George Sullivan vs. Mike Rhodes
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
George Sullivan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Mike Rhodes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
George Sullivan
Distance 77.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 15.8% (norm 8.1%)
Mike Rhodes
Distance 94.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
George Sullivan
Head 75.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Mike Rhodes
Head 74.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Sullivan L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rhodes L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 131 / 449 | 29.2% | 38.6% | 92 / 240 | 38.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 42 | 76.2% | 67.8% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 69 / 92 | 75.0% | 67.2% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 438 | 30.4% | 37.2% | 52 / 188 | 27.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 53 / 84 | 63.1% | 70.7% | 14 / 27 | 51.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 46 / 61 | 75.4% | 82.9% | 34 / 39 | 87.2% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Sullivan L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rhodes L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 112 / 302 | 37.1% | 39.0% | 117 / 344 | 34.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 68.9% | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 68.0% | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 264 | 32.6% | 35.6% | 76 / 292 | 26.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 36 / 71 | 50.7% | 69.6% | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 37 / 40 | 92.5% | 82.1% | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Sullivan has more cage time on record.