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Daniel Zellhuber vs. Esteban Ribovics

UFC 3-4-0 vs. 6-3-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0
UFC record
6-3-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
27
AgeΔ 3 yrs
30
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
77"
ReachΔ 8"
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
7.7
Layoff (months)Δ 7.1 mo
0.6
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WWLWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Esteban Ribovics carries real power — 0.78 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Esteban Ribovics outworks the Lightweight division — 7.46 sig. strikes landed per minute, vs a 3.44 norm.
Daniel Zellhuber rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Daniel Zellhuber

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 44
Tier 3 — regional circuit 110

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Esteban Ribovics

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 53
Tier 3 — regional circuit 100

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4765.10/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
7137.46/min · norm 3.44
5726.13/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
5505.75/min · norm 3.38
35.9%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
44.0%norm 43.65%
54.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
53.7%norm 56.3%
20.32/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
50.78/15 · norm 0.25

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

Daniel Zellhuber

Distance 94.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.0%)

Esteban Ribovics

Distance 94.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)

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

Daniel Zellhuber

Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.0%)

Esteban Ribovics

Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Zellhuber L/AAccLightweight med Ribovics L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 437 / 1256 34.8% 38.3% 653 / 1533 42.6% 38.3%
In the clinch 16 / 18 too few to rate 67.5% 28 / 39 71.8% 67.5%
On the ground 23 / 52 44.2% 68.8% 32 / 48 66.7% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 300 / 1048 28.6% 35.1% 526 / 1375 38.3% 35.1%
To the body 128 / 222 57.7% 69.1% 115 / 157 73.2% 69.1%
To the legs 48 / 56 85.7% 81.8% 72 / 88 81.8% 81.8%

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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Zellhuber L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Ribovics L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 546 / 1228 44.5% 38.8% 517 / 1149 45.0% 38.8%
In the clinch 13 / 15 too few to rate 68.6% 17 / 21 too few to rate 68.6%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 68.0% 16 / 18 too few to rate 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 266 / 816 32.6% 35.2% 385 / 971 39.6% 35.2%
To the body 143 / 249 57.4% 68.2% 119 / 167 71.3% 68.2%
To the legs 163 / 196 83.2% 81.5% 46 / 50 92.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
266.7% acc · 0.31/15 · norm 1.34
1881.8% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
3866.7% def · norm 63.7%
2:292.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
3:413.9% of cage time · norm 18.95%
3:470:36 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
21:573:26 per 15 · norm 2:50
20.32/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
10.16/15 · norm 0.48

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