Daniel Rodriguez vs. Kevin Lee
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Kevin Lee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 9 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.06 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 29 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.8 wins over .500
Striking
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%)
Kevin Lee
Distance 77.0% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.0% (norm 8.0%)
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%)
Kevin Lee
Head 87.5% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 1.2% (norm 7.9%)
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 | Lee L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1111 / 2289 | 48.5% | 38.6% | 500 / 1537 | 32.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 67.8% | 73 / 98 | 74.5% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 37 / 65 | 56.9% | 67.2% | 270 / 360 | 75.0% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 749 / 1857 | 40.3% | 37.2% | 653 / 1746 | 37.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 233 / 319 | 73.0% | 70.7% | 166 / 225 | 73.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 189 / 206 | 91.7% | 82.9% | 24 / 24 | too few to rate | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Lee L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 796 / 1893 | 42.0% | 39.0% | 650 / 1405 | 46.3% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 52 | 57.7% | 68.9% | 64 / 84 | 76.2% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 48 / 96 | 50.0% | 68.0% | 67 / 83 | 80.7% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 519 / 1540 | 33.7% | 35.6% | 514 / 1235 | 41.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 188 / 294 | 63.9% | 69.6% | 146 / 202 | 72.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 167 / 207 | 80.7% | 82.1% | 121 / 135 | 89.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lee has more cage time on record.