Aleksei Oleinik vs. Jared Vanderaa
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Aleksei Oleinik
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 29 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 36 finish wins over 58 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Jared Vanderaa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Aleksei Oleinik
Distance 79.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.0% (norm 9.3%)
Jared Vanderaa
Distance 92.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.0% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Aleksei Oleinik
Head 79.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.1% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 7.7% (norm 7.6%)
Jared Vanderaa
Head 75.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.2% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Oleinik L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Vanderaa L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 266 / 620 | 42.9% | 40.1% | 347 / 824 | 42.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 86 / 118 | 72.9% | 70.6% | 43 / 62 | 69.4% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 70.2% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 239 / 615 | 38.9% | 38.9% | 207 / 675 | 30.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 91 / 102 | 89.2% | 76.8% | 88 / 111 | 79.3% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 50 / 60 | 83.3% | 87.8% | 102 / 109 | 93.6% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Oleinik L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Vanderaa L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 248 / 555 | 44.7% | 40.7% | 363 / 720 | 50.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 85 / 110 | 77.3% | 70.6% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 107 / 125 | 85.6% | 72.0% | 89 / 112 | 79.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 347 / 678 | 51.2% | 38.8% | 304 / 648 | 46.9% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 67 / 85 | 78.8% | 75.1% | 117 / 148 | 79.1% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 26 / 27 | 96.3% | 84.4% | 42 / 49 | 85.7% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Oleinik has more cage time on record.