Emmanuel Yarborough vs. Keith Hackney
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Emmanuel Yarborough
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 1 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.74 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 1 finish wins over 3 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Keith Hackney
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 0 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 1 finish wins over 3 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Emmanuel Yarborough
Distance 40.0% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 60.0% (norm 28.7%)
Keith Hackney
Distance 27.2% (norm 50.2%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 14.9%) · Ground 64.2% (norm 28.7%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Emmanuel Yarborough
Head 100.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 5.2%)
Keith Hackney
Head 79.0% (norm 81.2%) · Body 2.5% (norm 8.0%) · Legs 18.5% (norm 5.2%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Yarborough L/A | Acc | Open Weight med | Hackney L/A | Acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 27.8% | 10 / 22 | too few to rate | 27.8% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 63.8% | 4 / 7 | too few to rate | 63.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 65.8% | 33 / 52 | 63.5% | 65.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1 / 5 | too few to rate | 39.3% | 33 / 64 | 51.6% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 90.5% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 90.5% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 53.5% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 53.5% |
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 (Open Weight: 11 fighters · Open Weight: 11 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 Yarborough L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med | vs Hackney L/A | Opp acc | Open Weight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | 37.0% | 4 / 15 | too few to rate | 37.0% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 66.7% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 66.7% |
| On the ground | 26 / 39 | 66.7% | 67.1% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 29 / 45 | 64.4% | 47.0% | 13 / 28 | 46.4% | 47.0% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.9% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 87.9% |
| To the legs | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 61.2% | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 61.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hackney has more cage time on record.