Charles Rosa vs. Nathaniel Wood

UFC 5-8-0 vs. 11-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-8-0
UFC record
11-3-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
39
AgeΔ 6 yrs
33
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
48.5
Layoff (months)Δ 43.9 mo
4.6
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Charles Rosa is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Nathaniel Wood outworks the Featherweight division — 5.64 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.54 norm.
Charles Rosa hunts takedowns — 1.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Charles Rosa

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 58
Tier 3 — regional circuit 141

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 28 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Nathaniel Wood

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 123
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 50
Tier 3 — regional circuit 63

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.34 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5533.08/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
10695.64/min · norm 3.54
6923.86/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
8064.25/min · norm 3.47
36.3%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
51.1%norm 45.0%
47.2%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
54.5%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
50.40/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Charles Rosa

Distance 93.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)

Nathaniel Wood

Distance 90.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 5.7% (norm 6.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Charles Rosa

Head 75.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.8%)

Nathaniel Wood

Head 69.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 22.2% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Rosa L/AAccFeatherweight med Wood L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 492 / 1419 34.7% 40.9% 929 / 1892 49.1% 40.9%
In the clinch 23 / 42 54.8% 70.8% 58 / 80 72.5% 70.8%
On the ground 38 / 63 60.3% 69.2% 82 / 119 68.9% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 307 / 1150 26.7% 37.2% 589 / 1443 40.8% 37.2%
To the body 89 / 168 53.0% 68.2% 112 / 184 60.9% 68.2%
To the legs 157 / 206 76.2% 80.7% 368 / 464 79.3% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Rosa L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Wood L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 500 / 1057 47.3% 39.2% 666 / 1593 41.8% 39.2%
In the clinch 53 / 80 66.2% 70.3% 84 / 104 80.8% 70.3%
On the ground 139 / 173 80.3% 69.4% 56 / 74 75.7% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 482 / 1048 46.0% 35.9% 507 / 1379 36.8% 35.9%
To the body 107 / 145 73.8% 67.9% 177 / 245 72.2% 67.9%
To the legs 103 / 117 88.0% 81.5% 122 / 147 83.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2035.1% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
1748.6% acc · 1.35/15 · norm 1.19
1938.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
3373.3% def · norm 61.5%
25:3214.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
28:1314.9% of cage time · norm 16.7%
63:345:18 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
26:482:07 per 15 · norm 3:12
121.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
60.47/15 · norm 0.46

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Wood has more cage time on record.