Chris Barnett vs. Gian Villante
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chris Barnett
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.62 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 33 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.3 wins over .500
Gian Villante
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 3 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Barnett
Distance 77.8% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 16.0% (norm 9.3%)
Gian Villante
Distance 93.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Barnett
Head 74.9% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 17.4% (norm 7.6%)
Gian Villante
Head 79.9% (norm 78.5%) · Body 9.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barnett L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Villante L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 126 / 291 | 43.3% | 40.1% | 819 / 1968 | 41.6% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 23 | too few to rate | 70.4% | 52 / 73 | 71.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 38 / 60 | 63.3% | 70.2% | 52 / 68 | 76.5% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 280 | 36.8% | 39.0% | 601 / 1686 | 35.6% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 21 / 29 | 72.4% | 77.0% | 134 / 205 | 65.4% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 54 / 65 | 83.1% | 87.8% | 188 / 218 | 86.2% | 82.1% |
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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Barnett L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Villante L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 199 / 355 | 56.1% | 40.7% | 1095 / 2365 | 46.3% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 63 / 71 | 88.7% | 70.6% | 65 / 100 | 65.0% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 85 / 120 | 70.8% | 72.2% | 14 / 30 | 46.7% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 239 / 428 | 55.8% | 39.3% | 824 / 2038 | 40.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 96 / 104 | 92.3% | 75.1% | 181 / 265 | 68.3% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 169 / 192 | 88.0% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Villante has more cage time on record.