Adam Milstead vs.
Chris de la Rocha
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Adam Milstead
Full career not yet synced for Adam Milstead — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Chris de la Rocha
Full career not yet synced for Chris de la Rocha — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Adam Milstead
Distance 86.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 10.4%)
Chris de la Rocha
Distance 81.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Adam Milstead
Head 90.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 6.3% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 9.7%)
Chris de la Rocha
Head 87.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Milstead L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Rocha L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 101 / 234 | 43.2% | 41.4% | 84 / 216 | 38.9% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 33 | 66.7% | 70.9% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 20 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 105 / 245 | 42.9% | 38.9% | 92 / 232 | 39.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 13 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.9% | 22 / 25 | 88.0% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 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: 93 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 Milstead L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Rocha L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 107 / 220 | 48.6% | 40.4% | 118 / 244 | 48.4% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 33 / 45 | 73.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 70.4% | 38 / 48 | 79.2% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 104 / 218 | 47.7% | 37.5% | 166 / 309 | 53.7% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 72.3% | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 29 / 30 | 96.7% | 83.0% | 6 / 7 | too few to rate | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Milstead has more cage time on record.