Austin Bashi 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.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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.
Austin Bashi
Full career not yet synced for Austin Bashi — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Austin Bashi
Distance 88.2% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 2.8% (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)
Austin Bashi
Head 79.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.6% (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 | Bashi L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 45 / 127 | 35.4% | 40.9% | 298 / 648 | 46.0% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 76 / 102 | 74.5% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.2% | 65 / 89 | 73.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 37 / 115 | 32.2% | 37.2% | 322 / 703 | 45.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 78 / 90 | 86.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 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 Bashi L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 61 / 149 | 40.9% | 39.2% | 253 / 660 | 38.3% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 50 / 71 | 70.4% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 5 / 5 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 40 / 50 | 80.0% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 54 / 142 | 38.0% | 35.9% | 216 / 594 | 36.4% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 67.9% | 75 / 107 | 70.1% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rodriguez has more cage time on record.