Danilo Marques vs. Mike Rodriguez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Danilo Marques
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.86 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 21 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500
Mike Rodriguez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.65 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Danilo Marques
Distance 58.0% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 40.6% (norm 10.6%)
Mike Rodriguez
Distance 74.3% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 8.8%) · Ground 6.1% (norm 10.6%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Danilo Marques
Head 75.4% (norm 78.5%) · Body 20.3% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 9.7%)
Mike Rodriguez
Head 61.5% (norm 78.5%) · Body 23.7% (norm 11.8%) · Legs 14.8% (norm 9.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Marques L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 41.5% | 196 / 442 | 44.3% | 41.5% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 102 / 117 | 87.2% | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 28 / 28 | 100.0% | 72.9% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 72.9% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 40 / 52 | 76.9% | 39.2% | 144 / 366 | 39.3% | 39.2% |
| To the body | 12 / 14 | too few to rate | 72.0% | 112 / 141 | 79.4% | 72.0% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 82.1% |
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 (Light Heavyweight: 94 fighters · Light Heavyweight: 94 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 Marques L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Light Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 54 / 137 | 39.4% | 40.6% | 164 / 349 | 47.0% | 40.6% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 8 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 85 / 116 | 73.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 70.4% | 70 / 79 | 88.6% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 77 / 177 | 43.5% | 37.7% | 201 / 387 | 51.9% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 72.9% | 71 / 104 | 68.3% | 72.9% |
| To the legs | 10 / 13 | too few to rate | 83.1% | 47 / 53 | 88.7% | 83.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rodriguez has more cage time on record.