Daniel Rodriguez vs. Li Jingliang
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
Li Jingliang
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.13 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.8 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%)
Li Jingliang
Distance 90.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 3.8% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 5.4% (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%)
Li Jingliang
Head 73.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 18.0% (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 | Jingliang L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1111 / 2289 | 48.5% | 38.6% | 736 / 1811 | 40.6% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 67.8% | 40 / 75 | 53.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 37 / 65 | 56.9% | 67.2% | 70 / 108 | 64.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 749 / 1857 | 40.3% | 37.2% | 476 / 1469 | 32.4% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 233 / 319 | 73.0% | 70.7% | 108 / 167 | 64.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 189 / 206 | 91.7% | 82.9% | 262 / 358 | 73.2% | 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 Jingliang L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 796 / 1893 | 42.0% | 39.0% | 597 / 1516 | 39.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 52 | 57.7% | 68.9% | 62 / 94 | 66.0% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 48 / 96 | 50.0% | 68.0% | 89 / 113 | 78.8% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 519 / 1540 | 33.7% | 35.6% | 543 / 1443 | 37.6% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 188 / 294 | 63.9% | 69.6% | 99 / 151 | 65.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 167 / 207 | 80.7% | 82.1% | 106 / 129 | 82.2% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Jingliang has more cage time on record.