Bruno Santos vs.
Elias Theodorou
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.
Bruno Santos
Full career not yet synced for Bruno Santos — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Elias Theodorou
Full career not yet synced for Elias Theodorou — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.9 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)
Bruno Santos
Distance 69.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 24.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.3%)
Elias Theodorou
Distance 78.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Bruno Santos
Head 71.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.0% (norm 8.4%)
Elias Theodorou
Head 59.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 24.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 16.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Santos L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Theodorou L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 25 / 80 | 31.2% | 40.5% | 407 / 1191 | 34.2% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 28 | 89.3% | 70.3% | 165 / 240 | 68.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 3 / 7 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 72 / 93 | 77.4% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 26 / 82 | 31.7% | 38.9% | 279 / 909 | 30.7% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 12 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 211 / 366 | 57.7% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 15 / 15 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 154 / 249 | 61.8% | 83.3% |
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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Santos L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Theodorou L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 58 / 178 | 32.6% | 39.5% | 227 / 583 | 38.9% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 70.9% | 130 / 186 | 69.9% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 17 / 19 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 175 | 29.1% | 37.9% | 215 / 574 | 37.5% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 36 / 46 | 78.3% | 71.3% | 98 / 135 | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 15 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 54 / 72 | 75.0% | 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 — Theodorou has more cage time on record.