Chas Skelly vs. Edimilson Souza

UFC 8-3-0 (1 NC) vs. 3-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-3-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
3-1-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
41
AgeΔ 0 yrs
41
5'11"
HeightΔ 1"
6'0"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
53.5
Layoff (months)Δ 75.5 mo
129
WWNCLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Chas Skelly is a submission threat — 2.27 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Edimilson Souza carries real power — 0.90 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Chas Skelly owns the mat — in control 39% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Chas Skelly

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 113
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Edimilson Souza

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 32
Tier 3 — regional circuit 155

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 25 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2262.01/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1554.65/min · norm 3.54
3603.21/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
972.91/min · norm 3.47
40.7%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
44.5%norm 45.0%
49.0%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
58.0%norm 54.85%
20.27/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.90/15 · norm 0.29

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

Chas Skelly

Distance 81.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 12.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 6.5%)

Edimilson Souza

Distance 87.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 6.5%)

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

Chas Skelly

Head 90.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (norm 7.8%)

Edimilson Souza

Head 81.6% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 0.6% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Skelly L/AAccFeatherweight med Souza L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 146 / 450 32.4% 40.9% 127 / 303 41.9% 40.9%
In the clinch 54 / 71 76.1% 70.8% 13 / 22 too few to rate 70.8%
On the ground 26 / 34 76.5% 69.2% 15 / 23 too few to rate 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 195 / 502 38.8% 37.2% 119 / 284 41.9% 37.2%
To the body 25 / 47 53.2% 68.2% 35 / 62 56.5% 68.2%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 80.7% 1 / 2 too few to rate 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 Skelly L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Souza L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 188 / 483 38.9% 39.2% 71 / 197 36.0% 39.2%
In the clinch 56 / 74 75.7% 70.3% 5 / 8 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 116 / 149 77.9% 69.4% 21 / 26 80.8% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 273 / 591 46.2% 35.9% 42 / 158 26.6% 35.9%
To the body 48 / 71 67.6% 67.9% 18 / 29 62.1% 67.9%
To the legs 39 / 44 88.6% 81.5% 37 / 44 84.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1334.2% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.19
939.1% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
550.0% def · norm 61.5%
43:3238.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
2:096.5% of cage time · norm 16.7%
28:353:49 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
9:434:22 per 15 · norm 3:12
172.27/15 · 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 — Skelly has more cage time on record.