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Daniel Zellhuber vs. Francisco Prado

UFC 3-4-0 vs. 2-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
3-4-0
UFC record
2-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
27
AgeΔ 3 yrs
24
6'1"
HeightΔ 3"
5'10"
77"
ReachΔ 8"
69"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
7.7
Layoff (months)Δ 7.4 mo
0.3
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Daniel Zellhuber rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.34 Lightweight norm.
Daniel Zellhuber absorbs 6.13 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.38 Lightweight norm — hittable.
Francisco Prado is a submission threat — 0.72 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 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

Francisco Prado

Full career not yet synced for Francisco Prado — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 1-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4765.10/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
3163.79/min · norm 3.44
5726.13/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
3544.24/min · norm 3.38
35.9%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
44.0%norm 43.65%
54.6%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
54.1%norm 56.3%
20.32/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.18/15 · 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%)

Francisco Prado

Distance 85.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 3.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 11.1% (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%)

Francisco Prado

Head 69.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.5% (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 Prado L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 437 / 1256 34.8% 38.3% 239 / 614 38.9% 38.3%
In the clinch 16 / 18 too few to rate 67.5% 20 / 24 too few to rate 67.5%
On the ground 23 / 52 44.2% 68.8% 57 / 80 71.2% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 300 / 1048 28.6% 35.1% 165 / 497 33.2% 35.1%
To the body 128 / 222 57.7% 69.1% 66 / 117 56.4% 69.1%
To the legs 48 / 56 85.7% 81.8% 85 / 104 81.7% 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 Prado L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 546 / 1228 44.5% 38.8% 295 / 691 42.7% 38.8%
In the clinch 13 / 15 too few to rate 68.6% 33 / 42 78.6% 68.6%
On the ground 13 / 18 too few to rate 68.0% 26 / 38 68.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 266 / 816 32.6% 35.2% 223 / 608 36.7% 35.2%
To the body 143 / 249 57.4% 68.2% 91 / 120 75.8% 68.2%
To the legs 163 / 196 83.2% 81.5% 40 / 43 93.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
626.1% acc · 1.08/15 · norm 1.34
1881.8% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
640.0% def · norm 63.7%
2:292.7% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
14:3517.5% of cage time · norm 18.95%
3:470:36 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
17:123:05 per 15 · norm 2:50
20.32/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
40.72/15 · norm 0.48

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