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Andre Petroski vs.
Hu Yaozong

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

8-5-0 Andre Petroski · UFC
0-3-0 Hu Yaozong · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

8-5-0
UFC record
0-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
35
AgeΔ 4 yrs
31
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
73"
ReachΔ 1"
72"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
2.7
Layoff (months)Δ 54.5 mo
57.2
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLL
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.

Andre Petroski is a submission threat — 1.23 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Andre Petroski hunts takedowns — 3.13 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Hu Yaozong rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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 Petroski

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 01
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Hu Yaozong

Full career not yet synced for Hu Yaozong — 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 -1.0 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3702.75/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
1253.35/min · norm 3.25
4022.99/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1905.09/min · norm 3.20
49.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
48.6%norm 47.4%
51.5%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
35.4%norm 53.8%
10.11/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Andre Petroski

Distance 83.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 1.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 10.3%)

Hu Yaozong

Distance 85.2% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.8% (norm 10.3%)

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

Andre Petroski

Head 77.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 8.4%)

Hu Yaozong

Head 66.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Petroski L/AAccMiddleweight med Yaozong L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 278 / 628 44.3% 40.5% 99 / 219 45.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 9 / 11 too few to rate 70.3% 24 / 36 66.7% 70.3%
On the ground 83 / 113 73.5% 69.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 237 / 579 40.9% 38.9% 56 / 171 32.7% 38.9%
To the body 74 / 96 77.1% 71.7% 30 / 35 85.7% 71.7%
To the legs 59 / 77 76.6% 83.3% 39 / 51 76.5% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Petroski L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Yaozong L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 319 / 700 45.6% 39.5% 114 / 205 55.6% 39.5%
In the clinch 21 / 26 80.8% 70.9% 28 / 35 80.0% 70.9%
On the ground 62 / 103 60.2% 69.0% 48 / 54 88.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 281 / 658 42.7% 37.9% 159 / 260 61.2% 37.9%
To the body 64 / 96 66.7% 71.3% 23 / 26 88.5% 71.3%
To the legs 57 / 75 76.0% 82.1% 8 / 8 too few to rate 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

2852.8% acc · 3.13/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.42
1986.4% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
433.3% def · norm 63.1%
52:3239.1% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
5:4915.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
7:540:52 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
15:586:25 per 15 · norm 3:00
111.23/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.40/15 · norm 0.47

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

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