Damir Hadzovic vs.
Marco Polo Reyes
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.
Damir Hadzovic
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 6 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.82 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Marco Polo Reyes
Full career not yet synced for Marco Polo Reyes — 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)
Damir Hadzovic
Distance 85.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.8% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 7.8% (norm 8.0%)
Marco Polo Reyes
Distance 89.5% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Damir Hadzovic
Head 84.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.5% (norm 7.9%)
Marco Polo Reyes
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.1% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hadzovic L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Reyes L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 258 / 587 | 44.0% | 37.9% | 215 / 634 | 33.9% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 35 / 47 | 74.5% | 67.3% | 23 / 39 | 59.0% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 36 / 54 | 66.7% | 69.1% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 249 / 584 | 42.6% | 35.0% | 166 / 565 | 29.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 49 / 73 | 67.1% | 69.1% | 66 / 100 | 66.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 31 / 31 | 100.0% | 81.9% | 32 / 43 | 74.4% | 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 Hadzovic L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Reyes L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 251 / 756 | 33.2% | 38.9% | 168 / 495 | 33.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 29 / 39 | 74.4% | 68.6% | 37 / 53 | 69.8% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 89 / 115 | 77.4% | 68.0% | 38 / 55 | 69.1% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 271 / 772 | 35.1% | 35.1% | 189 / 529 | 35.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 60 / 99 | 60.6% | 68.1% | 33 / 51 | 64.7% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 38 / 39 | 97.4% | 81.5% | 21 / 23 | too few to rate | 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 — Hadzovic has more cage time on record.