Christian Wellisch vs. Jake O'Brien

UFC 2-3-0 vs. 4-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-3-0
UFC record
4-3-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
50
AgeΔ 9 yrs
41
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'3"
77"
ReachΔ 1"
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
210.2
Layoff (months)Δ 5.3 mo
204.9
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Christian Wellisch is a submission threat — 1.22 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Jake O'Brien hunts takedowns — 6.44 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Jake O'Brien owns the mat — in control 50% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Christian Wellisch

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 62

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Jake O'Brien

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 43
Tier 3 — regional circuit 111

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1153.12/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
921.32/min · norm 3.36
1123.04/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1351.93/min · norm 3.19
27.9%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
31.8%norm 47.8%
56.1%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
69.2%norm 52.5%
10.41/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
10.21/15 · norm 0.28

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Christian Wellisch

Distance 83.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 10.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 9.3%)

Jake O'Brien

Distance 59.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 36.0% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Christian Wellisch

Head 91.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 2.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.6%)

Jake O'Brien

Head 99.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 1.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Wellisch L/AAccHeavyweight med O'Brien L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 83 / 345 24.1% 40.1% 32 / 173 18.5% 40.1%
In the clinch 24 / 45 53.3% 70.6% 6 / 12 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 8 / 22 too few to rate 70.2% 54 / 104 51.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 89 / 377 23.6% 38.9% 89 / 286 31.1% 38.9%
To the body 8 / 12 too few to rate 76.8% 3 / 3 too few to rate 76.8%
To the legs 18 / 23 too few to rate 87.8% 0 / 0 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Wellisch L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs O'Brien L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 53 / 166 31.9% 40.7% 92 / 377 24.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 47 / 70 67.1% 70.6% 6 / 15 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 12 / 19 too few to rate 72.0% 37 / 46 80.4% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 90 / 229 39.3% 38.8% 85 / 364 23.4% 38.8%
To the body 7 / 11 too few to rate 75.1% 15 / 25 60.0% 75.1%
To the legs 15 / 15 too few to rate 84.4% 35 / 49 71.4% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
342.9% acc · 1.22/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
3056.6% acc · 6.44/15 · norm 0.95
1045.5% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
125.0% def · norm 64.3%
4:3312.3% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
35:0250.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
12:064:55 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
5:391:12 per 15 · norm 2:28
31.22/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.21/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — O'Brien has more cage time on record.