Desmond Green vs. Josh Emmett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Desmond Green
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.1 wins over .500
Josh Emmett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Desmond Green
Distance 89.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 8.0%)
Josh Emmett
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Desmond Green
Head 79.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.3% (norm 7.9%)
Josh Emmett
Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Green L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Emmett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 286 / 669 | 42.8% | 37.9% | 654 / 1978 | 33.1% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 67.3% | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 69.1% | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 232 / 590 | 39.3% | 35.0% | 496 / 1768 | 28.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 62 / 94 | 66.0% | 69.1% | 164 / 267 | 61.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 50 / 62 | 80.6% | 81.9% | 115 / 132 | 87.1% | 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 Green L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Emmett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 209 / 715 | 29.2% | 38.9% | 824 / 2170 | 38.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 100 / 537 | 18.6% | 35.1% | 665 / 1957 | 34.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 53 / 118 | 44.9% | 68.1% | 145 / 229 | 63.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 80 / 97 | 82.5% | 81.5% | 145 / 178 | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Emmett has more cage time on record.