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Darrick Minner vs.
Charles Rosa

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

2-4-0 Darrick Minner · UFC
5-8-0 Charles Rosa · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

2-4-0
UFC record
5-8-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
36.3
AgeΔ 3.7 yrs
40
5'7"
HeightΔ 2"
5'9"
69"
ReachΔ 0"
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
45
Layoff (months)Δ 3.5 mo
48.5
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWL
The read

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.

Darrick Minner is a submission threat — 2.85 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Darrick Minner owns the mat — in control 48% of cage time, vs a 17% Featherweight norm.
Charles Rosa is a submission threat — 1.00 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.46 Featherweight norm.
Level of competition

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.

Darrick Minner

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

In the UFC: 0-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.2 wins over .500

Charles Rosa

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

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1142.40/min · norm 3.54
Sig. strikes landed
5533.08/min · norm 3.54
1092.30/min · norm 3.47
Sig. strikes absorbed
6923.86/min · norm 3.47
67.5%norm 45.0%
Striking accuracy
36.3%norm 45.0%
34.3%norm 54.85%
Striking defense
47.2%norm 54.85%
10.32/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.29

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

Darrick Minner

Distance 52.7% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 18.3% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 29.0% (norm 6.5%)

Charles Rosa

Distance 93.1% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 2.8% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)

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

Darrick Minner

Head 68.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 7.8%)

Charles Rosa

Head 75.5% (norm 77.4%) · Body 11.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 13.5% (norm 7.8%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Minner L/AAccFeatherweight med Rosa L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 52 / 89 58.4% 40.9% 492 / 1419 34.7% 40.9%
In the clinch 26 / 31 83.9% 70.8% 23 / 42 54.8% 70.8%
On the ground 36 / 49 73.5% 69.2% 38 / 63 60.3% 69.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 67 / 115 58.3% 37.2% 307 / 1150 26.7% 37.2%
To the body 31 / 33 93.9% 68.2% 89 / 168 53.0% 68.2%
To the legs 16 / 21 too few to rate 80.7% 157 / 206 76.2% 80.7%

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 (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 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 Minner L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Rosa L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 22 / 48 45.8% 39.2% 500 / 1057 47.3% 39.2%
In the clinch 3 / 5 too few to rate 70.3% 53 / 80 66.2% 70.3%
On the ground 84 / 113 74.3% 69.4% 139 / 173 80.3% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 82 / 136 60.3% 35.9% 482 / 1048 46.0% 35.9%
To the body 25 / 26 96.2% 67.9% 107 / 145 73.8% 67.9%
To the legs 2 / 4 too few to rate 81.5% 103 / 117 88.0% 81.5%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

888.9% acc · 2.53/15 · norm 1.19
Takedowns landed
2035.1% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.19
666.7% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
1938.0% def · norm 61.5%
22:4548.0% of cage time · norm 16.7%
Control time
25:3214.2% of cage time · norm 16.7%
14:484:40 per 15 · norm 3:12
Time under control
63:345:18 per 15 · norm 3:12
92.85/15 · norm 0.46
Submission attempts
121.00/15 · norm 0.46

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

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