Jimy Hettes vs. Robert Whiteford
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jimy Hettes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Robert Whiteford
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jimy Hettes
Distance 60.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 16.7% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 22.9% (norm 6.5%)
Robert Whiteford
Distance 85.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jimy Hettes
Head 86.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.8%)
Robert Whiteford
Head 75.1% (norm 77.4%) · Body 16.2% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hettes L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Whiteford L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 109 / 232 | 47.0% | 40.9% | 103 / 238 | 43.3% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 64 | 67.2% | 70.8% | 16 / 25 | 64.0% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 69.2% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 177 / 332 | 53.3% | 37.2% | 79 / 208 | 38.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 34 / 41 | 82.9% | 68.2% | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 80.7% | 19 / 24 | 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 Hettes L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Whiteford L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 153 / 393 | 38.9% | 39.2% | 68 / 234 | 29.1% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 70 | 58.6% | 70.3% | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 28 / 64 | 43.8% | 69.4% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 121 / 367 | 33.0% | 35.9% | 77 / 251 | 30.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 70 / 126 | 55.6% | 67.9% | 15 / 26 | 57.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 31 / 34 | 91.2% | 81.5% | 18 / 20 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hettes has more cage time on record.