Jordan Radev vs. Dean Lister

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 4-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
4-2-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
49
AgeΔ 1 yrs
50
5'7"
HeightΔ 6"
6'1"
Reach
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
223.3
Layoff (months)Δ 12 mo
211.3
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dean Lister is a submission threat — 1.13 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Jordan Radev rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Dean Lister's takedown defense leaks — 0% stopped, vs a 63% Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jordan Radev

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 02
Tier 3 — regional circuit 233

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Dean Lister

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 3 — regional circuit 105

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.7 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

211.35/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
861.30/min · norm 3.25
372.38/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1412.13/min · norm 3.20
23.1%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
33.6%norm 47.4%
66.1%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
60.9%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jordan Radev

Distance 84.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 10.3%)

Dean Lister

Distance 83.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 10.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jordan Radev

Head 82.4% (norm 78.0%) · Body 2.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 8.4%)

Dean Lister

Head 79.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.3% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Radev L/AAccMiddleweight med Lister L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 17 / 77 22.1% 40.5% 66 / 213 31.0% 40.5%
In the clinch 3 / 9 too few to rate 70.3% 4 / 22 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 1 / 5 too few to rate 69.1% 16 / 21 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 12 / 75 16.0% 38.9% 53 / 203 26.1% 38.9%
To the body 2 / 2 too few to rate 71.7% 11 / 24 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 7 / 14 too few to rate 83.3% 22 / 29 75.9% 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 Radev L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Lister L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 28 / 93 30.1% 39.5% 81 / 265 30.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 1 / 6 too few to rate 70.9% 25 / 39 64.1% 70.9%
On the ground 8 / 10 too few to rate 69.0% 35 / 57 61.4% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 23 / 81 28.4% 37.9% 108 / 315 34.3% 37.9%
To the body 9 / 20 too few to rate 71.3% 15 / 20 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 5 / 8 too few to rate 82.1% 18 / 26 69.2% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
814.8% acc · 1.81/15 · norm 1.42
880.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
00.0% def · norm 63.1%
0:454.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
9:2214.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
2:412:35 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
25:455:50 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
51.13/15 · norm 0.47

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lister has more cage time on record.