Brian Melancon vs. Seth Baczynski
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brian Melancon
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.89 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 10 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Seth Baczynski
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 11 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.19 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brian Melancon
Distance 76.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.2% (norm 8.1%)
Seth Baczynski
Distance 82.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brian Melancon
Head 81.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
Seth Baczynski
Head 82.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Melancon L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Baczynski L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 48 | 41.7% | 38.6% | 209 / 808 | 25.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 65 / 108 | 60.2% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 36 / 66 | 54.5% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 22 / 51 | 43.1% | 37.2% | 206 / 814 | 25.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 70 / 121 | 57.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 34 / 47 | 72.3% | 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 Melancon L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Baczynski L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 21 / 70 | 30.0% | 39.0% | 209 / 495 | 42.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 67 / 94 | 71.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 40 / 61 | 65.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 18 / 65 | 27.7% | 35.6% | 150 / 455 | 33.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 81 / 93 | 87.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 85 / 102 | 83.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Baczynski has more cage time on record.