Jeremy Stephens vs. Jose Aldo
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jeremy Stephens
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 22 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Jose Aldo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 18 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 42 documented bouts
In the UFC: 14-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jeremy Stephens
Distance 84.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.0%)
Jose Aldo
Distance 93.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jeremy Stephens
Head 77.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (norm 7.9%)
Jose Aldo
Head 79.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.9% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stephens L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Aldo L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 942 / 2637 | 35.7% | 37.9% | 1220 / 2802 | 43.5% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 67.3% | 56 / 69 | 81.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 213 / 326 | 65.3% | 69.1% | 78 / 121 | 64.5% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 752 / 2420 | 31.1% | 35.0% | 913 / 2389 | 38.2% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 222 / 307 | 72.3% | 69.1% | 280 / 416 | 67.3% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 307 / 411 | 74.7% | 81.9% | 161 / 187 | 86.1% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Stephens L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Aldo L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1035 / 2709 | 38.2% | 38.9% | 1242 / 3376 | 36.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 113 / 165 | 68.5% | 68.6% | 153 / 189 | 81.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 179 / 278 | 64.4% | 68.0% | 205 / 277 | 74.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 812 / 2468 | 32.9% | 35.1% | 991 / 2993 | 33.1% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 238 / 349 | 68.2% | 68.1% | 289 / 433 | 66.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 277 / 335 | 82.7% | 81.5% | 320 / 416 | 76.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stephens has more cage time on record.