Kevin Randleman vs. Bas Rutten
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kevin Randleman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 13 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.4 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Bas Rutten
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 26 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 25 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kevin Randleman
Distance 26.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 67.7% (norm 9.3%)
Bas Rutten
Distance 58.9% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 23.3% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kevin Randleman
Head 95.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 3.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 7.6%)
Bas Rutten
Head 77.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 10.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Randleman L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Rutten L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 18 / 69 | 26.1% | 40.1% | 22 / 53 | 41.5% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 69 / 178 | 38.8% | 70.2% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 252 | 35.3% | 38.9% | 31 / 70 | 44.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 87.8% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Randleman L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Rutten L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 27 / 99 | 27.3% | 40.7% | 6 / 16 | too few to rate | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 28 | 78.6% | 70.6% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 31 / 45 | 68.9% | 72.0% | 35 / 90 | 38.9% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 126 | 31.7% | 38.8% | 35 / 96 | 36.5% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 19 / 22 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Randleman has more cage time on record.