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Daniel Barez vs.
Jafel Filho

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

1-3-0 Daniel Barez · UFC
3-3-0 Jafel Filho · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

1-3-0
UFC record
3-3-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Flyweight
37.7
AgeΔ 4.4 yrs
33.3
5'6"
HeightΔ 1"
5'7"
66"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
2.7
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
3.4
LLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWLWW
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.

Daniel Barez carries real power — 0.64 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.18 Flyweight norm.
Jafel Filho is a submission threat — 1.84 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.58 Flyweight norm.
Daniel Barez absorbs 7.50 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.24 Flyweight norm — hittable.
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.

Daniel Barez

Full career not yet synced for Daniel Barez — 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 -0.5 wins over .500

Jafel Filho

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2314.97/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
931.63/min · norm 3.49
3497.50/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
871.52/min · norm 3.24
47.6%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
40.1%norm 44.6%
49.3%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
52.2%norm 56.4%
20.64/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.18

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

Daniel Barez

Distance 96.3% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 1.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 2.1% (norm 7.3%)

Jafel Filho

Distance 78.4% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 8.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 13.4% (norm 7.3%)

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

Daniel Barez

Head 78.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 9.3%)

Jafel Filho

Head 70.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 13.8% (norm 9.3%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Barez L/AAccFlyweight med Filho L/AAccFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 219 / 467 46.9% 40.0% 59 / 182 32.4% 40.0%
In the clinch 6 / 8 too few to rate 70.4% 14 / 19 too few to rate 70.4%
On the ground 6 / 10 too few to rate 69.7% 20 / 31 64.5% 69.7%
BY TARGET
To the head 142 / 381 37.3% 37.6% 48 / 164 29.3% 37.6%
To the body 53 / 62 85.5% 68.5% 26 / 36 72.2% 68.5%
To the legs 36 / 42 85.7% 80.0% 19 / 32 59.4% 80.0%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 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 Barez L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Filho L/AOpp accFlyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 315 / 649 48.5% 40.1% 68 / 155 43.9% 40.1%
In the clinch 32 / 38 84.2% 68.8% 6 / 9 too few to rate 68.8%
On the ground 2 / 2 too few to rate 71.1% 13 / 18 too few to rate 71.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 227 / 517 43.9% 35.2% 38 / 111 34.2% 35.2%
To the body 67 / 103 65.0% 68.2% 26 / 38 68.4% 68.2%
To the legs 55 / 69 79.7% 80.3% 23 / 33 69.7% 80.3%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

225.0% acc · 0.64/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
956.3% acc · 2.36/15 · norm 1.30
866.7% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
947.4% def · norm 62.5%
2:265.2% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
16:5729.7% of cage time · norm 17.0%
8:112:38 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
21:525:44 per 15 · norm 2:44
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
Submission attempts
71.84/15 · norm 0.58

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

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