Carl Deaton vs. Joe Solecki
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Carl Deaton
Full career not yet synced for Carl Deaton — 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 +0.5 wins over .500
Joe Solecki
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Carl Deaton
Distance 98.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 1.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Joe Solecki
Distance 74.1% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.7% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 21.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Carl Deaton
Head 89.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 8.0%)
Joe Solecki
Head 89.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 5.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.0% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Deaton L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Solecki L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 37 / 118 | 31.4% | 38.3% | 123 / 281 | 43.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 67.5% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 66 / 80 | 82.5% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 30 / 107 | 28.0% | 35.1% | 169 / 338 | 50.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 8 / 13 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.8% | 18 / 19 | too few to rate | 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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Deaton L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Solecki L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 28 / 93 | 30.1% | 38.8% | 115 / 284 | 40.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 5 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 24 / 26 | 92.3% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 15 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 61 / 94 | 64.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 38 / 105 | 36.2% | 35.2% | 138 / 322 | 42.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.2% | 41 / 55 | 74.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Solecki has more cage time on record.