Yohan Lainesse vs. Mike Malott
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Yohan Lainesse
Full career not yet synced for Yohan Lainesse — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Mike Malott
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.61 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 17 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Yohan Lainesse
Distance 95.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 1.9% (norm 8.1%)
Mike Malott
Distance 89.4% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Yohan Lainesse
Head 61.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 24.5% (norm 8.4%)
Mike Malott
Head 73.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.0% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Lainesse L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Malott L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 59 / 152 | 38.8% | 38.6% | 254 / 515 | 49.3% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 5 / 12 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 42 / 49 | 85.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 27 / 97 | 27.8% | 37.2% | 181 / 423 | 42.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 60 / 84 | 71.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 23 / 39 | 59.0% | 82.9% | 60 / 69 | 87.0% | 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 Lainesse L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Malott L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 91 / 232 | 39.2% | 39.0% | 166 / 429 | 38.7% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 6 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 48 / 176 | 27.3% | 35.6% | 139 / 395 | 35.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 27 / 42 | 64.3% | 69.6% | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 82.1% | 46 / 66 | 69.7% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Malott has more cage time on record.