Luke Zachrich vs. Daniel Kelly
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Luke Zachrich
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Daniel Kelly
Full career not yet synced for Daniel Kelly — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Luke Zachrich
Distance 97.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Daniel Kelly
Distance 81.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Luke Zachrich
Head 89.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 4.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 8.4%)
Daniel Kelly
Head 93.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Zachrich L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Kelly L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 89 / 276 | 32.2% | 40.5% | 242 / 736 | 32.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 53 / 81 | 65.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 55 / 85 | 64.7% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 70 / 254 | 27.6% | 38.9% | 303 / 841 | 36.0% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 21 / 32 | 65.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 26 / 29 | 89.7% | 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 Zachrich L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Kelly L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 74 / 219 | 33.8% | 39.5% | 382 / 1090 | 35.0% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 53 / 65 | 81.5% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 14 / 17 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 61 / 199 | 30.7% | 37.9% | 316 / 986 | 32.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 82 / 115 | 71.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 16 / 17 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 51 / 71 | 71.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Kelly has more cage time on record.