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Ateba Gautier vs. Robert Valentin

UFC 5-1-0 vs. 2-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-1-0
UFC record
2-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
24
AgeΔ 7 yrs
31
6'4"
HeightΔ 2"
6'2"
81"
ReachΔ 4"
77"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
0.6
Layoff (months)Δ 2 mo
2.6
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Ateba Gautier carries real power — 2.93 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Robert Valentin is a submission threat — 2.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Middleweight norm.
Opponents land 65% of their head shots on Robert Valentin, vs a 38% Middleweight norm — a hole in the guard.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Ateba Gautier

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 60
Tier 3 — regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.9 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.2 wins over .500

Robert Valentin

Full career not yet synced for Robert Valentin — 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 -0.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1173.80/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
341.15/min · norm 3.23
1033.35/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
702.37/min · norm 3.20
36.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.8%norm 47.4%
49.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
32.7%norm 53.8%
62.93/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

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

Ateba Gautier

Distance 92.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 2.5% (norm 10.0%)

Robert Valentin

Distance 67.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 22.6% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 9.7% (norm 10.0%)

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

Ateba Gautier

Head 85.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 8.4%)

Robert Valentin

Head 72.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Gautier L/AAccMiddleweight med Valentin L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 100 / 298 33.6% 40.5% 16 / 42 38.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 12 / 17 too few to rate 70.6% 12 / 14 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 5 / 8 too few to rate 69.4% 6 / 6 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 86 / 275 31.3% 38.8% 21 / 45 46.7% 38.8%
To the body 27 / 44 61.4% 71.6% 7 / 11 too few to rate 71.6%
To the legs 4 / 4 too few to rate 83.3% 6 / 6 too few to rate 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Gautier L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Valentin L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 94 / 195 48.2% 39.5% 23 / 46 50.0% 39.5%
In the clinch 2 / 2 too few to rate 70.4% 1 / 2 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 7 / 8 too few to rate 69.0% 46 / 56 82.1% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 62 / 145 42.8% 37.9% 60 / 93 64.5% 37.9%
To the body 27 / 43 62.8% 71.3% 8 / 9 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 14 / 17 too few to rate 82.1% 2 / 2 too few to rate 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1100.0% acc · 0.49/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 1.01/15 · norm 1.35
5100.0% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
1252.2% def · norm 63.3%
0:050.3% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
6:1321.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
1:140:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
19:029:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
52.54/15 · norm 0.45

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