Joe Vedepo vs. Rob Kimmons
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Joe Vedepo
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Rob Kimmons
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Joe Vedepo
Distance 52.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 47.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Rob Kimmons
Distance 44.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 38.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Joe Vedepo
Head 85.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Rob Kimmons
Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vedepo L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Kimmons L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 3 / 11 | too few to rate | 40.5% | 26 / 86 | 30.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 9 / 18 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 61 / 150 | 40.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Vedepo L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Kimmons L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 39.5% | 49 / 126 | 38.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 93 / 125 | 74.4% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 100 / 142 | 70.4% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 8 / 18 | too few to rate | 37.9% | 133 / 270 | 49.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 94 / 107 | 87.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kimmons has more cage time on record.