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Andre Fili vs. Nathaniel Wood

UFC 14-13-0 (1 NC) vs. 11-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
14-13-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
11-4-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
36
AgeΔ 3 yrs
33
5'11"
HeightΔ 5"
5'6"
74"
ReachΔ 5"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 1.2 mo
1.5
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Andre Fili hunts takedowns — 2.19 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Nathaniel Wood outworks the Featherweight division — 5.36 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 norm.
Nathaniel Wood carries real power — 0.44 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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 +1.3 wins over .500

Nathaniel Wood

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 123
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 63

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

11713.99/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
10975.36/min · norm 3.52
13464.58/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8564.19/min · norm 3.50
38.1%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
50.4%norm 44.7%
49.7%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
54.4%norm 54.8%
70.36/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
60.44/15 · norm 0.29

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

Andre Fili

Distance 92.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.4% (norm 6.5%)

Nathaniel Wood

Distance 90.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Andre Fili

Head 85.9% (norm 77.5%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.6% (norm 7.9%)

Nathaniel Wood

Head 69.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 21.8% (norm 7.9%)

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 Wood L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1027 / 2825 36.4% 40.5% 955 / 1971 48.5% 40.5%
In the clinch 65 / 110 59.1% 70.5% 60 / 86 69.8% 70.5%
On the ground 79 / 135 58.5% 69.3% 82 / 120 68.3% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 861 / 2637 32.7% 37.1% 606 / 1506 40.2% 37.1%
To the body 173 / 260 66.5% 68.0% 119 / 197 60.4% 68.0%
To the legs 137 / 173 79.2% 80.3% 372 / 474 78.5% 80.3%

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: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Wood L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1149 / 2366 48.6% 39.3% 699 / 1675 41.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 79 / 124 63.7% 70.3% 93 / 117 79.5% 70.3%
On the ground 118 / 186 63.4% 69.4% 64 / 84 76.2% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 722 / 1882 38.4% 35.9% 551 / 1471 37.5% 35.9%
To the body 268 / 401 66.8% 68.0% 181 / 256 70.7% 68.0%
To the legs 356 / 393 90.6% 81.5% 124 / 149 83.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4346.2% acc · 2.19/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
1748.6% acc · 1.25/15 · norm 1.17
5972.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
4875.0% def · norm 61.5%
43:2514.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
28:2213.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
44:302:16 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
32:542:24 per 15 · norm 3:11
40.20/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
60.44/15 · norm 0.45

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