Ian McCall vs. Brad Pickett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ian McCall
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.5 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Brad Pickett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ian McCall
Distance 79.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 14.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 6.4% (norm 7.3%)
Brad Pickett
Distance 86.4% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 7.2% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ian McCall
Head 64.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 19.6% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 16.1% (norm 9.3%)
Brad Pickett
Head 80.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McCall L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Pickett L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 237 / 655 | 36.2% | 40.0% | 351 / 1240 | 28.3% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 76 / 118 | 64.4% | 70.4% | 56 / 91 | 61.5% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 33 / 53 | 62.3% | 69.7% | 58 / 104 | 55.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 145 / 531 | 27.3% | 37.6% | 304 / 1159 | 26.2% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 110 / 162 | 67.9% | 68.5% | 67 / 131 | 51.1% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 91 / 133 | 68.4% | 80.0% | 94 / 145 | 64.8% | 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 (Flyweight: 73 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 McCall L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Pickett L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 248 / 753 | 32.9% | 40.1% | 582 / 1449 | 40.2% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 75 / 113 | 66.4% | 68.8% | 69 / 105 | 65.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 71.1% | 77 / 104 | 74.0% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 166 / 638 | 26.0% | 35.2% | 570 / 1411 | 40.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 92 / 139 | 66.2% | 68.2% | 92 / 171 | 53.8% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 67 / 95 | 70.5% | 80.3% | 66 / 76 | 86.8% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pickett has more cage time on record.