Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Georges St-Pierre
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 20 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.01 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 17-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Jon Fitch
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Georges St-Pierre
Distance 68.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.6% (norm 8.1%)
Jon Fitch
Distance 44.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 37.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Georges St-Pierre
Head 74.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.4%)
Jon Fitch
Head 77.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | St-Pierre L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Fitch L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 755 / 1689 | 44.7% | 38.6% | 186 / 540 | 34.4% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 97 / 125 | 77.6% | 67.8% | 136 / 231 | 58.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 461 / 656 | 70.3% | 67.2% | 308 / 454 | 67.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 850 / 1847 | 46.0% | 37.2% | 414 / 945 | 43.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 245 / 341 | 71.8% | 70.7% | 129 / 169 | 76.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 218 / 282 | 77.3% | 82.9% | 87 / 111 | 78.4% | 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 (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 St-Pierre L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Fitch L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 351 / 1613 | 21.8% | 39.0% | 171 / 517 | 33.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 141 | 66.0% | 68.9% | 125 / 177 | 70.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 68.0% | 75 / 107 | 70.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 289 / 1504 | 19.2% | 35.6% | 211 / 604 | 34.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 114 / 182 | 62.6% | 69.6% | 69 / 96 | 71.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 93 / 156 | 59.6% | 82.1% | 91 / 101 | 90.1% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — St-Pierre has more cage time on record.