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Cody Brundage vs. Rodolfo Vieira

UFC 6-8-1 (1 NC) vs. 7-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-8-1 (1 NC)
UFC record
7-5-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
32
AgeΔ 5 yrs
37
6'0"
HeightΔ 0"
6'0"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5.2
Layoff (months)Δ 4.4 mo
0.8
WLLLD
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Rodolfo Vieira hunts takedowns — 2.77 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.35 Middleweight norm.
Rodolfo Vieira owns the mat — in control 36% of cage time, vs a 19% Middleweight norm.
Cody Brundage carries real power — 0.49 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Cody Brundage

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 69
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.71 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 23 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Rodolfo Vieira

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 65
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 16 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2942.39/min · norm 3.23
Sig. strikes landed
4183.22/min · norm 3.23
3542.88/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5284.07/min · norm 3.20
49.8%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.4%norm 47.4%
51.8%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
49.3%norm 53.8%
40.49/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.12/15 · norm 0.32

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

Cody Brundage

Distance 77.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.5% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 15.1% (norm 10.0%)

Rodolfo Vieira

Distance 90.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 5.3% (norm 10.0%)

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

Cody Brundage

Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 6.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 8.5% (norm 8.4%)

Rodolfo Vieira

Head 76.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.2% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Brundage L/AAccMiddleweight med Vieira L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 197 / 457 43.1% 40.5% 367 / 695 52.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 28 / 44 63.6% 70.6% 26 / 33 78.8% 70.6%
On the ground 69 / 89 77.5% 69.4% 25 / 41 61.0% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 227 / 501 45.3% 38.8% 264 / 587 45.0% 38.8%
To the body 25 / 39 64.1% 71.6% 57 / 73 78.1% 71.6%
To the legs 42 / 50 84.0% 83.3% 97 / 109 89.0% 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Brundage L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Vieira L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 162 / 428 37.9% 39.5% 470 / 969 48.5% 39.5%
In the clinch 55 / 87 63.2% 70.4% 35 / 44 79.5% 70.4%
On the ground 137 / 219 62.6% 69.0% 23 / 29 79.3% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 278 / 616 45.1% 37.9% 377 / 838 45.0% 37.9%
To the body 39 / 74 52.7% 71.3% 88 / 134 65.7% 71.3%
To the legs 37 / 44 84.1% 82.1% 63 / 70 90.0% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1442.4% acc · 1.71/15 · norm 1.35
Takedowns landed
2421.1% acc · 2.77/15 · norm 1.35
2266.7% def · norm 63.3%
Takedowns stopped
660.0% def · norm 63.3%
22:0718.0% of cage time · norm 19.4%
Control time
46:0435.5% of cage time · norm 19.4%
50:446:11 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
5:390:39 per 15 · norm 3:00
40.49/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
70.81/15 · norm 0.45

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