Aaron Rosa vs. Joey Beltran
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Aaron Rosa
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 16 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.54 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Joey Beltran
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.45 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Aaron Rosa
Distance 78.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 21.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.6%)
Joey Beltran
Distance 80.4% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 16.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Aaron Rosa
Head 80.3% (norm 78.5%) · Body 16.2% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 3.4% (norm 9.7%)
Joey Beltran
Head 84.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 5.9% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rosa L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Beltran L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 80 / 227 | 35.2% | 41.5% | 353 / 1264 | 27.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 63 | 82.5% | 70.8% | 187 / 252 | 74.2% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 43 / 56 | 76.8% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 81 / 233 | 34.8% | 39.2% | 399 / 1335 | 29.9% | 39.0% |
| To the body | 42 / 47 | 89.4% | 72.0% | 105 / 145 | 72.4% | 77.0% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 79 / 92 | 85.9% | 87.8% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Rosa L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Beltran L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 84 / 206 | 40.8% | 40.6% | 521 / 1136 | 45.9% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 38 | 78.9% | 68.8% | 102 / 145 | 70.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 37 / 51 | 72.5% | 72.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 92 / 216 | 42.6% | 37.7% | 467 / 1099 | 42.5% | 39.3% |
| To the body | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 99 / 129 | 76.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 21 / 25 | 84.0% | 83.1% | 94 / 104 | 90.4% | 84.4% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Beltran has more cage time on record.