Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Thiago Santos
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 12 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.96 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 37 documented bouts
In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Jamahal Hill
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Thiago Santos
Distance 69.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 9.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 10.3%)
Jamahal Hill
Distance 89.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 4.8% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Thiago Santos
Head 65.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 17.3% (norm 8.4%)
Jamahal Hill
Head 79.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 14.8% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Hill L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 512 / 1285 | 39.8% | 40.5% | 567 / 1207 | 47.0% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 150 / 181 | 82.9% | 70.3% | 60 / 75 | 80.0% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 226 / 378 | 59.8% | 69.1% | 50 / 65 | 76.9% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 455 / 1216 | 37.4% | 38.9% | 455 / 1075 | 42.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 204 / 309 | 66.0% | 71.7% | 158 / 199 | 79.4% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 229 / 319 | 71.8% | 83.3% | 64 / 73 | 87.7% | 81.8% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Light 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Hill L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 417 / 1085 | 38.4% | 39.5% | 381 / 731 | 52.1% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 87 / 110 | 79.1% | 70.9% | 26 / 33 | 78.8% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 110 / 138 | 79.7% | 69.0% | 57 / 79 | 72.2% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 330 / 914 | 36.1% | 37.9% | 246 / 576 | 42.7% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 141 / 215 | 65.6% | 71.3% | 126 / 156 | 80.8% | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 143 / 204 | 70.1% | 82.1% | 92 / 111 | 82.9% | 83.0% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Santos has more cage time on record.