Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Gabe Ruediger
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Paul Taylor
Full career not yet synced for Paul Taylor — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Gabe Ruediger
Distance 70.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 23.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Paul Taylor
Distance 79.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Gabe Ruediger
Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 7.9%)
Paul Taylor
Head 74.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ruediger L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Taylor L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 12 / 56 | 21.4% | 37.9% | 356 / 818 | 43.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 19 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 102 / 139 | 73.4% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 37 / 76 | 48.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 16 / 65 | 24.6% | 35.0% | 287 / 768 | 37.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 72 / 98 | 73.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 136 / 167 | 81.4% | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Ruediger L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Taylor L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 38 / 70 | 54.3% | 38.9% | 274 / 736 | 37.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 80 / 123 | 65.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 68.0% | 145 / 257 | 56.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 65 / 116 | 56.0% | 35.1% | 312 / 882 | 35.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 122 / 150 | 81.3% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 65 / 84 | 77.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Taylor has more cage time on record.