 47.9 mo
179.3
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW
The read

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.

Ian Loveland carries real power — 0.67 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
Yves Jabouin hunts takedowns — 1.93 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Yves Jabouin owns the mat — in control 27% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Level of competition

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

Ian Loveland

Full career not yet synced for Ian Loveland — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3002.97/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1222.71/min · norm 3.52
2842.81/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1062.36/min · norm 3.58
41.7%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
40.1%norm 43.4%
63.2%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
64.9%norm 56.6%
10.15/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
20.67/15 · norm 0.30

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%)

Ian Loveland

Distance 78.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.8% (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%)

Ian Loveland

Head 90.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Jabouin L/AAccBantamweight med Loveland L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 242 / 635 38.1% 39.0% 91 / 240 37.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 20 / 29 69.0% 68.7% 13 / 25 52.0% 68.7%
On the ground 38 / 55 69.1% 70.2% 18 / 39 46.2% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 161 / 497 32.4% 34.9% 99 / 275 36.0% 34.9%
To the body 84 / 137 61.3% 66.8% 20 / 25 80.0% 66.8%
To the legs 55 / 85 64.7% 79.4% 3 / 4 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 Jabouin L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Loveland L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 179 / 615 29.1% 39.3% 97 / 288 33.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 42 / 63 66.7% 70.4% 5 / 8 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 63 / 93 67.7% 72.4% 4 / 6 too few to rate 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 159 / 587 27.1% 34.9% 39 / 197 19.8% 34.9%
To the body 70 / 102 68.6% 66.0% 43 / 62 69.4% 66.0%
To the legs 55 / 82 67.1% 79.1% 24 / 43 55.8% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

1354.2% acc · 1.93/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
337.5% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 1.12
1781.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
1669.6% def · norm 66.7%
27:2627.1% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
9:0920.3% of cage time · norm 17.4%
13:342:00 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
4:471:35 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
10.33/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jabouin has more cage time on record.

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