Chris Cope vs. Chuck O'Neil
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Cope
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.37 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 12 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Chuck O'Neil
Full career not yet synced for Chuck O'Neil — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Cope
Distance 95.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
Chuck O'Neil
Distance 95.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Cope
Head 76.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)
Chuck O'Neil
Head 72.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 19.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cope L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | O'Neil L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 314 | 23.6% | 38.6% | 41 / 119 | 34.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 37 / 252 | 14.7% | 37.2% | 18 / 90 | 20.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 24 / 42 | 57.1% | 70.7% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 82.9% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 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 Cope L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs O'Neil L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 82 / 180 | 45.6% | 39.0% | 57 / 228 | 25.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 7 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 146 | 34.9% | 35.6% | 29 / 177 | 16.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 24 / 30 | 80.0% | 69.6% | 19 / 35 | 54.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 31 / 36 | 86.1% | 82.1% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cope has more cage time on record.