TJ Grant vs. Carlo Prater
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
TJ Grant
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.31 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 17 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 wins over .500
Carlo Prater
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 32 | 21 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 22 finish wins over 61 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
TJ Grant
Distance 70.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 20.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 9.0% (norm 8.1%)
Carlo Prater
Distance 57.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 41.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
TJ Grant
Head 73.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 19.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 8.4%)
Carlo Prater
Head 42.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 39.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 17.9% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Grant L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Prater L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 315 / 663 | 47.5% | 38.6% | 30 / 81 | 37.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 141 / 196 | 71.9% | 67.8% | 39 / 58 | 67.2% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 67.2% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 298 / 693 | 43.0% | 37.2% | 14 / 60 | 23.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 154 / 187 | 82.4% | 70.7% | 32 / 55 | 58.2% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 58 / 64 | 90.6% | 82.9% | 23 / 25 | 92.0% | 81.9% |
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 · Lightweight: 201 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 Grant L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Prater L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 285 / 723 | 39.4% | 39.0% | 45 / 102 | 44.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 59 | 54.2% | 68.9% | 66 / 76 | 86.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 98 / 180 | 54.4% | 68.0% | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 323 / 836 | 38.6% | 35.6% | 47 / 107 | 43.9% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 43 / 71 | 60.6% | 69.6% | 37 / 43 | 86.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 49 / 55 | 89.1% | 82.1% | 45 / 50 | 90.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Grant has more cage time on record.