Cody Gibson vs.
Aoriqileng
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.
Cody Gibson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 5 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.41 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 34 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 wins over .500
Aoriqileng
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 8 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.46 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 39 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.1 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)
Cody Gibson
Distance 80.9% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 16.1% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 6.5%)
Aoriqileng
Distance 87.1% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 8.7% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Cody Gibson
Head 78.9% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Aoriqileng
Head 79.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gibson L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Aoriqileng L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 284 / 695 | 40.9% | 39.0% | 348 / 727 | 47.9% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 102 / 138 | 73.9% | 68.7% | 23 / 35 | 65.7% | 68.7% |
| On the ground | 17 / 26 | 65.4% | 70.2% | 46 / 73 | 63.0% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 269 / 678 | 39.7% | 34.9% | 271 / 663 | 40.9% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 88 / 126 | 69.8% | 66.8% | 99 / 118 | 83.9% | 66.8% |
| To the legs | 46 / 55 | 83.6% | 79.4% | 47 / 54 | 87.0% | 79.4% |
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 (Bantamweight: 117 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Gibson L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Aoriqileng L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 269 / 677 | 39.7% | 39.3% | 425 / 868 | 49.0% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 82 / 124 | 66.1% | 70.4% | 37 / 46 | 80.4% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 72.4% | 75 / 91 | 82.4% | 72.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 265 / 685 | 38.7% | 34.9% | 402 / 824 | 48.8% | 34.9% |
| To the body | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 66.0% | 76 / 108 | 70.4% | 66.0% |
| To the legs | 54 / 67 | 80.6% | 79.1% | 59 / 73 | 80.8% | 79.1% |
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 — Gibson has more cage time on record.