Chris Daukaus vs.
Rodrigo Nascimento
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
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.
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 Daukaus
Full career not yet synced for Chris Daukaus — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Rodrigo Nascimento
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.99 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chris Daukaus
Distance 78.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 14.9% (norm 9.3%)
Rodrigo Nascimento
Distance 89.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 9.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chris Daukaus
Head 91.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.2% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.2% (norm 7.6%)
Rodrigo Nascimento
Head 83.4% (norm 79.2%) · Body 10.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.6% (norm 7.6%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Daukaus L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Nascimento L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 110 / 241 | 45.6% | 40.1% | 259 / 593 | 43.7% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 37 / 49 | 75.5% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 31 / 46 | 67.4% | 70.2% | 18 / 21 | too few to rate | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 133 / 282 | 47.2% | 38.9% | 224 / 553 | 40.5% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 12 / 16 | too few to rate | 76.8% | 49 / 66 | 74.2% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 9 / 10 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 41 / 44 | 93.2% | 87.8% |
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 · Heavyweight: 93 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 Daukaus L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Nascimento L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 97 / 234 | 41.5% | 40.7% | 277 / 548 | 50.5% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 10 / 15 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 68 / 86 | 79.1% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 31 / 44 | 70.5% | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 87 / 224 | 38.8% | 38.8% | 237 / 503 | 47.1% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 13 / 23 | too few to rate | 75.1% | 89 / 118 | 75.4% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 18 / 18 | too few to rate | 84.4% | 50 / 57 | 87.7% | 84.4% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Daukaus has more cage time on record.