Brendson Ribeiro vs.
Zhang Mingyang
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.
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 +0.5 wins over .500
Zhang Mingyang
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.52 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.4 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)
Brendson Ribeiro
Distance 97.7% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 10.4%)
Zhang Mingyang
Distance 71.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 8.8% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 10.4%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brendson Ribeiro
Head 68.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.9% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 19.0% (norm 9.7%)
Zhang Mingyang
Head 69.2% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 14.1% (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 | Mingyang L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 162 / 416 | 38.9% | 41.4% | 86 / 163 | 52.8% | 41.4% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 3 / 4 | too few to rate | 72.3% | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 72.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 290 | 29.7% | 38.9% | 74 / 157 | 47.1% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 33 / 55 | 60.0% | 71.9% | 29 / 38 | 76.3% | 71.9% |
| To the legs | 49 / 81 | 60.5% | 81.8% | 30 / 32 | 93.8% | 81.8% |
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: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 93 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 Mingyang L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 166 / 377 | 44.0% | 40.4% | 71 / 134 | 53.0% | 40.4% |
| In the clinch | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 51 / 80 | 63.8% | 70.4% | 36 / 40 | 90.0% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 112 / 309 | 36.2% | 37.5% | 88 / 155 | 56.8% | 37.5% |
| To the body | 56 / 89 | 62.9% | 72.3% | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 72.3% |
| To the legs | 54 / 66 | 81.8% | 83.0% | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 83.0% |
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 — Ribeiro has more cage time on record.