Ryan Jensen vs. Jesse Forbes

UFC 2-6-0 vs. 0-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
2-6-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
48
AgeΔ 7 yrs
41
6'1"
HeightΔ 1"
6'2"
76"
ReachΔ 1"
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
183.3
Layoff (months)Δ 11 mo
194.3
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL

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.
Jesse Forbes carries real power — 0.72 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Jesse Forbes is wasteful with strikes at range — only 16% land, vs a 40% Middleweight 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

Jesse Forbes

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 03
Tier 3 — regional circuit 152

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 0 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1002.94/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
442.11/min · norm 3.25
1073.15/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
683.26/min · norm 3.20
40.3%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
23.2%norm 47.4%
59.2%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
56.7%norm 53.8%
10.44/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.72/15 · norm 0.32

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%)

Jesse Forbes

Distance 80.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 18.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 10.3%)

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%)

Jesse Forbes

Head 86.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.1% (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 Forbes L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 57 / 160 35.6% 40.5% 24 / 152 15.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 7 / 11 too few to rate 70.3% 19 / 35 54.3% 70.3%
On the ground 36 / 77 46.8% 69.1% 1 / 3 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 80 / 218 36.7% 38.9% 25 / 164 15.2% 38.9%
To the body 10 / 17 too few to rate 71.7% 17 / 24 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 10 / 13 too few to rate 83.3% 2 / 2 too few to rate 83.3%

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 · Middleweight: 174 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 Forbes L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 75 / 212 35.4% 39.5% 31 / 101 30.7% 39.5%
In the clinch 1 / 4 too few to rate 70.9% 28 / 43 65.1% 70.9%
On the ground 31 / 46 67.4% 69.0% 9 / 13 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 56 / 193 29.0% 37.9% 48 / 134 35.8% 37.9%
To the body 23 / 36 63.9% 71.3% 10 / 12 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 28 / 33 84.8% 82.1% 10 / 11 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
450.0% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
150.0% acc · 0.72/15 · norm 1.42
428.6% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
770.0% def · norm 63.1%
8:1524.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
1:428.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
7:463:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
4:333:16 per 15 · norm 3:00
52.20/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.72/15 · norm 0.47

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