Jay Hieron vs. Georges St-Pierre
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jay Hieron
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 20 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Georges St-Pierre
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 20 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.01 · 20 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 17-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jay Hieron
Distance 91.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 8.1%)
Georges St-Pierre
Distance 68.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 26.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jay Hieron
Head 82.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 8.4%)
Georges St-Pierre
Head 74.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hieron L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | St-Pierre L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 40 / 150 | 26.7% | 38.6% | 755 / 1689 | 44.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 97 / 125 | 77.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 461 / 656 | 70.3% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 23 / 135 | 17.0% | 37.2% | 850 / 1847 | 46.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 245 / 341 | 71.8% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 218 / 282 | 77.3% | 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 Hieron L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs St-Pierre L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 41 / 122 | 33.6% | 39.0% | 351 / 1613 | 21.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 93 / 141 | 66.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 27 / 39 | 69.2% | 68.0% | 52 / 88 | 59.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 60 / 155 | 38.7% | 35.6% | 289 / 1504 | 19.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 114 / 182 | 62.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 93 / 156 | 59.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — St-Pierre has more cage time on record.