Jamie Pickett vs. Joseph Holmes

UFC 2-7-0 vs. 1-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-7-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
37
AgeΔ 6 yrs
31
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'4"
80"
ReachΔ 0"
80"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
29.2
Layoff (months)Δ 9.9 mo
39.1
LLLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Joseph Holmes carries real power — 0.46 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Joseph Holmes rarely shoots — 0.92 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jamie Pickett

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 39
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.37 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500

Joseph Holmes

Full career not yet synced for Joseph Holmes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2412.57/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1043.20/min · norm 3.25
3563.79/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1063.26/min · norm 3.20
45.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
57.8%norm 47.4%
48.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
53.1%norm 53.8%
10.16/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.46/15 · norm 0.32

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

Jamie Pickett

Distance 86.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.4% (norm 10.3%)

Joseph Holmes

Distance 85.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.6% (norm 10.3%)

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

Jamie Pickett

Head 73.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 21.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 8.4%)

Joseph Holmes

Head 64.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 17.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Pickett L/AAccMiddleweight med Holmes L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 189 / 461 41.0% 40.5% 82 / 153 53.6% 40.5%
In the clinch 52 / 70 74.3% 70.3% 15 / 17 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 0 / 2 too few to rate 69.1% 7 / 10 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 136 / 393 34.6% 38.9% 53 / 116 45.7% 38.9%
To the body 82 / 112 73.2% 71.7% 23 / 32 71.9% 71.7%
To the legs 23 / 28 82.1% 83.3% 28 / 32 87.5% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Pickett L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Holmes L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 215 / 503 42.7% 39.5% 65 / 168 38.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 115 / 134 85.8% 70.9% 11 / 16 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 26 / 50 52.0% 69.0% 30 / 42 71.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 217 / 509 42.6% 37.9% 70 / 176 39.8% 37.9%
To the body 112 / 145 77.2% 71.3% 19 / 26 73.1% 71.3%
To the legs 27 / 33 81.8% 82.1% 17 / 24 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
736.8% acc · 1.12/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
240.0% acc · 0.92/15 · norm 1.42
3075.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
444.4% def · norm 63.1%
10:3211.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
6:4520.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
36:475:52 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
10:464:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.46/15 · norm 0.47

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