Paul Felder vs. Joshua Burkman
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Paul Felder
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.28 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Joshua Burkman
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 12 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 47 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Paul Felder
Distance 82.2% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.1% (norm 8.0%)
Joshua Burkman
Distance 78.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 15.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Paul Felder
Head 75.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 7.9%)
Joshua Burkman
Head 69.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Felder L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Burkman L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 557 / 1406 | 39.6% | 37.9% | 364 / 977 | 37.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 110 / 165 | 66.7% | 67.3% | 125 / 193 | 64.8% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 96 / 139 | 69.1% | 69.1% | 54 / 75 | 72.0% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 449 / 1294 | 34.7% | 35.0% | 259 / 863 | 30.0% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 149 / 213 | 70.0% | 69.1% | 91 / 146 | 62.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 165 / 203 | 81.3% | 81.9% | 193 / 236 | 81.8% | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Felder L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Burkman L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 596 / 1218 | 48.9% | 38.9% | 402 / 996 | 40.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 81 / 116 | 69.8% | 68.6% | 160 / 232 | 69.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 32 / 50 | 64.0% | 68.0% | 70 / 87 | 80.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 354 / 928 | 38.1% | 35.1% | 396 / 1002 | 39.5% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 185 / 247 | 74.9% | 68.1% | 130 / 184 | 70.7% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 170 / 209 | 81.3% | 81.5% | 106 / 129 | 82.2% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Burkman has more cage time on record.