Danny Castillo vs.
Charlie Brenneman
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.
Danny Castillo
Full career not yet synced for Danny Castillo — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500
Charlie Brenneman
Full career not yet synced for Charlie Brenneman — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 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)
Danny Castillo
Distance 72.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.7% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 19.6% (norm 8.0%)
Charlie Brenneman
Distance 44.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 16.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 39.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Danny Castillo
Head 82.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 7.9%)
Charlie Brenneman
Head 62.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 25.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Castillo L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Brenneman L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 267 / 788 | 33.9% | 37.9% | 31 / 101 | 30.7% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 84 | 85.7% | 67.3% | 18 / 37 | 48.6% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 132 / 213 | 62.0% | 69.1% | 80 / 90 | 88.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 312 / 894 | 34.9% | 35.0% | 51 / 142 | 35.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 70 / 93 | 75.3% | 69.1% | 52 / 58 | 89.7% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 89 / 98 | 90.8% | 81.9% | 26 / 28 | 92.9% | 82.9% |
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 · Welterweight: 182 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 Castillo L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Brenneman L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 306 / 866 | 35.3% | 38.9% | 61 / 155 | 39.4% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 32 / 55 | 58.2% | 68.6% | 27 / 41 | 65.9% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 31 / 38 | 81.6% | 68.0% | 44 / 53 | 83.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 185 / 716 | 25.8% | 35.1% | 77 / 175 | 44.0% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 90 / 138 | 65.2% | 68.1% | 38 / 50 | 76.0% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 94 / 105 | 89.5% | 81.5% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 82.1% |
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 — Castillo has more cage time on record.