Oli Thompson vs. Shawn Jordan

UFC 0-2-0 vs. 6-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
0-2-0
UFC record
6-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
46
AgeΔ 5 yrs
41
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
75"
ReachΔ 0"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
168.1
Layoff (months)Δ 37.9 mo
130.2
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Oli Thompson is a submission threat — 0.83 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Shawn Jordan carries real power — 0.59 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Oli Thompson rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Oli Thompson

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 04
Tier 3 — regional circuit 2214

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.03 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Shawn Jordan

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 96
Tier 3 — regional circuit 103

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

472.59/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
2353.09/min · norm 3.36
995.45/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
2333.07/min · norm 3.19
48.5%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
49.8%norm 47.8%
47.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
49.6%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
30.59/15 · norm 0.28

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

Oli Thompson

Distance 85.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 14.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 9.3%)

Shawn Jordan

Distance 64.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Oli Thompson

Head 67.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.6% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.4% (norm 7.6%)

Shawn Jordan

Head 87.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Thompson L/AAccHeavyweight med Jordan L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 36 / 83 43.4% 40.1% 118 / 303 38.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 11 / 14 too few to rate 70.6% 47 / 77 61.0% 70.6%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 70.2% 70 / 92 76.1% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 19 / 65 29.2% 38.9% 189 / 412 45.9% 38.9%
To the body 17 / 19 too few to rate 76.8% 27 / 40 67.5% 76.8%
To the legs 11 / 13 too few to rate 87.8% 19 / 20 too few to rate 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Thompson L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Jordan L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 71 / 150 47.3% 40.7% 162 / 357 45.4% 40.7%
In the clinch 19 / 23 too few to rate 70.6% 67 / 99 67.7% 70.6%
On the ground 9 / 17 too few to rate 72.0% 4 / 6 too few to rate 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 175 49.1% 38.8% 160 / 375 42.7% 38.8%
To the body 12 / 14 too few to rate 75.1% 43 / 51 84.3% 75.1%
To the legs 1 / 1 too few to rate 84.4% 30 / 36 83.3% 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
934.6% acc · 1.78/15 · norm 0.95
466.7% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
888.9% def · norm 64.3%
0:534.9% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
23:3831.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
7:266:08 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
12:222:26 per 15 · norm 2:28
10.83/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.16

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