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Charles Rosa vs.
Sean Soriano

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

5-8-0 Charles Rosa · UFC
0-5-0 Sean Soriano · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

5-8-0
UFC record
0-5-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
39
AgeΔ 3 yrs
36
5'9"
HeightΔ 0"
5'9"
69"
ReachΔ 1"
70"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
48.5
Layoff (months)Δ 8 mo
56.5
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Last 5 (newest first)
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The read

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.

Charles Rosa is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Sean Soriano is accurate with strikes at range — lands 60%, vs a 41% Featherweight norm.
Charles Rosa hunts takedowns — 1.67 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.19 Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Charles Rosa

Full career not yet synced for Charles Rosa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Sean Soriano

Full career not yet synced for Sean Soriano — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.4 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5533.08/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1803.18/min · norm 3.54
6923.86/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1212.14/min · norm 3.47
36.3%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
61.6%norm 45.0%
47.2%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
56.3%norm 54.85%
00.00/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · 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%)

Sean Soriano

Distance 73.6% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 14.0% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 12.3% (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%)

Sean Soriano

Head 70.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 15.1% (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 Soriano L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 492 / 1419 34.7% 40.9% 128 / 215 59.5% 40.9%
In the clinch 23 / 42 54.8% 70.8% 29 / 41 70.7% 70.8%
On the ground 38 / 63 60.3% 69.2% 23 / 36 63.9% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 307 / 1150 26.7% 37.2% 106 / 207 51.2% 37.2%
To the body 89 / 168 53.0% 68.2% 32 / 41 78.0% 68.2%
To the legs 157 / 206 76.2% 80.7% 42 / 44 95.5% 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 Soriano L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 500 / 1057 47.3% 39.2% 75 / 221 33.9% 39.2%
In the clinch 53 / 80 66.2% 70.3% 9 / 16 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 139 / 173 80.3% 69.4% 37 / 40 92.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 482 / 1048 46.0% 35.9% 93 / 233 39.9% 35.9%
To the body 107 / 145 73.8% 67.9% 15 / 28 53.6% 67.9%
To the legs 103 / 117 88.0% 81.5% 13 / 16 too few to rate 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

2035.1% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
555.6% acc · 1.33/15 · norm 1.19
1938.0% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2152.5% def · norm 61.5%
25:3214.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
7:5914.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
63:345:18 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
28:077:27 per 15 · norm 3:12
121.00/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.46

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

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