Dan Henderson vs. Allan Goes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Dan Henderson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Allan Goes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.26 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dan Henderson
Distance 66.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 14.5% (norm 10.3%)
Allan Goes
Distance 85.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dan Henderson
Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.4%)
Allan Goes
Head 55.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 36.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Henderson L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Goes L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 265 / 769 | 34.5% | 40.5% | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 150 / 219 | 68.5% | 70.3% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 111 / 167 | 66.5% | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 327 / 915 | 35.7% | 38.9% | 16 / 27 | 59.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 86 / 103 | 83.5% | 71.7% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 113 / 137 | 82.5% | 83.3% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Henderson L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Goes L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 431 / 1068 | 40.4% | 39.5% | 3 / 16 | too few to rate | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 90 / 146 | 61.6% | 70.9% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 171 / 245 | 69.8% | 69.0% | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 471 / 1185 | 39.7% | 37.9% | 21 / 43 | 48.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 129 / 163 | 79.1% | 71.3% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 92 / 111 | 82.9% | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Henderson has more cage time on record.