Eddie Wineland vs. Grigory Popov
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Eddie Wineland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Grigory Popov
Full career not yet synced for Grigory Popov — 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 -2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Eddie Wineland
Distance 94.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)
Grigory Popov
Distance 88.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Eddie Wineland
Head 86.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.3% (norm 8.4%)
Grigory Popov
Head 64.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 25.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wineland L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Popov L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 465 / 1678 | 27.7% | 39.0% | 77 / 211 | 36.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 21 / 34 | 61.8% | 68.7% | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 41 / 72 | 56.9% | 70.2% | 6 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 387 / 1541 | 25.1% | 34.9% | 40 / 154 | 26.0% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 109 / 202 | 54.0% | 66.8% | 34 / 61 | 55.7% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 31 / 41 | 75.6% | 79.4% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Wineland L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Popov L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 572 / 1579 | 36.2% | 39.3% | 97 / 217 | 44.7% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 50 / 65 | 76.9% | 70.4% | 0 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 37 / 68 | 54.4% | 72.4% | 7 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 392 / 1310 | 29.9% | 34.9% | 56 / 161 | 34.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 129 / 228 | 56.6% | 66.0% | 35 / 58 | 60.3% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 138 / 174 | 79.3% | 79.1% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Wineland has more cage time on record.