Ryan Jensen vs. Demian Maia

UFC 2-6-0 vs. 22-11-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-6-0
UFC record
22-11-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
48
AgeΔ 0 yrs
48
6'1"
HeightΔ 0"
6'1"
76"
ReachΔ 4"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
183.3
Layoff (months)Δ 121.4 mo
61.9
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ryan Jensen is a submission threat — 2.20 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Demian Maia is a submission threat — 0.99 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Welterweight norm.
Demian Maia owns the mat — in control 38% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ryan Jensen

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 36
Tier 3 — regional circuit 182

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.78 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.1 wins over .500

Demian Maia

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 2211
Tier 3 — regional circuit 40

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.45 · 22 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 37 documented bouts

In the UFC: 16-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1002.94/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
7391.80/min · norm 3.17
1073.15/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
8462.07/min · norm 3.06
40.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
43.6%norm 44.9%
59.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
63.6%norm 55.25%
10.44/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.04/15 · norm 0.38

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

Ryan Jensen

Distance 64.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 31.0% (norm 10.3%)

Demian Maia

Distance 70.0% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.0% (norm 8.1%)

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

Ryan Jensen

Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 5.2% (norm 8.4%)

Demian Maia

Head 88.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Jensen L/AAccMiddleweight med Maia L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 160 35.6% 40.5% 371 / 1188 31.2% 38.6%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.3% 89 / 135 65.9% 67.8%
On the ground 36 / 77 46.8% 69.1% 279 / 373 74.8% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 80 / 218 36.7% 38.9% 592 / 1493 39.7% 37.2%
To the body 10 / 17 too few to rate 71.7% 108 / 153 70.6% 70.7%
To the legs 10 / 13 too few to rate 83.3% 39 / 50 78.0% 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 Jensen L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Maia L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 75 / 212 35.4% 39.5% 655 / 2026 32.3% 39.0%
In the clinch 1 / 4 too few to rate 70.9% 58 / 95 61.1% 68.9%
On the ground 31 / 46 67.4% 69.0% 133 / 206 64.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 56 / 193 29.0% 37.9% 567 / 1924 29.5% 35.6%
To the body 23 / 36 63.9% 71.3% 106 / 185 57.3% 69.6%
To the legs 28 / 33 84.8% 82.1% 173 / 218 79.4% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
450.0% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
6824.8% acc · 2.49/15 · norm 1.27
428.6% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2461.5% def · norm 63.9%
8:1524.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
155:1937.9% of cage time · norm 18.5%
7:463:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
49:591:49 per 15 · norm 3:15
52.20/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
270.99/15 · norm 0.45

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