Zhang Lipeng vs.
Chris Wade
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.
Zhang Lipeng
Full career not yet synced for Zhang Lipeng — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Chris Wade
Full career not yet synced for Chris Wade — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 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)
Zhang Lipeng
Distance 63.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 25.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.0%)
Chris Wade
Distance 66.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Zhang Lipeng
Head 57.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.9% (norm 7.9%)
Chris Wade
Head 61.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lipeng L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Wade L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 38 / 101 | 37.6% | 37.9% | 74 / 168 | 44.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 67.3% | 37 / 45 | 82.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 7 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 26 / 41 | 63.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 24 / 90 | 26.7% | 35.0% | 66 / 156 | 42.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 69.1% | 29 / 47 | 61.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 36 / 41 | 87.8% | 81.9% | 42 / 51 | 82.4% | 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 Lipeng L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Wade L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 48 / 146 | 32.9% | 38.9% | 66 / 199 | 33.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 68.6% | 32 / 48 | 66.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 22 / 43 | 51.2% | 68.0% | 43 / 46 | 93.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 49 / 147 | 33.3% | 35.1% | 75 / 208 | 36.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 16 / 34 | 47.1% | 68.1% | 33 / 47 | 70.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 48 / 64 | 75.0% | 81.5% | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 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 — Wade has more cage time on record.