Carlos Newton vs.
Renato Verissimo
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.
Carlos Newton
Full career not yet synced for Carlos Newton — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500
Renato Verissimo
Full career not yet synced for Renato Verissimo — 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 +2.0 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)
Carlos Newton
Distance 75.5% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.4% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.2% (norm 8.1%)
Renato Verissimo
Distance 42.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 18.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 38.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Carlos Newton
Head 78.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.9% (norm 8.4%)
Renato Verissimo
Head 88.6% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Newton L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Verissimo L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 83 | 36.1% | 38.6% | 8 / 30 | 26.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 7 / 13 | too few to rate | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 4 / 9 | too few to rate | 67.2% | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 22 / 86 | 25.6% | 37.2% | 27 / 62 | 43.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 70.7% | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 11 / 12 | too few to rate | 82.9% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Newton L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Verissimo L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 36 / 98 | 36.7% | 39.0% | 8 / 24 | too few to rate | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 18 / 25 | 72.0% | 68.9% | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 91 / 125 | 72.8% | 68.0% | 26 / 44 | 59.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 116 / 218 | 53.2% | 35.6% | 33 / 70 | 47.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 20 / 21 | too few to rate | 69.6% | 14 / 20 | too few to rate | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 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 — Newton has more cage time on record.