Daniel Rodriguez vs.
Ian Machado Garry
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.
Daniel Rodriguez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.35 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Ian Machado Garry
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 1 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 2.11 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 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)
Daniel Rodriguez
Distance 96.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.1%)
Ian Machado Garry
Distance 92.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.9% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 3.3% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daniel Rodriguez
Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 8.4%)
Ian Machado Garry
Head 71.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 14.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Garry L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1111 / 2289 | 48.5% | 38.6% | 704 / 1329 | 53.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 67.8% | 38 / 56 | 67.9% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 65 | 56.9% | 67.2% | 33 / 48 | 68.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 749 / 1857 | 40.3% | 37.2% | 437 / 1020 | 42.8% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 233 / 319 | 73.0% | 70.7% | 148 / 201 | 73.6% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 189 / 206 | 91.7% | 82.9% | 190 / 212 | 89.6% | 82.9% |
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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Garry L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 796 / 1893 | 42.0% | 39.0% | 403 / 896 | 45.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 52 | 57.7% | 68.9% | 34 / 52 | 65.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 48 / 96 | 50.0% | 68.0% | 27 / 37 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 519 / 1540 | 33.7% | 35.6% | 246 / 700 | 35.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 188 / 294 | 63.9% | 69.6% | 96 / 134 | 71.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 167 / 207 | 80.7% | 82.1% | 122 / 151 | 80.8% | 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 — Rodriguez has more cage time on record.