Hunter Azure vs. Brian Kelleher
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Hunter Azure
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Brian Kelleher
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 40 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Hunter Azure
Distance 84.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)
Brian Kelleher
Distance 87.7% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Hunter Azure
Head 69.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 8.4%)
Brian Kelleher
Head 76.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Azure L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Kelleher L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 327 | 46.2% | 39.0% | 345 / 937 | 36.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 68.7% | 29 / 43 | 67.4% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 269 | 38.3% | 34.9% | 288 / 815 | 35.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 43 / 65 | 66.2% | 66.8% | 67 / 141 | 47.5% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 44 / 52 | 84.6% | 79.4% | 87 / 112 | 77.7% | 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 Azure L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Kelleher L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 91 / 261 | 34.9% | 39.3% | 519 / 1217 | 42.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 64 / 93 | 68.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 72.4% | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 204 | 37.3% | 34.9% | 399 / 1044 | 38.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 53 | 35.8% | 66.0% | 130 / 201 | 64.7% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 22 / 40 | 55.0% | 79.1% | 85 / 108 | 78.7% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kelleher has more cage time on record.