Jake Ellenberger vs. Jorge Masvidal

UFC 10-11-0 vs. 12-10-0
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Tale of the tape

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Jake Ellenberger

VS

Jorge Masvidal

10-11-0
UFC record
12-10-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
41
AgeΔ 0 yrs
41
5'9"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
71"
ReachΔ 3"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
95.4
Layoff (months)Δ 55.4 mo
40
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jake Ellenberger carries real power — 0.98 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.38 Welterweight norm.
Jake Ellenberger hunts takedowns — 2.04 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Jorge Masvidal rarely shoots — 0.87 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jake Ellenberger

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1111
Tier 3 — regional circuit 204

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 46 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500

Jorge Masvidal

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1411
Tier 3 — regional circuit 216

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 52 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4172.47/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
11703.98/min · norm 3.17
4782.83/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
9013.07/min · norm 3.06
39.3%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
49.5%norm 44.9%
60.7%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
57.5%norm 55.25%
110.98/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
90.46/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jake Ellenberger

Distance 74.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 8.1%)

Jorge Masvidal

Distance 77.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jake Ellenberger

Head 86.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 8.4%)

Jorge Masvidal

Head 73.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Ellenberger L/AAccWelterweight med Masvidal L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 259 / 791 32.7% 38.6% 808 / 1832 44.1% 38.6%
In the clinch 83 / 129 64.3% 67.8% 202 / 265 76.2% 67.8%
On the ground 75 / 140 53.6% 67.2% 160 / 268 59.7% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 307 / 912 33.7% 37.2% 695 / 1734 40.1% 37.2%
To the body 72 / 101 71.3% 70.7% 281 / 369 76.2% 70.7%
To the legs 38 / 47 80.9% 82.9% 194 / 262 74.0% 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 Ellenberger L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Masvidal L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 338 / 1002 33.7% 39.0% 698 / 1813 38.5% 39.0%
In the clinch 73 / 112 65.2% 68.9% 114 / 163 69.9% 68.9%
On the ground 67 / 102 65.7% 68.0% 89 / 143 62.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 314 / 986 31.8% 35.6% 545 / 1603 34.0% 35.6%
To the body 88 / 137 64.2% 69.6% 216 / 341 63.3% 69.6%
To the legs 76 / 93 81.7% 82.1% 140 / 175 80.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2347.9% acc · 2.04/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
1753.1% acc · 0.87/15 · norm 1.27
2586.2% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
8569.7% def · norm 63.9%
34:4320.5% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
43:1614.7% of cage time · norm 18.5%
19:501:45 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
75:303:51 per 15 · norm 3:15
40.36/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
70.36/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Masvidal has more cage time on record.

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