Daniel Zellhuber vs.
Lando Vannata
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Daniel Zellhuber
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
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
Lando Vannata
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 1 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.66 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Daniel Zellhuber
Distance 94.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.0%)
Lando Vannata
Distance 89.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.7% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Daniel Zellhuber
Head 79.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 7.9%)
Lando Vannata
Head 67.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 14.3% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Zellhuber L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Vannata L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 437 / 1256 | 34.8% | 37.9% | 617 / 1387 | 44.5% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 56 / 86 | 65.1% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 23 / 52 | 44.2% | 69.1% | 38 / 73 | 52.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 300 / 1048 | 28.6% | 35.0% | 361 / 1042 | 34.6% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 128 / 222 | 57.7% | 69.1% | 179 / 283 | 63.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 48 / 56 | 85.7% | 81.9% | 171 / 221 | 77.4% | 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 (Lightweight: 201 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 Zellhuber L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Vannata L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 546 / 1228 | 44.5% | 38.9% | 601 / 1434 | 41.9% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 50 / 94 | 53.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 266 / 816 | 32.6% | 35.1% | 453 / 1235 | 36.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 143 / 249 | 57.4% | 68.1% | 147 / 237 | 62.0% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 163 / 196 | 83.2% | 81.5% | 141 / 167 | 84.4% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Vannata has more cage time on record.