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Zhang Lipeng vs. Chris Wade

UFC 2-2-0 vs. 5-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-2-0
UFC record
5-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
36
AgeΔ 3 yrs
39
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
137.2
Layoff (months)Δ 26.3 mo
110.9
LLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Chris Wade is a submission threat — 1.12 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Chris Wade owns the mat — in control 44% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.
Zhang Lipeng owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 19% Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Zhang Lipeng

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 3 — regional circuit 289

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 50 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Chris Wade

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 149
Tier 3 — regional circuit 71

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 31 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

771.28/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
1371.70/min · norm 3.44
1131.88/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
1411.75/min · norm 3.38
48.7%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
53.9%norm 43.65%
53.9%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
51.9%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.19/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Zhang Lipeng

Distance 63.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 25.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.1% (norm 8.0%)

Chris Wade

Distance 66.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 17.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 16.1% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Zhang Lipeng

Head 57.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 25.9% (norm 8.0%)

Chris Wade

Head 61.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 18.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 20.1% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Zhang L/AAccLightweight med Wade L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 38 / 101 37.6% 38.3% 74 / 168 44.0% 38.3%
In the clinch 32 / 41 78.0% 67.5% 37 / 45 82.2% 67.5%
On the ground 7 / 16 too few to rate 68.8% 26 / 41 63.4% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 24 / 90 26.7% 35.1% 66 / 156 42.3% 35.1%
To the body 17 / 27 63.0% 69.1% 29 / 47 61.7% 69.1%
To the legs 36 / 41 87.8% 81.8% 42 / 51 82.4% 81.8%

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: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Zhang L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Wade L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 48 / 146 32.9% 38.8% 66 / 199 33.2% 38.8%
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% 35.2% 75 / 208 36.1% 35.2%
To the body 16 / 34 47.1% 68.2% 33 / 47 70.2% 68.2%
To the legs 48 / 64 75.0% 81.5% 33 / 38 86.8% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
730.4% acc · 1.75/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1451.9% acc · 2.60/15 · norm 1.34
1669.6% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
1655.2% def · norm 63.7%
17:5029.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
35:3044.0% of cage time · norm 18.95%
25:516:27 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
25:284:44 per 15 · norm 2:50
30.75/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
61.12/15 · norm 0.48

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