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Andre Fili vs. Yair Rodriguez

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

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
14-13-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
11-4-0 (1 NC)
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
36
AgeΔ 2 yrs
34
5'11"
HeightΔ 0"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 3"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
0.3
Layoff (months)Δ 18 mo
18.3
WLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Andre Fili hunts takedowns — 2.19 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Yair Rodriguez is a submission threat — 0.64 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
Yair Rodriguez rarely shoots — 0.71 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 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

Yair Rodriguez

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 114
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts

In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

11713.99/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
9844.65/min · norm 3.52
13464.58/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8013.78/min · norm 3.50
38.1%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
46.9%norm 44.7%
49.7%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
52.8%norm 54.8%
70.36/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
50.35/15 · 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%)

Yair Rodriguez

Distance 84.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 11.5% (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%)

Yair Rodriguez

Head 73.1% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.6% (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 Rodriguez L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1027 / 2825 36.4% 40.5% 769 / 1761 43.7% 40.5%
In the clinch 65 / 110 59.1% 70.5% 64 / 93 68.8% 70.5%
On the ground 79 / 135 58.5% 69.3% 151 / 242 62.4% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 861 / 2637 32.7% 37.1% 544 / 1533 35.5% 37.1%
To the body 173 / 260 66.5% 68.0% 193 / 278 69.4% 68.0%
To the legs 137 / 173 79.2% 80.3% 247 / 285 86.7% 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 Rodriguez L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 1149 / 2366 48.6% 39.3% 532 / 1323 40.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 79 / 124 63.7% 70.3% 69 / 98 70.4% 70.3%
On the ground 118 / 186 63.4% 69.4% 200 / 276 72.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 722 / 1882 38.4% 35.9% 572 / 1376 41.6% 35.9%
To the body 268 / 401 66.8% 68.0% 136 / 181 75.1% 68.0%
To the legs 356 / 393 90.6% 81.5% 93 / 140 66.4% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
4346.2% acc · 2.19/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
1029.4% acc · 0.71/15 · norm 1.17
5972.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
4159.4% def · norm 61.5%
43:2514.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
17:538.4% of cage time · norm 16.5%
44:302:16 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
60:004:15 per 15 · norm 3:11
40.20/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
90.64/15 · 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.