King Green vs. Jalin Turner

UFC 17-12-1 (1 NC) vs. 8-6-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
17-12-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
8-6-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
39
AgeΔ 8 yrs
31
5'10"
HeightΔ 5"
6'3"
71"
ReachΔ 6"
77"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
0.9
Layoff (months)Δ 7.1 mo
8
WWWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jalin Turner carries real power — 1.43 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jalin Turner is a submission threat — 1.11 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
King Green outworks the Lightweight division — 6.59 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.42 norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

King Green

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1712
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.85 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 53 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500

Jalin Turner

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 116
Tier 3 — regional circuit 43

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 4-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

21246.59/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
5115.41/min · norm 3.42
11923.70/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
4114.35/min · norm 3.37
53.6%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
48.3%norm 43.5%
61.7%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
40.8%norm 56.3%
70.33/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
91.43/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

King Green

Distance 87.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.4% (norm 8.0%)

Jalin Turner

Distance 81.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.9% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

King Green

Head 70.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.1% (norm 7.9%)

Jalin Turner

Head 78.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Green L/AAccLightweight med Turner L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1723 / 3459 49.8% 37.9% 373 / 856 43.6% 37.9%
In the clinch 179 / 209 85.6% 67.3% 52 / 75 69.3% 67.3%
On the ground 222 / 293 75.8% 69.1% 86 / 126 68.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 1241 / 2792 44.4% 35.0% 344 / 828 41.5% 35.0%
To the body 530 / 729 72.7% 69.1% 135 / 185 73.0% 69.1%
To the legs 353 / 440 80.2% 81.9% 32 / 44 72.7% 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 Green L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Turner L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1029 / 2854 36.1% 38.9% 315 / 548 57.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 73 / 125 58.4% 68.6% 36 / 58 62.1% 68.6%
On the ground 90 / 132 68.2% 68.0% 60 / 88 68.2% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 716 / 2346 30.5% 35.1% 235 / 473 49.7% 35.1%
To the body 238 / 426 55.9% 68.1% 69 / 106 65.1% 68.1%
To the legs 238 / 339 70.2% 81.5% 107 / 115 93.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2745.8% acc · 1.26/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
450.0% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.38
5269.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
3675.0% def · norm 64.0%
46:1114.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
13:3214.3% of cage time · norm 19.5%
29:071:21 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
23:173:41 per 15 · norm 2:46
60.28/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
71.11/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Green has more cage time on record.