Brian Ebersole vs. Rick Story
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brian Ebersole
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 46 | 14 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 34 finish wins over 71 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Rick Story
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brian Ebersole
Distance 71.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.4% (norm 8.1%)
Rick Story
Distance 74.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 14.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brian Ebersole
Head 67.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 17.7% (norm 8.4%)
Rick Story
Head 73.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ebersole L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Story L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 352 | 40.3% | 38.6% | 548 / 1606 | 34.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 64 | 65.6% | 67.8% | 201 / 312 | 64.4% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 57 / 76 | 75.0% | 67.2% | 152 / 240 | 63.3% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 142 / 331 | 42.9% | 37.2% | 465 / 1586 | 29.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 40 / 74 | 54.1% | 70.7% | 312 / 432 | 72.2% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 59 / 87 | 67.8% | 82.9% | 124 / 140 | 88.6% | 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 Ebersole L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Story L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 156 / 421 | 37.1% | 39.0% | 395 / 1173 | 33.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 70 / 112 | 62.5% | 68.9% | 94 / 165 | 57.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 122 / 386 | 31.6% | 35.6% | 336 / 1118 | 30.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 77 / 110 | 70.0% | 69.6% | 108 / 168 | 64.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 36 / 47 | 76.6% | 82.1% | 71 / 88 | 80.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Story has more cage time on record.