Rob Kimmons vs. Kyle Noke
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Rob Kimmons
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500
Kyle Noke
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Rob Kimmons
Distance 44.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 38.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 17.1% (norm 10.3%)
Kyle Noke
Distance 76.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 18.2% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Rob Kimmons
Head 77.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 8.4%)
Kyle Noke
Head 62.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 21.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kimmons L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Noke L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 26 / 86 | 30.2% | 40.5% | 250 / 533 | 46.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 70.3% | 22 / 39 | 56.4% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 23 / 33 | 69.7% | 69.1% | 85 / 127 | 66.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 61 / 150 | 40.7% | 38.9% | 170 / 439 | 38.7% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 71.7% | 72 / 110 | 65.5% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 6 / 6 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 115 / 150 | 76.7% | 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 Kimmons L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Noke L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 49 / 126 | 38.9% | 39.5% | 149 / 489 | 30.5% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 125 | 74.4% | 70.9% | 20 / 41 | 48.8% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 100 / 142 | 70.4% | 69.0% | 63 / 85 | 74.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 270 | 49.3% | 37.9% | 183 / 526 | 34.8% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 94 / 107 | 87.9% | 71.3% | 28 / 50 | 56.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 21 / 39 | 53.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Noke has more cage time on record.