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Colin Fletcher vs.
Mike Ricci

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

0-2-0 Colin Fletcher · UFC
1-2-0 Mike Ricci · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

0-2-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
43.6
AgeΔ 3.2 yrs
40.4
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'0"
Reach
76"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
160.7
Layoff (months)Δ 6.2 mo
154.5
LL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWL
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.

Colin Fletcher rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.
Colin Fletcher's takedown defense leaks — 27% stopped, vs a 64% Lightweight norm.
Mike Ricci rarely shoots — 0.67 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight 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.

Colin Fletcher

Full career not yet synced for Colin Fletcher — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Mike Ricci

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

In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

933.10/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
811.80/min · norm 3.42
892.97/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
741.64/min · norm 3.37
34.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
32.4%norm 43.5%
62.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
65.9%norm 56.3%
00.00/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.25

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

Colin Fletcher

Distance 95.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 1.1% (norm 8.0%)

Mike Ricci

Distance 86.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 11.2% (norm 8.0%)

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

Colin Fletcher

Head 53.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 28.0% (norm 7.9%)

Mike Ricci

Head 72.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 20.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.8% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Fletcher L/AAccLightweight med Ricci L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 86 / 256 33.6% 37.9% 55 / 216 25.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 5 / 9 too few to rate 67.3% 4 / 6 too few to rate 67.3%
On the ground 2 / 3 too few to rate 69.1% 22 / 28 78.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 32 / 144 22.2% 35.0% 53 / 182 29.1% 35.0%
To the body 20 / 49 40.8% 69.1% 22 / 51 43.1% 69.1%
To the legs 41 / 75 54.7% 81.9% 6 / 17 too few to rate 81.9%

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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Fletcher L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ricci L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 71 / 212 33.5% 38.9% 56 / 196 28.6% 38.9%
In the clinch 4 / 5 too few to rate 68.6% 9 / 10 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 14 / 18 too few to rate 68.0% 9 / 11 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 63 / 175 36.0% 35.1% 22 / 116 19.0% 35.1%
To the body 18 / 42 42.9% 68.1% 13 / 34 38.2% 68.1%
To the legs 8 / 18 too few to rate 81.5% 39 / 67 58.2% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2100.0% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.38
327.3% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
1354.2% def · norm 64.0%
1:506.1% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
4:5811.0% of cage time · norm 19.5%
10:295:14 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
19:336:31 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.49

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

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