Aaron Phillips vs. Matt Hobar

UFC 0-4-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-4-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
37
AgeΔ 2 yrs
39
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'10"
71"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
39.8
Layoff (months)Δ 100.2 mo
140
LLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Matt Hobar hunts takedowns — 3.66 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.12 Bantamweight norm.
Matt Hobar owns the mat — in control 53% of cage time, vs a 17% Bantamweight norm.
Aaron Phillips is a submission threat — 0.57 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Aaron Phillips

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 04
Tier 3 — regional circuit 122

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Matt Hobar

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 12
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 31
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

791.51/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
1063.23/min · norm 3.52
1923.66/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed
1404.27/min · norm 3.58
53.4%norm 43.4%
Striking accuracy
42.2%norm 43.4%
43.5%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
52.9%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.30
Knockdowns
10.46/15 · norm 0.30

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

Aaron Phillips

Distance 68.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 18.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 6.5%)

Matt Hobar

Distance 57.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 29.1% (norm 6.5%)

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

Aaron Phillips

Head 62.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 30.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)

Matt Hobar

Head 81.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Phillips L/AAccBantamweight med Hobar L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 102 43.1% 39.0% 37 / 144 25.7% 39.0%
In the clinch 22 / 27 81.5% 68.7% 27 / 34 79.4% 68.7%
On the ground 13 / 19 too few to rate 70.2% 42 / 73 57.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 36 / 93 38.7% 34.9% 75 / 205 36.6% 34.9%
To the body 38 / 45 84.4% 66.8% 20 / 32 62.5% 66.8%
To the legs 5 / 10 too few to rate 79.4% 11 / 14 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 Phillips L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Hobar L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 68 / 153 44.4% 39.3% 84 / 226 37.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 31 / 40 77.5% 70.4% 30 / 36 83.3% 70.4%
On the ground 93 / 147 63.3% 72.4% 26 / 35 74.3% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 130 / 252 51.6% 34.9% 115 / 264 43.6% 34.9%
To the body 28 / 44 63.6% 66.0% 19 / 27 70.4% 66.0%
To the legs 34 / 44 77.3% 79.1% 6 / 6 too few to rate 79.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
350.0% acc · 0.86/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
844.4% acc · 3.66/15 · norm 1.12
1144.0% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
250.0% def · norm 66.7%
7:1413.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
Control time
17:3153.4% of cage time · norm 17.4%
30:078:36 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control
2:060:57 per 15 · norm 2:24
20.57/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.28

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