Michael Kuiper vs. Brad Scott
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Michael Kuiper
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Brad Scott
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Michael Kuiper
Distance 61.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 10.3%)
Brad Scott
Distance 90.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michael Kuiper
Head 79.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)
Brad Scott
Head 74.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kuiper L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Scott L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 120 | 50.0% | 40.5% | 267 / 710 | 37.6% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 70.3% | 47 / 63 | 74.6% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 69.1% | 13 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 78 / 155 | 50.3% | 38.9% | 200 / 587 | 34.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 74 / 133 | 55.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 53 / 67 | 79.1% | 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 Kuiper L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Scott L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 219 | 42.0% | 39.5% | 303 / 800 | 37.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 70.9% | 47 / 65 | 72.3% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 51 / 73 | 69.9% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 84 / 214 | 39.3% | 37.9% | 258 / 736 | 35.1% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 71.3% | 83 / 129 | 64.3% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 60 / 73 | 82.2% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Scott has more cage time on record.