Chris Gruetzemacher vs. Chas Skelly
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Gruetzemacher
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Chas Skelly
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Gruetzemacher
Distance 76.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 18.2% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.0%)
Chas Skelly
Distance 81.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Gruetzemacher
Head 68.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 7.9%)
Chas Skelly
Head 90.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gruetzemacher L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Skelly L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 309 / 607 | 50.9% | 37.9% | 146 / 450 | 32.4% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 113 / 144 | 78.5% | 67.3% | 54 / 71 | 76.1% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 69.1% | 26 / 34 | 76.5% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 233 / 539 | 43.2% | 35.0% | 195 / 502 | 38.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 129 / 154 | 83.8% | 69.1% | 25 / 47 | 53.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 89 / 97 | 91.8% | 81.9% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Gruetzemacher L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Skelly L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 275 / 627 | 43.9% | 38.9% | 188 / 483 | 38.9% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 99 | 59.6% | 68.6% | 56 / 74 | 75.7% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 28 / 42 | 66.7% | 68.0% | 116 / 149 | 77.9% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 646 | 41.6% | 35.1% | 273 / 591 | 46.2% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 67 / 92 | 72.8% | 68.1% | 48 / 71 | 67.6% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 26 / 30 | 86.7% | 81.5% | 39 / 44 | 88.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Skelly has more cage time on record.