Connor Matthews vs. Yadier del Valle
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Connor Matthews
Full career not yet synced for Connor Matthews — 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 -0.7 wins over .500
Yadier del Valle
Full career not yet synced for Yadier del Valle — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Connor Matthews
Distance 97.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 0.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.8% (norm 6.5%)
Yadier del Valle
Distance 78.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 18.0% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Connor Matthews
Head 73.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 8.2% (norm 7.9%)
Yadier del Valle
Head 60.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 14.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 24.6% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Matthews L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | del Valle L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 66 / 167 | 39.5% | 40.5% | 16 / 48 | 33.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.5% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.3% | 10 / 11 | too few to rate | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 43 / 126 | 34.1% | 37.1% | 12 / 37 | 32.4% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 14 / 31 | 45.2% | 68.0% | 9 / 9 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 80.3% | 7 / 15 | too few to rate | 80.3% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Matthews L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs del Valle L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 97 / 224 | 43.3% | 39.3% | 15 / 49 | 30.6% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 14 / 26 | 53.8% | 69.4% | 5 / 9 | too few to rate | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 62 / 180 | 34.4% | 35.9% | 7 / 26 | 26.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 25 / 42 | 59.5% | 68.0% | 3 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 26 / 31 | 83.9% | 81.5% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — del Valle has more cage time on record.