Shawn Jordan vs. Mike Russow
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Shawn Jordan
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.03 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
Mike Russow
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Shawn Jordan
Distance 64.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 16.3% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.5% (norm 9.3%)
Mike Russow
Distance 69.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 11.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 19.2% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Shawn Jordan
Head 87.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 8.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.6%)
Mike Russow
Head 93.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Jordan L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Russow L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 118 / 303 | 38.9% | 40.1% | 57 / 144 | 39.6% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 47 / 77 | 61.0% | 70.6% | 13 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 70 / 92 | 76.1% | 70.2% | 28 / 40 | 70.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 189 / 412 | 45.9% | 38.9% | 87 / 195 | 44.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 76.8% | 11 / 13 | too few to rate | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 19 / 20 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 0 / 0 | 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 Jordan L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Russow L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 162 / 357 | 45.4% | 40.7% | 121 / 370 | 32.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 67 / 99 | 67.7% | 70.6% | 35 / 53 | 66.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 37 / 50 | 74.0% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 160 / 375 | 42.7% | 38.8% | 157 / 427 | 36.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 43 / 51 | 84.3% | 75.1% | 23 / 31 | 74.2% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 84.4% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jordan has more cage time on record.