Roy Nelson vs. Brendan Schaub
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Roy Nelson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 15 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.61 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 19 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Brendan Schaub
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 15 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Roy Nelson
Distance 82.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 13.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 9.3%)
Brendan Schaub
Distance 69.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 15.9% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.6% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Roy Nelson
Head 89.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.6% (norm 7.6%)
Brendan Schaub
Head 89.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Nelson L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Schaub L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 315 / 970 | 32.5% | 40.1% | 116 / 418 | 27.8% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 153 | 54.2% | 70.6% | 60 / 96 | 62.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 41 / 53 | 77.4% | 70.2% | 51 / 88 | 58.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 341 / 1048 | 32.5% | 38.9% | 191 / 538 | 35.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 53 / 74 | 71.6% | 76.8% | 33 / 54 | 61.1% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 45 / 54 | 83.3% | 87.8% | 3 / 10 | 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 Nelson L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Schaub L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 710 / 1438 | 49.4% | 40.7% | 85 / 282 | 30.1% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 259 / 354 | 73.2% | 70.6% | 43 / 61 | 70.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 44 / 59 | 74.6% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 640 / 1402 | 45.6% | 38.8% | 113 / 325 | 34.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 237 / 293 | 80.9% | 75.1% | 32 / 41 | 78.0% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 108 / 115 | 93.9% | 84.4% | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Nelson has more cage time on record.