Kendall Grove vs. Patrick Cote
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kendall Grove
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.39 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 44 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500
Patrick Cote
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.92 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-7 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)
Kendall Grove
Distance 58.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 28.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.8% (norm 10.3%)
Patrick Cote
Distance 73.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 11.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kendall Grove
Head 79.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Patrick Cote
Head 70.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 15.7% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Grove L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Cote L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 85 / 344 | 24.7% | 40.5% | 405 / 1008 | 40.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 129 / 167 | 77.2% | 70.3% | 135 / 210 | 64.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 49 / 75 | 65.3% | 69.1% | 122 / 160 | 76.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 163 / 464 | 35.1% | 38.9% | 394 / 972 | 40.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 72 / 82 | 87.8% | 71.7% | 108 / 189 | 57.1% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 83.3% | 160 / 217 | 73.7% | 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 Grove L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Cote L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 82 / 221 | 37.1% | 39.5% | 429 / 991 | 43.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 46 / 64 | 71.9% | 70.9% | 163 / 241 | 67.6% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 140 / 227 | 61.7% | 69.0% | 178 / 260 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 160 / 386 | 41.5% | 37.9% | 461 / 1102 | 41.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 72 / 84 | 85.7% | 71.3% | 167 / 219 | 76.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 36 / 42 | 85.7% | 82.1% | 142 / 171 | 83.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Cote has more cage time on record.