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Daniel Santos vs. JooSang Yoo

UFC 4-2-0 vs. 1-2-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-2-0
UFC record
1-2-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
31
AgeΔ 1 yrs
32
5'7"
HeightΔ 0"
5'7"
67"
ReachΔ 4"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5.2
Layoff (months)Δ 4.2 mo
1
LWWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
JooSang Yoo carries real power — 0.72 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Featherweight norm.
Daniel Santos hunts takedowns — 2.60 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Daniel Santos owns the mat — in control 30% of cage time, vs a 16% Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Daniel Santos

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 42
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500

JooSang Yoo

Full career not yet synced for JooSang Yoo — 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 -0.3 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

3575.15/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
833.99/min · norm 3.52
3735.38/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
994.76/min · norm 3.50
40.5%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
43.2%norm 44.7%
50.5%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
53.1%norm 54.8%
20.43/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.72/15 · norm 0.29

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

Daniel Santos

Distance 87.6% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 4.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 7.6% (norm 6.5%)

JooSang Yoo

Distance 97.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 2.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.5% (norm 6.5%)

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

Daniel Santos

Head 79.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 7.9%)

JooSang Yoo

Head 80.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 5.7% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.1% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Santos L/AAccFeatherweight med Yoo L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 273 / 773 35.3% 40.5% 79 / 187 42.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 32 / 42 76.2% 70.5% 3 / 4 too few to rate 70.5%
On the ground 52 / 67 77.6% 69.3% 1 / 1 too few to rate 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 238 / 703 33.9% 37.1% 54 / 154 35.1% 37.1%
To the body 79 / 122 64.8% 68.0% 9 / 11 too few to rate 68.0%
To the legs 40 / 57 70.2% 80.3% 20 / 27 74.1% 80.3%

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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Featherweight: 127 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 Santos L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Yoo L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 343 / 711 48.2% 39.3% 82 / 190 43.2% 39.3%
In the clinch 20 / 30 66.7% 70.3% 8 / 10 too few to rate 70.3%
On the ground 10 / 12 too few to rate 69.4% 9 / 11 too few to rate 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 264 / 615 42.9% 35.9% 58 / 156 37.2% 35.9%
To the body 75 / 100 75.0% 68.0% 7 / 14 too few to rate 68.0%
To the legs 34 / 38 89.5% 81.5% 34 / 41 82.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1233.3% acc · 2.60/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
125.0% acc · 0.72/15 · norm 1.17
1173.3% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
266.7% def · norm 61.5%
20:4830.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
2:1811.0% of cage time · norm 16.5%
3:520:50 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
2:341:50 per 15 · norm 3:11
00.00/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.45

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