Matt Serra vs. Jeff Curran
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Matt Serra
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.94 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Jeff Curran
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 36 | 12 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.39 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 55 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Matt Serra
Distance 73.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 17.0% (norm 8.1%)
Jeff Curran
Distance 92.2% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Matt Serra
Head 75.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 17.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 8.4%)
Jeff Curran
Head 82.3% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Serra L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Curran L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 198 / 611 | 32.4% | 38.6% | 65 / 270 | 24.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 84 | 70.2% | 67.8% | 10 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 76 / 142 | 53.5% | 67.2% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 171 / 632 | 27.1% | 37.2% | 48 / 241 | 19.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 112 / 147 | 76.2% | 70.7% | 21 / 36 | 58.3% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 50 / 58 | 86.2% | 82.9% | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 79.4% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Serra L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Curran L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 255 / 562 | 45.4% | 39.0% | 75 / 235 | 31.9% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 91 / 111 | 82.0% | 68.9% | 24 / 33 | 72.7% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 98 / 157 | 62.4% | 68.0% | 39 / 69 | 56.5% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 286 / 658 | 43.5% | 35.6% | 78 / 268 | 29.1% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 125 / 134 | 93.3% | 69.6% | 25 / 27 | 92.6% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 33 / 38 | 86.8% | 82.1% | 35 / 42 | 83.3% | 79.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Serra has more cage time on record.