Stephen Thompson vs. Matt Brown
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Stephen Thompson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Matt Brown
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 43 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Stephen Thompson
Distance 93.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.6% (norm 8.1%)
Matt Brown
Distance 69.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 12.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Stephen Thompson
Head 79.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 8.4%)
Matt Brown
Head 72.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Thompson L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Brown L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1158 / 2618 | 44.2% | 38.6% | 586 / 1301 | 45.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 88 / 119 | 73.9% | 67.8% | 276 / 336 | 82.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 47 / 73 | 64.4% | 67.2% | 177 / 237 | 74.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 857 / 2220 | 38.6% | 37.2% | 631 / 1356 | 46.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 305 / 432 | 70.6% | 70.7% | 310 / 383 | 80.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 131 / 158 | 82.9% | 82.9% | 98 / 135 | 72.6% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Thompson L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Brown L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 666 / 1731 | 38.5% | 39.0% | 564 / 1438 | 39.2% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 146 / 204 | 71.6% | 68.9% | 108 / 173 | 62.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 147 / 191 | 77.0% | 68.0% | 136 / 189 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 512 / 1495 | 34.2% | 35.6% | 564 / 1471 | 38.3% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 172 / 276 | 62.3% | 69.6% | 123 / 182 | 67.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 275 / 355 | 77.5% | 82.1% | 121 / 147 | 82.3% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Brown has more cage time on record.