Chas Skelly vs. Sean Soriano

UFC 8-3-0 (1 NC) vs. 0-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
8-3-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
0-5-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
41
AgeΔ 5 yrs
36
5'11"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
72"
ReachΔ 2"
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
53.5
Layoff (months)Δ 3 mo
56.5
WWNCLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

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.
Chas Skelly owns the mat — in control 39% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Sean Soriano is accurate with strikes at range — lands 60%, vs a 41% 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

Sean Soriano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 05
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 143

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.35 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2262.01/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
1803.18/min · norm 3.54
3603.21/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
1212.14/min · norm 3.47
40.7%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
61.6%norm 45.0%
49.0%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
56.3%norm 54.85%
20.27/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · 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%)

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)

Chas Skelly

Head 90.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 8.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 1.1% (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 Skelly L/AAccFeatherweight med Soriano L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 146 / 450 32.4% 40.9% 128 / 215 59.5% 40.9%
In the clinch 54 / 71 76.1% 70.8% 29 / 41 70.7% 70.8%
On the ground 26 / 34 76.5% 69.2% 23 / 36 63.9% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 195 / 502 38.8% 37.2% 106 / 207 51.2% 37.2%
To the body 25 / 47 53.2% 68.2% 32 / 41 78.0% 68.2%
To the legs 6 / 6 too few to rate 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 Skelly L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Soriano L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 188 / 483 38.9% 39.2% 75 / 221 33.9% 39.2%
In the clinch 56 / 74 75.7% 70.3% 9 / 16 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 116 / 149 77.9% 69.4% 37 / 40 92.5% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 273 / 591 46.2% 35.9% 93 / 233 39.9% 35.9%
To the body 48 / 71 67.6% 67.9% 15 / 28 53.6% 67.9%
To the legs 39 / 44 88.6% 81.5% 13 / 16 too few to rate 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1334.2% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
555.6% acc · 1.33/15 · norm 1.19
939.1% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
2152.5% def · norm 61.5%
43:3238.8% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
7:5914.1% of cage time · norm 16.7%
28:353:49 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
28:077:27 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.