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Chris Camozzi vs.
Thales Leites

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

9-10-0 Chris Camozzi · UFC
13-8-0 Thales Leites · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

9-10-0
UFC record
13-8-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
39.7
AgeΔ 5.2 yrs
44.9
6'2"
HeightΔ 1"
6'1"
75"
ReachΔ 3"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
110.3
Layoff (months)Δ 15.9 mo
94.4
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL
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.

Thales Leites is a submission threat — 1.14 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.47 Middleweight norm.
Chris Camozzi rarely shoots — 0.27 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Thales Leites owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 20% Middleweight 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.

Chris Camozzi

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

In the UFC: 3-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Thales Leites

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

In the UFC: 6-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

8003.57/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
5622.13/min · norm 3.25
6642.96/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
7902.99/min · norm 3.20
44.9%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
40.5%norm 47.4%
56.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
53.0%norm 53.8%
10.07/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
40.23/15 · norm 0.32

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

Chris Camozzi

Distance 88.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 10.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 1.5% (norm 10.3%)

Thales Leites

Distance 80.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.5% (norm 10.3%)

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

Chris Camozzi

Head 76.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.9% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 13.6% (norm 8.4%)

Thales Leites

Head 83.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Camozzi L/AAccMiddleweight med Leites L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 655 / 1575 41.6% 40.5% 383 / 1109 34.5% 40.5%
In the clinch 126 / 179 70.4% 70.3% 60 / 105 57.1% 70.3%
On the ground 19 / 26 73.1% 69.1% 119 / 173 68.8% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 470 / 1362 34.5% 38.9% 387 / 1162 33.3% 38.9%
To the body 130 / 176 73.9% 71.7% 57 / 93 61.3% 71.7%
To the legs 200 / 242 82.6% 83.3% 118 / 132 89.4% 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Camozzi L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Leites L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 442 / 1206 36.7% 39.5% 584 / 1395 41.9% 39.5%
In the clinch 133 / 191 69.6% 70.9% 92 / 130 70.8% 70.9%
On the ground 89 / 124 71.8% 69.0% 114 / 155 73.5% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 366 / 1106 33.1% 37.9% 497 / 1321 37.6% 37.9%
To the body 136 / 225 60.4% 71.3% 89 / 129 69.0% 71.3%
To the legs 162 / 190 85.3% 82.1% 204 / 230 88.7% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

419.0% acc · 0.27/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
3727.4% acc · 2.10/15 · norm 1.42
4857.8% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
430.8% def · norm 63.1%
27:1912.2% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
79:0129.9% of cage time · norm 19.75%
63:304:14 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
35:332:01 per 15 · norm 3:00
70.47/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
201.14/15 · norm 0.47

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

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