Yves Jabouin vs.
Jeff Hougland
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
Jeff Hougland
Full career not yet synced for Jeff Hougland — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 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%)
Jeff Hougland
Distance 87.0% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 5.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.8% (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%)
Jeff Hougland
Head 63.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.2% (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 | Hougland L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 242 / 635 | 38.1% | 39.0% | 75 / 168 | 44.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 68.7% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 38 / 55 | 69.1% | 70.2% | 9 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 161 / 497 | 32.4% | 34.9% | 43 / 122 | 35.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 84 / 137 | 61.3% | 66.8% | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 55 / 85 | 64.7% | 79.4% | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 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 Hougland L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 179 / 615 | 29.1% | 39.3% | 66 / 164 | 40.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 63 / 93 | 67.7% | 72.4% | 69 / 111 | 62.2% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 159 / 587 | 27.1% | 34.9% | 97 / 216 | 44.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 66.0% | 28 / 46 | 60.9% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 55 / 82 | 67.1% | 79.1% | 19 / 26 | 73.1% | 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 — Jabouin has more cage time on record.