Brad Blackburn vs. Ryo Chonan
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brad Blackburn
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.42 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Ryo Chonan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 10 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brad Blackburn
Distance 91.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.1%)
Ryo Chonan
Distance 72.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 20.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brad Blackburn
Head 79.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)
Ryo Chonan
Head 79.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Blackburn L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Chonan L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 255 / 757 | 33.7% | 38.6% | 99 / 289 | 34.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 35 | 45.7% | 67.8% | 20 / 32 | 62.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 67.2% | 33 / 80 | 41.2% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 181 / 655 | 27.6% | 37.2% | 84 / 319 | 26.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 44 / 82 | 53.7% | 70.7% | 41 / 49 | 83.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 69 / 90 | 76.7% | 82.9% | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Blackburn L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Chonan L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 193 / 605 | 31.9% | 39.0% | 116 / 411 | 28.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 35 | 48.6% | 68.9% | 21 / 30 | 70.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 68.0% | 43 / 79 | 54.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 135 / 554 | 24.4% | 35.6% | 133 / 458 | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 62 / 76 | 81.6% | 69.6% | 17 / 28 | 60.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 35 / 39 | 89.7% | 82.1% | 30 / 34 | 88.2% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Blackburn has more cage time on record.