Travis Lutter vs. Matt Lindland
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Travis Lutter
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.47 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Matt Lindland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-1 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)
Travis Lutter
Distance 62.7% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.2% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 27.1% (norm 10.3%)
Matt Lindland
Distance 31.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 26.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 42.2% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Travis Lutter
Head 88.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.4%)
Matt Lindland
Head 78.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lutter L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Lindland L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 5 / 37 | 13.5% | 40.5% | 40 / 172 | 23.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 105 / 148 | 70.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 143 / 234 | 61.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 13 / 52 | 25.0% | 38.9% | 190 / 436 | 43.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 58 / 69 | 84.1% | 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 (Middleweight: 174 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 Lutter L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Lindland L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 31 / 89 | 34.8% | 39.5% | 56 / 158 | 35.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 68 | 83.8% | 70.9% | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 24 / 38 | 63.2% | 69.0% | 43 / 66 | 65.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 56 / 132 | 42.4% | 37.9% | 75 / 221 | 33.9% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 71.3% | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 35 / 38 | 92.1% | 82.1% | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lindland has more cage time on record.