Jason Lambert vs. Rob MacDonald
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jason Lambert
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Rob MacDonald
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.24 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jason Lambert
Distance 23.2% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 24.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 52.0% (norm 10.4%)
Rob MacDonald
Distance 40.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 43.3% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jason Lambert
Head 76.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 17.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 9.7%)
Rob MacDonald
Head 93.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.7% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lambert L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | MacDonald L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 14 / 57 | 24.6% | 41.4% | 4 / 12 | too few to rate | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 61 | 78.7% | 70.9% | 2 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 81 / 128 | 63.3% | 72.3% | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 188 | 47.3% | 38.9% | 13 / 28 | 46.4% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 39 / 42 | 92.9% | 71.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Lambert L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs MacDonald L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 22 / 66 | 33.3% | 40.4% | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 50 | 52.0% | 68.7% | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 34 / 51 | 66.7% | 70.4% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 60 / 136 | 44.1% | 37.5% | 8 / 21 | too few to rate | 37.5% |
| To the body | 12 / 20 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.0% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lambert has more cage time on record.