Josh Emmett vs. Jon Tuck
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Josh Emmett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.11 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 10-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500
Jon Tuck
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Josh Emmett
Distance 91.3% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.9% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 5.8% (norm 6.4%)
Jon Tuck
Distance 86.9% (norm 83.0%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 7.1%) · Ground 6.8% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Josh Emmett
Head 81.6% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.9%)
Jon Tuck
Head 77.9% (norm 78.1%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.8% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Emmett L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Tuck L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 654 / 1978 | 33.1% | 40.7% | 259 / 703 | 36.8% | 38.4% |
| In the clinch | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 70.5% | 30 / 51 | 58.8% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 78 / 126 | 61.9% | 69.1% | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 496 / 1768 | 28.1% | 37.2% | 182 / 630 | 28.9% | 35.3% |
| To the body | 164 / 267 | 61.4% | 68.4% | 82 / 108 | 75.9% | 69.2% |
| To the legs | 115 / 132 | 87.1% | 80.7% | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 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 (Featherweight: 129 fighters · Lightweight: 205 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 Emmett L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Tuck L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 824 / 2170 | 38.0% | 39.3% | 302 / 885 | 34.1% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 70.3% | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 70 / 102 | 68.6% | 69.5% | 52 / 72 | 72.2% | 68.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 665 / 1957 | 34.0% | 35.9% | 270 / 826 | 32.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 145 / 229 | 63.3% | 68.1% | 89 / 136 | 65.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 145 / 178 | 81.5% | 81.1% | 45 / 66 | 68.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Emmett has more cage time on record.