Jeremy Stephens vs. Renan Barao
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
Renan Barao
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 8 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 25 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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%)
Renan Barao
Distance 90.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.4% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 2.8% (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%)
Renan Barao
Head 75.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)
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 | Barao L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 942 / 2637 | 35.7% | 37.9% | 772 / 2279 | 33.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 67.3% | 107 / 160 | 66.9% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 213 / 326 | 65.3% | 69.1% | 43 / 69 | 62.3% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 752 / 2420 | 31.1% | 35.0% | 538 / 1893 | 28.4% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 222 / 307 | 72.3% | 69.1% | 211 / 376 | 56.1% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 307 / 411 | 74.7% | 81.9% | 173 / 239 | 72.4% | 79.4% |
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 · Bantamweight: 117 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 Barao L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1035 / 2709 | 38.2% | 38.9% | 816 / 2086 | 39.1% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 113 / 165 | 68.5% | 68.6% | 84 / 119 | 70.6% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 179 / 278 | 64.4% | 68.0% | 57 / 74 | 77.0% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 812 / 2468 | 32.9% | 35.1% | 654 / 1854 | 35.3% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 238 / 349 | 68.2% | 68.1% | 178 / 270 | 65.9% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 277 / 335 | 82.7% | 81.5% | 125 / 155 | 80.6% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stephens has more cage time on record.