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Chris de la Rocha vs.
Daniel Omielanczuk

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

1-3-0 Chris de la Rocha · UFC
4-5-0 Daniel Omielanczuk · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-0
UFC record
4-5-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
47
AgeΔ 4 yrs
43
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
80"
ReachΔ 6"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
91.7
Layoff (months)Δ 17.2 mo
108.9
LWLL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW
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.

Chris de la Rocha is a submission threat — 1.01 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Chris de la Rocha hunts takedowns — 2.02 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight norm.
Daniel Omielanczuk rarely shoots — 0.56 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.95 Heavyweight 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 de la Rocha

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Daniel Omielanczuk

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1214.08/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
3323.09/min · norm 3.36
1896.37/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
3533.29/min · norm 3.19
45.7%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
57.3%norm 47.8%
43.9%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
47.5%norm 52.5%
00.00/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
20.28/15 · norm 0.28

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

Chris de la Rocha

Distance 81.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.1% (norm 9.3%)

Daniel Omielanczuk

Distance 71.2% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 22.8% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 9.3%)

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

Chris de la Rocha

Head 87.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 9.4% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.6%)

Daniel Omielanczuk

Head 66.8% (norm 79.2%) · Body 19.9% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 13.3% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Rocha L/AAccHeavyweight med Omielanczuk L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 84 / 216 38.9% 40.1% 196 / 412 47.6% 40.1%
In the clinch 17 / 25 68.0% 70.6% 107 / 132 81.1% 70.6%
On the ground 20 / 24 too few to rate 70.2% 29 / 35 82.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 92 / 232 39.7% 38.9% 169 / 387 43.7% 38.9%
To the body 22 / 25 88.0% 76.8% 93 / 115 80.9% 76.8%
To the legs 7 / 8 too few to rate 87.8% 70 / 77 90.9% 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 Rocha L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Omielanczuk L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 118 / 244 48.4% 40.7% 126 / 395 31.9% 40.7%
In the clinch 33 / 45 73.3% 70.6% 128 / 160 80.0% 70.6%
On the ground 38 / 48 79.2% 72.0% 99 / 118 83.9% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 166 / 309 53.7% 38.8% 167 / 451 37.0% 38.8%
To the body 17 / 21 too few to rate 75.1% 141 / 166 84.9% 75.1%
To the legs 6 / 7 too few to rate 84.4% 45 / 56 80.4% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

430.8% acc · 2.02/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
426.7% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 0.95
133.3% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
2868.3% def · norm 64.3%
9:2031.5% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
12:2411.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
4:582:30 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
58:348:11 per 15 · norm 2:28
21.01/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
10.14/15 · norm 0.16

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

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