Josh Emmett vs. Kevin Vallejos
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Josh Emmett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Kevin Vallejos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.67 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Emmett
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.5%)
Kevin Vallejos
Distance 84.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Emmett
Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.8%)
Kevin Vallejos
Head 78.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Emmett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Vallejos L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 654 / 1978 | 33.1% | 40.9% | 121 / 290 | 41.7% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 70.8% | 20 / 28 | 71.4% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 69.2% | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 496 / 1768 | 28.1% | 37.2% | 108 / 269 | 40.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 164 / 267 | 61.4% | 68.2% | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 115 / 132 | 87.1% | 80.7% | 16 / 20 | 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 Emmett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Vallejos L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 824 / 2170 | 38.0% | 39.2% | 99 / 238 | 41.6% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 70.3% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 69.4% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 665 / 1957 | 34.0% | 35.9% | 59 / 176 | 33.5% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 145 / 229 | 63.3% | 67.9% | 24 / 36 | 66.7% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 145 / 178 | 81.5% | 81.5% | 17 / 30 | 56.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Emmett has more cage time on record.