Damian Stasiak vs.
Yaotzin Meza
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.
Damian Stasiak
Full career not yet synced for Damian Stasiak — 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 +0.0 wins over .500
Yaotzin Meza
Full career not yet synced for Yaotzin Meza — 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 +0.3 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)
Damian Stasiak
Distance 92.6% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 3.2% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 6.5%)
Yaotzin Meza
Distance 90.5% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Damian Stasiak
Head 76.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 17.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.4% (norm 8.4%)
Yaotzin Meza
Head 68.4% (norm 77.4%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 18.4% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Stasiak L/A | Acc | Bantamweight med | Meza L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 116 / 349 | 33.2% | 39.0% | 100 / 266 | 37.6% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.7% | 11 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 13 / 16 | too few to rate | 70.2% | 10 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 88 / 288 | 30.6% | 34.9% | 55 / 201 | 27.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 28 / 65 | 43.1% | 66.8% | 24 / 39 | 61.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 79.4% | 42 / 54 | 77.8% | 80.7% |
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 · Featherweight: 126 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 Stasiak L/A | Opp acc | Bantamweight med | vs Meza L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 148 / 371 | 39.9% | 39.3% | 97 / 332 | 29.2% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 37 / 60 | 61.7% | 70.4% | 11 / 20 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 44 / 55 | 80.0% | 72.4% | 29 / 34 | 85.3% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 142 / 369 | 38.5% | 34.9% | 80 / 300 | 26.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 38 / 60 | 63.3% | 66.0% | 23 / 46 | 50.0% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 49 / 57 | 86.0% | 79.1% | 34 / 40 | 85.0% | 81.5% |
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 — Meza has more cage time on record.