Justin Levens vs. Jorge Santiago
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Justin Levens
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.08 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.0 wins over .500
Jorge Santiago
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 24 | 7 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 23 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Justin Levens
Distance 60.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 40.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Jorge Santiago
Distance 81.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 13.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Justin Levens
Head 60.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 30.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 8.4%)
Jorge Santiago
Head 82.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Levens L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Santiago L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1 / 6 | too few to rate | 40.5% | 67 / 250 | 26.8% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 29 / 42 | 69.0% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 8 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 6 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 62 / 253 | 24.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 28 / 37 | 75.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 14 / 18 | 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 Levens L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Santiago L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 39.5% | 80 / 231 | 34.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 6 / 10 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 19 / 28 | 67.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 11 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 52 / 91 | 57.1% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 14 / 25 | 56.0% | 37.9% | 91 / 273 | 33.3% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 17 / 27 | 63.0% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 43 / 50 | 86.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Santiago has more cage time on record.