Constantinos Philippou vs.
Riki Fukuda
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.
Constantinos Philippou
Full career not yet synced for Constantinos Philippou — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Riki Fukuda
Full career not yet synced for Riki Fukuda — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 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)
Constantinos Philippou
Distance 84.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 9.4% (norm 10.3%)
Riki Fukuda
Distance 85.3% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 11.8% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 2.9% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Constantinos Philippou
Head 87.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.0% (norm 8.4%)
Riki Fukuda
Head 72.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.4% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 17.4% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Philippou L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Fukuda L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 176 / 586 | 30.0% | 40.5% | 272 / 646 | 42.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 44 | 68.2% | 70.3% | 63 / 89 | 70.8% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 38 / 65 | 58.5% | 69.1% | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 196 / 611 | 32.1% | 38.9% | 196 / 546 | 35.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 30 / 56 | 53.6% | 71.7% | 54 / 79 | 68.4% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 18 / 28 | 64.3% | 83.3% | 100 / 132 | 75.8% | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Philippou L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Fukuda L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 189 / 512 | 36.9% | 39.5% | 257 / 760 | 33.8% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 57 | 71.9% | 70.9% | 33 / 49 | 67.3% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 75 / 100 | 75.0% | 69.0% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 165 / 494 | 33.4% | 37.9% | 191 / 663 | 28.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 72 / 95 | 75.8% | 71.3% | 50 / 74 | 67.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 68 / 80 | 85.0% | 82.1% | 49 / 72 | 68.1% | 82.1% |
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 — Philippou has more cage time on record.