Bolaji Oki vs.
Manoel Sousa
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.
Bolaji Oki
Full career not yet synced for Bolaji Oki — 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
Manoel Sousa
Full career not yet synced for Manoel Sousa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Bolaji Oki
Distance 92.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.6% (norm 8.0%)
Manoel Sousa
Distance 89.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bolaji Oki
Head 79.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.7% (norm 7.9%)
Manoel Sousa
Head 83.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Oki L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Sousa L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 310 / 712 | 43.5% | 37.9% | 62 / 161 | 38.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 34 | 73.5% | 67.3% | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 11 / 28 | 39.3% | 69.1% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 236 / 616 | 38.3% | 35.0% | 48 / 150 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 80 / 122 | 65.6% | 69.1% | 16 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 30 / 36 | 83.3% | 81.9% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Oki L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Sousa L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 238 / 661 | 36.0% | 38.9% | 62 / 143 | 43.4% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 27 | 59.3% | 68.6% | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 35 / 55 | 63.6% | 68.0% | 5 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 219 / 633 | 34.6% | 35.1% | 42 / 111 | 37.8% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 46 / 68 | 67.6% | 68.1% | 28 / 44 | 63.6% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 42 | 57.1% | 81.5% | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 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 — Oki has more cage time on record.