Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-3-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
40
AgeΔ 2 yrs
42
5'9"
HeightΔ 1"
5'8"
73"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
166.3
Layoff (months)Δ 5.5 mo
171.8
LWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Eric Wisely rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Jason Young hunts takedowns — 1.98 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Eric Wisely's takedown defense leaks — 29% stopped, vs a 62% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jason Young

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 13
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 73

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.21 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 4 finish wins over 15 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Eric Wisely

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 23
Tier 3 — regional circuit 326

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.83 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 44 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1352.97/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
382.27/min · norm 3.54
1453.20/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
502.99/min · norm 3.47
37.1%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
52.1%norm 45.0%
50.2%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
49.0%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Jason Young

Distance 82.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 8.8% (norm 6.5%)

Eric Wisely

Distance 95.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 6.5%)

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

Jason Young

Head 76.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 7.8%)

Eric Wisely

Head 65.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 16.4% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Young L/AAccFeatherweight med Wisely L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 88 / 299 29.4% 40.9% 35 / 70 50.0% 40.9%
In the clinch 23 / 33 69.7% 70.8% 3 / 3 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 24 / 32 75.0% 69.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 67 / 279 24.0% 37.2% 15 / 48 31.2% 37.2%
To the body 25 / 31 80.6% 68.2% 12 / 13 too few to rate 68.2%
To the legs 43 / 54 79.6% 80.7% 11 / 12 too few to rate 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Young L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Wisely L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 113 / 247 45.7% 39.2% 21 / 59 35.6% 39.2%
In the clinch 15 / 21 too few to rate 70.3% 8 / 8 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 17 / 23 too few to rate 69.4% 21 / 31 67.7% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 97 / 239 40.6% 35.9% 21 / 62 33.9% 35.9%
To the body 20 / 21 too few to rate 67.9% 7 / 8 too few to rate 67.9%
To the legs 28 / 31 90.3% 81.5% 22 / 28 78.6% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
666.7% acc · 1.98/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
1155.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
228.6% def · norm 61.5%
10:1122.4% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
0:151.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
13:024:18 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
9:068:09 per 15 · norm 3:12
00.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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