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Christian Edwards vs.
Modestas Bukauskas

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

0-1-0 Christian Edwards Β· UFC
8-5-0 Modestas Bukauskas Β· UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form β€” green marks the edge on each line.

0-1-0
UFC record
8-5-0
Catch Weight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
27
AgeΞ” 5 yrs
32
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Height
6'3"
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Reach
76"
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Stance
Switch
2.7
Layoff (months)Ξ” 0 mo
2.7
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Last 5 (newest first)
WLWWW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated β€” only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

Modestas Bukauskas rarely shoots β€” 0.23 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.87 Light Heavyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition β€” the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Christian Edwards

Full career not yet synced for Christian Edwards β€” tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500

Modestas Bukauskas

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 β€” UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 85
Tier 2 β€” LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 71
Tier 3 β€” regional circuit 51

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.19 Β· 15 tier-1/2 wins Β· 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 Β· avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes β€” landed & absorbed

362.40/min Β· norm β€”
Sig. strikes landed
4113.14/min Β· norm 3.41
362.40/min Β· norm β€”
Sig. strikes absorbed
5053.86/min Β· norm 3.35
50.7%norm β€”
Striking accuracy
43.0%norm 48.3%
55.0%norm β€”
Striking defense
50.5%norm 52.9%
00.00/15 Β· norm β€”
Knockdowns
10.11/15 Β· norm 0.40

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

Christian Edwards

Distance 85.9% (norm β€”) Β· Clinch 14.1% (norm β€”) Β· Ground 0.0% (norm β€”)

Modestas Bukauskas

Distance 91.4% (norm 80.5%) Β· Clinch 5.7% (norm 8.6%) Β· Ground 2.9% (norm 10.4%)

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

Christian Edwards

Head 57.7% (norm β€”) Β· Body 28.2% (norm β€”) Β· Legs 14.1% (norm β€”)

Modestas Bukauskas

Head 85.8% (norm 79.2%) Β· Body 9.2% (norm 11.7%) Β· Legs 5.0% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green β‰₯ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Edwards L/AAccCatch Weight med Bukauskas L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 27 / 61 44.3% β€” 355 / 873 40.7% 41.4%
In the clinch 9 / 10 too few to rate β€” 37 / 54 68.5% 70.9%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate β€” 19 / 28 67.9% 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 13 / 41 31.7% β€” 297 / 819 36.3% 38.9%
To the body 17 / 20 too few to rate β€” 70 / 88 79.5% 71.9%
To the legs 6 / 10 too few to rate β€” 44 / 48 91.7% 81.8%

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 (Catch Weight: 0 fighters Β· Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≀ division median β€” harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Edwards L/AOpp accCatch Weight med vs Bukauskas L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 30 / 74 40.5% β€” 442 / 941 47.0% 40.4%
In the clinch 6 / 6 too few to rate β€” 54 / 67 80.6% 68.7%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate β€” 9 / 13 too few to rate 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 21 / 64 32.8% β€” 202 / 637 31.7% 37.5%
To the body 10 / 11 too few to rate β€” 176 / 230 76.5% 72.3%
To the legs 5 / 5 too few to rate β€” 127 / 154 82.5% 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc Β· 0.00/15 Β· norm β€”
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc Β· 0.23/15 Β· norm 0.87
0β€” def Β· norm β€”
Takedowns stopped
2382.1% def Β· norm 66.7%
4:2229.1% of cage time Β· norm β€”
Control time
14:2111.0% of cage time Β· norm 16.5%
2:152:15 per 15 Β· norm β€”
Time under control
19:362:14 per 15 Β· norm 2:48
00.00/15 Β· norm β€”
Submission attempts
10.11/15 Β· norm 0.27

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

Next move

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