James Wilks vs. Matt Brown
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
James Wilks
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 6 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Matt Brown
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Wilks
Distance 61.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 29.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.9% (norm 8.1%)
Matt Brown
Distance 69.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
James Wilks
Head 73.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 13.7% (norm 8.4%)
Matt Brown
Head 72.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Wilks L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Brown L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 41 / 117 | 35.0% | 38.6% | 586 / 1301 | 45.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 56 | 62.5% | 67.8% | 276 / 336 | 82.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 177 / 237 | 74.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 140 | 34.3% | 37.2% | 631 / 1356 | 46.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 18 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 310 / 383 | 80.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 82.9% | 98 / 135 | 72.6% | 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 Wilks L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Brown L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 33 / 92 | 35.9% | 39.0% | 564 / 1438 | 39.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 37 | 54.1% | 68.9% | 108 / 173 | 62.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 68.0% | 136 / 189 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 72 / 158 | 45.6% | 35.6% | 564 / 1471 | 38.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 16 / 26 | 61.5% | 69.6% | 123 / 182 | 67.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 121 / 147 | 82.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brown has more cage time on record.