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Charles Rosa vs. Nathaniel Wood

UFC 5-8-0 vs. 11-4-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
5-8-0
UFC record
11-4-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
40
AgeΔ 7 yrs
33
5'9"
HeightΔ 3"
5'6"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
50.9
Layoff (months)Δ 49.4 mo
1.5
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Charles Rosa is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.45 Featherweight norm.
Nathaniel Wood outworks the Featherweight division — 5.36 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.52 norm.
Nathaniel Wood carries real power — 0.44 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 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 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
10975.36/min · norm 3.52
6923.86/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8564.19/min · norm 3.50
36.3%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
50.4%norm 44.7%
47.2%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
54.4%norm 54.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
60.44/15 · norm 0.29

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

Charles Rosa

Distance 93.1% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)

Nathaniel Wood

Distance 90.5% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.0% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Charles Rosa

Head 75.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.9%)

Nathaniel Wood

Head 69.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 9.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 21.8% (norm 7.9%)

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% 40.5% 955 / 1971 48.5% 40.5%
In the clinch 23 / 42 54.8% 70.5% 60 / 86 69.8% 70.5%
On the ground 38 / 63 60.3% 69.3% 82 / 120 68.3% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 307 / 1150 26.7% 37.1% 606 / 1506 40.2% 37.1%
To the body 89 / 168 53.0% 68.0% 119 / 197 60.4% 68.0%
To the legs 157 / 206 76.2% 80.3% 372 / 474 78.5% 80.3%

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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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% 39.3% 699 / 1675 41.7% 39.3%
In the clinch 53 / 80 66.2% 70.3% 93 / 117 79.5% 70.3%
On the ground 139 / 173 80.3% 69.4% 64 / 84 76.2% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 482 / 1048 46.0% 35.9% 551 / 1471 37.5% 35.9%
To the body 107 / 145 73.8% 68.0% 181 / 256 70.7% 68.0%
To the legs 103 / 117 88.0% 81.5% 124 / 149 83.2% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2035.1% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
1748.6% acc · 1.25/15 · norm 1.17
1938.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
4875.0% def · norm 61.5%
25:3214.2% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
28:2213.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
63:345:18 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
32:542:24 per 15 · norm 3:11
121.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
60.44/15 · norm 0.45

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