King Green vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
King Green
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
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
Lance Gibson Jr.
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 3 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: -0.33 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 9 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
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%)
Lance Gibson Jr.
Distance 85.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (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%)
Lance Gibson Jr.
Head 55.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 26.6% (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/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Jr. L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1723 / 3459 | 49.8% | 37.9% | 34 / 80 | 42.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 179 / 209 | 85.6% | 67.3% | 9 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 222 / 293 | 75.8% | 69.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1241 / 2792 | 44.4% | 35.0% | 15 / 52 | 28.8% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 530 / 729 | 72.7% | 69.1% | 10 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 353 / 440 | 80.2% | 81.9% | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 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/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Jr. L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1029 / 2854 | 36.1% | 38.9% | 67 / 160 | 41.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 73 / 125 | 58.4% | 68.6% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 90 / 132 | 68.2% | 68.0% | 8 / 11 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 716 / 2346 | 30.5% | 35.1% | 28 / 95 | 29.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 238 / 426 | 55.9% | 68.1% | 29 / 48 | 60.4% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 238 / 339 | 70.2% | 81.5% | 19 / 30 | 63.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Green has more cage time on record.