Sheldon Westcott vs. Elias Theodorou
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Sheldon Westcott
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.81 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 13 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -1.3 wins over .500
Elias Theodorou
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.5 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Sheldon Westcott
Distance 27.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 25.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 47.1% (norm 8.1%)
Elias Theodorou
Distance 78.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Sheldon Westcott
Head 80.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 1.9% (norm 8.4%)
Elias Theodorou
Head 59.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 24.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 16.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Westcott L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Theodorou L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 10 / 43 | 23.3% | 38.6% | 407 / 1191 | 34.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 39 | 51.3% | 67.8% | 165 / 240 | 68.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 33 / 73 | 45.2% | 67.2% | 72 / 93 | 77.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 124 | 38.7% | 37.2% | 279 / 909 | 30.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 28 | 46.4% | 70.7% | 211 / 366 | 57.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 154 / 249 | 61.8% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Westcott L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Theodorou L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 73 | 41.1% | 39.0% | 227 / 583 | 38.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 33 | 81.8% | 68.9% | 130 / 186 | 69.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 47 / 60 | 78.3% | 68.0% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 73 / 125 | 58.4% | 35.6% | 215 / 574 | 37.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 24 / 34 | 70.6% | 69.6% | 98 / 135 | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 7 / 7 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 54 / 72 | 75.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Theodorou has more cage time on record.