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Andre Fili vs.
Christian Rodriguez

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

13-13-0 (1 NC) Andre Fili · UFC
6-4-0 Christian Rodriguez · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

13-13-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
6-4-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
36.1
AgeΔ 7.5 yrs
28.6
5'11"
HeightΔ 4"
5'7"
74"
ReachΔ 3"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
1.5
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
1.5
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL
The read

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.

Christian Rodriguez is a submission threat — 1.27 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Andre Fili hunts takedowns — 2.24 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Christian Rodriguez hunts takedowns — 2.04 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Andre Fili

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1313
Tier 3 — regional circuit 121

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 40 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 wins over .500

Christian Rodriguez

Full career not yet synced for Christian Rodriguez — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 4-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

11213.89/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
4393.73/min · norm 3.54
13134.55/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
3432.92/min · norm 3.47
37.8%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
52.3%norm 45.0%
49.5%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
56.1%norm 54.85%
60.31/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.13/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Andre Fili

Distance 91.9% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 6.5%)

Christian Rodriguez

Distance 77.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 10.6% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Andre Fili

Head 85.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.7% (norm 7.8%)

Christian Rodriguez

Head 83.8% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.5% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Fili L/AAccFeatherweight med Rodriguez L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 980 / 2722 36.0% 40.9% 298 / 648 46.0% 40.9%
In the clinch 62 / 105 59.0% 70.8% 76 / 102 74.5% 70.8%
On the ground 79 / 135 58.5% 69.2% 65 / 89 73.0% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 819 / 2538 32.3% 37.2% 322 / 703 45.8% 37.2%
To the body 169 / 255 66.3% 68.2% 78 / 90 86.7% 68.2%
To the legs 133 / 169 78.7% 80.7% 39 / 46 84.8% 80.7%

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: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Fili L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Rodriguez L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1116 / 2292 48.7% 39.2% 253 / 660 38.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 79 / 124 63.7% 70.3% 50 / 71 70.4% 70.3%
On the ground 118 / 186 63.4% 69.4% 40 / 50 80.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 703 / 1825 38.5% 35.9% 216 / 594 36.4% 35.9%
To the body 259 / 390 66.4% 67.9% 75 / 107 70.1% 67.9%
To the legs 351 / 387 90.7% 81.5% 52 / 80 65.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

4346.2% acc · 2.24/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1640.0% acc · 2.04/15 · norm 1.19
5972.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
5166.2% def · norm 61.5%
43:2315.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
28:2724.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
44:222:18 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
40:555:13 per 15 · norm 3:12
40.21/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
101.27/15 · norm 0.46

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Fili has more cage time on record.

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