Jake O'Brien vs. Andrei Arlovski
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jake O'Brien
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Andrei Arlovski
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 23 | 18 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.69 · 23 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 59 documented bouts
In the UFC: 15-16 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jake O'Brien
Distance 59.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 36.0% (norm 9.3%)
Andrei Arlovski
Distance 90.1% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jake O'Brien
Head 99.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 1.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)
Andrei Arlovski
Head 72.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 13.7% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | O'Brien L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Arlovski L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 32 / 173 | 18.5% | 40.1% | 1352 / 3136 | 43.1% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 191 / 280 | 68.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 54 / 104 | 51.9% | 70.2% | 42 / 63 | 66.7% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 286 | 31.1% | 38.9% | 875 / 2536 | 34.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 339 / 475 | 71.4% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 371 / 468 | 79.3% | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 O'Brien L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Arlovski L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 377 | 24.4% | 40.7% | 995 / 2590 | 38.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 191 / 284 | 67.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 46 | 80.4% | 72.0% | 160 / 239 | 66.9% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 85 / 364 | 23.4% | 38.8% | 853 / 2459 | 34.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 15 / 25 | 60.0% | 75.1% | 244 / 357 | 68.3% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 35 / 49 | 71.4% | 84.4% | 249 / 297 | 83.8% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Arlovski has more cage time on record.