Brodie Farber vs.
Luigi Fioravanti
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.
Brodie Farber
Full career not yet synced for Brodie Farber — 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 -0.5 wins over .500
Luigi Fioravanti
Full career not yet synced for Luigi Fioravanti — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 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)
Brodie Farber
Distance 78.7% (norm —) · Clinch 14.8% (norm —) · Ground 6.6% (norm —)
Luigi Fioravanti
Distance 58.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 25.3% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 16.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Brodie Farber
Head 77.0% (norm —) · Body 13.1% (norm —) · Legs 9.8% (norm —)
Luigi Fioravanti
Head 74.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 16.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Farber L/A | Acc | Catch Weight med | Fioravanti L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 20 / 48 | 41.7% | — | 107 / 290 | 36.9% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 9 | too few to rate | — | 65 / 126 | 51.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | — | 42 / 83 | 50.6% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 18 / 47 | 38.3% | — | 112 / 372 | 30.1% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 6 / 8 | too few to rate | — | 30 / 43 | 69.8% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | — | 72 / 84 | 85.7% | 82.9% |
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 (Catch Weight: 0 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Farber L/A | Opp acc | Catch Weight med | vs Fioravanti L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 17 / 46 | 37.0% | — | 107 / 507 | 21.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | — | 63 / 123 | 51.2% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | — | 42 / 75 | 56.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 20 / 58 | 34.5% | — | 123 / 554 | 22.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | — | 62 / 107 | 57.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | — | 27 / 44 | 61.4% | 82.1% |
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 — Fioravanti has more cage time on record.