Ricardo Lamas vs. Josh Emmett
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ricardo Lamas
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Josh Emmett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ricardo Lamas
Distance 78.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 11.3% (norm 6.5%)
Josh Emmett
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ricardo Lamas
Head 66.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 20.6% (norm 7.8%)
Josh Emmett
Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lamas L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Emmett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 392 / 951 | 41.2% | 40.9% | 654 / 1978 | 33.1% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 110 / 123 | 89.4% | 70.8% | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 98 / 137 | 71.5% | 69.2% | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 295 / 807 | 36.6% | 37.2% | 496 / 1768 | 28.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 125 / 155 | 80.6% | 68.2% | 164 / 267 | 61.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 180 / 249 | 72.3% | 80.7% | 115 / 132 | 87.1% | 80.7% |
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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Lamas L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Emmett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 406 / 1077 | 37.7% | 39.2% | 824 / 2170 | 38.0% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 95 / 135 | 70.4% | 70.3% | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 49 / 59 | 83.1% | 69.4% | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 357 / 994 | 35.9% | 35.9% | 665 / 1957 | 34.0% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 120 / 180 | 66.7% | 67.9% | 145 / 229 | 63.3% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 73 / 97 | 75.3% | 81.5% | 145 / 178 | 81.5% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lamas has more cage time on record.