Brendson Ribeiro vs. Felipe Franco
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Brendson Ribeiro
Full career not yet synced for Brendson Ribeiro — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500
Felipe Franco
Full career not yet synced for Felipe Franco — 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 -0.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Brendson Ribeiro
Distance 97.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.6%)
Felipe Franco
Distance 62.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 29.8% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brendson Ribeiro
Head 68.2% (norm 78.5%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 9.7%)
Felipe Franco
Head 91.7% (norm 78.5%) · Body 7.4% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ribeiro L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Franco L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 168 / 427 | 39.3% | 41.5% | 26 / 76 | 34.2% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 27 / 36 | 75.0% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 89 / 298 | 29.9% | 39.2% | 52 / 111 | 46.8% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 72.0% | 8 / 9 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 51 / 83 | 61.4% | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Ribeiro L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Franco L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 167 / 382 | 43.7% | 40.6% | 37 / 85 | 43.5% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 51 / 80 | 63.8% | 70.4% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 113 / 314 | 36.0% | 37.7% | 35 / 83 | 42.2% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 56 / 89 | 62.9% | 72.9% | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 54 / 66 | 81.8% | 83.1% | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ribeiro has more cage time on record.