Jan Blachowicz vs Navajo StirlingLight Heavyweight at UFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez

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Jan Blachowicz
29-11-2
Stance
Orthodox
vs
Navajo Stirling
9-0W5
Stance
Orthodox
Short notice · 14d
Weight class
Light Heavyweight
Rounds
3 × 5 min
Venue
Belgrade Arena · Belgrade, Serbia

Matchup read

Where each fighter holds an edge — offense against the opponent's defense.

Striking
Stirling ▸

Stirling out-strikes Blachowicz

Effective offense
A
72nd
1.8
+23
A+
95th
3.3
Defense
C
56th
52%
+17
A
73rd
58%
KO power
C
9 KO
0.3 KD
Even
C
5 KO
0.4 KD
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Wrestling
Even

Both control well

Takedowns landed
C
53rd
1.0
Even
C
52nd
1.0
Takedown accuracy
A
72nd
49%
+13
B
60th
40%
Takedown defense
B
59th
69%
Even
B
58th
70%
Control time
C
43rd
2.0 min
+11
C
53rd
2.7 min
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Submission
◂ Blachowicz

Blachowicz is the bigger submission threat on Stirling

Submission attempts
B
65th
0.4
+39
D
26th
0.0
Sub win rate
B
69th
31%
9 subs
+16
C
53rd
0%
0 subs
Submission defense
C
47th
5%
Even
C
49th
0%
See full Grappling
Finishing
Even

Both hard to finish

Finish rate
D
37th
58%
Even
D
33rd
40%
KO durability
A
73rd
5%
Even
B
68th
0%
Submission defense
C
45th
5%
Even
C
46th
0%
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Pace
Stirling ▸

Stirling pushes the higher work rate over the fight

Work rate / min — full fight
4.7
7.6
Work rate / min — rounds 1–2
4.4
6.7
Pace trend
+11%/rd
+24%/rd
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Form
Stirling ▸

Stirling is in better recent form than Blachowicz

Win rate (career)
60%
100%
After a win
58%
100%
Last 5
33%
100%
Win streakW5
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Schedule
◂ Blachowicz

Blachowicz has faced the tougher schedule vs Stirling

Schedule strength
78%
22%
Win quality
53%
69%
Ranked opponents
14
1
Title-holder bouts
0
Even
0
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Activity
Stirling ▸

Stirling is fresher and more active than Blachowicz

Last bout
7mo
1mo
Bouts, last 12 mo
1
3
Bouts, last 24 mo
2
6
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Tale of the tape
Stirling ▸

Stirling 5 cm · Stirling 15y younger · Closed-stance matchup

43
Age
15y
younger
28
6'2"
188cm
Height
2"
taller
6'4"
193cm
78"
198cm
Reach
1"
reach
79"
201cm
Edge sizeSlightNotableMajor
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Core metrics

Each fighter's career rates as a division percentile.

Jan BlachowiczNavajo Stirling
StrikingAccuracyDefenseTakedownsTD defenseSubmissions
Percentile
Striking/min3.556.25
Accuracy%50%52%
Defense%52%58%
Takedowns/151.01.0
TD defense%69%82%
Submissions/150.40.0

Career rate as a percentile within the light heavyweight (226 fighters) — further right is better. Descriptive research, not a prediction.

Pre-UFC opposition
non-UFC slate for Navajo Stirling, from opponents’ full pro records
Navajo Stirling
Developmental
Opponents' combined record
33-40-2
.452 win rate
Winning-record opponents
0 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
4
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.