Jordan Rinaldi vs. Gregor Gillespie
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jordan Rinaldi
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.57 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Gregor Gillespie
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.91 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jordan Rinaldi
Distance 88.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.0% (norm 8.0%)
Gregor Gillespie
Distance 50.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 41.6% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jordan Rinaldi
Head 68.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 19.6% (norm 7.9%)
Gregor Gillespie
Head 90.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rinaldi L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Gillespie L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 68 / 203 | 33.5% | 37.9% | 68 / 210 | 32.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 19 / 34 | 55.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 12 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 134 / 174 | 77.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 39 / 158 | 24.7% | 35.0% | 186 / 377 | 49.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 11 / 27 | 40.7% | 69.1% | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 81.9% | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Rinaldi L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Gillespie L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 75 / 227 | 33.0% | 38.9% | 76 / 252 | 30.2% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 39 / 48 | 81.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 54 | 68.5% | 68.0% | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 253 | 36.4% | 35.1% | 124 / 303 | 40.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 68.1% | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gillespie has more cage time on record.