Jason Witt vs. Bryan Barberena

UFC 2-4-0 vs. 9-10-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-4-0
UFC record
9-10-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
39
AgeΔ 2 yrs
37
5'10"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
70"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
47.8
Layoff (months)Δ 19.1 mo
28.7
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jason Witt hunts takedowns — 6.90 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Jason Witt owns the mat — in control 54% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Bryan Barberena rarely shoots — 0.13 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jason Witt

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 25
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 154

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500

Bryan Barberena

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 910
Tier 3 — regional circuit 92

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.74 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

702.15/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
11915.35/min · norm 3.17
832.54/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
10224.59/min · norm 3.06
44.6%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
48.0%norm 44.9%
52.0%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
44.2%norm 55.25%
10.46/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
60.40/15 · norm 0.38

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

Jason Witt

Distance 74.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.5% (norm 8.1%)

Bryan Barberena

Distance 83.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.1%)

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

Jason Witt

Head 82.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 3.8% (norm 8.4%)

Bryan Barberena

Head 80.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Witt L/AAccWelterweight med Barberena L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 44 / 117 37.6% 38.6% 897 / 2065 43.4% 38.6%
In the clinch 6 / 11 too few to rate 67.8% 202 / 293 68.9% 67.8%
On the ground 20 / 29 69.0% 67.2% 92 / 121 76.0% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 51 / 129 39.5% 37.2% 833 / 1997 41.7% 37.2%
To the body 13 / 22 too few to rate 70.7% 158 / 216 73.1% 70.7%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 82.9% 200 / 266 75.2% 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 Witt L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Barberena L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 54 / 137 39.4% 39.0% 804 / 1546 52.0% 39.0%
In the clinch 5 / 7 too few to rate 68.9% 158 / 212 74.5% 68.9%
On the ground 24 / 29 82.8% 68.0% 60 / 73 82.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 81 / 163 49.7% 35.6% 656 / 1392 47.1% 35.6%
To the body 0 / 5 too few to rate 69.6% 269 / 333 80.8% 69.6%
To the legs 2 / 5 too few to rate 82.1% 97 / 106 91.5% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1548.4% acc · 6.90/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
222.2% acc · 0.13/15 · norm 1.27
1100.0% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
6250.0% def · norm 63.9%
17:3553.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
17:197.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
1:020:28 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
66:314:28 per 15 · norm 3:15
20.92/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
40.27/15 · norm 0.45

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