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David Loiseau vs.
Mario Miranda

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

4-5-0 David Loiseau · UFC
1-3-0 Mario Miranda · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-5-0
UFC record
1-3-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
46.6
AgeΔ 0.5 yrs
47.1
6'0"
HeightΔ 3"
6'3"
76"
ReachΔ 2"
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
193.8
Layoff (months)Δ 9.4 mo
184.4
LLLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWL
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.

David Loiseau carries real power — 0.57 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
David Loiseau rarely shoots — 0.43 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Mario Miranda rarely shoots — 1.02 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight 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.

David Loiseau

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

In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Mario Miranda

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

In the UFC: 0-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1661.59/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
861.96/min · norm 3.25
3803.64/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
1082.46/min · norm 3.20
44.6%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
54.1%norm 47.4%
43.3%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
36.8%norm 53.8%
40.57/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
10.34/15 · norm 0.32

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

David Loiseau

Distance 52.4% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 25.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 10.3%)

Mario Miranda

Distance 42.8% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 41.5% (norm 10.3%)

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

David Loiseau

Head 82.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 6.5% (norm 8.4%)

Mario Miranda

Head 73.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.6% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 14.5% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Loiseau L/AAccMiddleweight med Miranda L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 52 / 195 26.7% 40.5% 26 / 68 38.2% 40.5%
In the clinch 57 / 93 61.3% 70.3% 17 / 25 68.0% 70.3%
On the ground 57 / 84 67.9% 69.1% 43 / 66 65.2% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 121 / 308 39.3% 38.9% 54 / 116 46.6% 38.9%
To the body 26 / 40 65.0% 71.7% 13 / 20 too few to rate 71.7%
To the legs 19 / 24 too few to rate 83.3% 19 / 23 too few to rate 83.3%

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 (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Loiseau L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Miranda L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 123 / 335 36.7% 39.5% 24 / 67 35.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 133 / 175 76.0% 70.9% 40 / 46 87.0% 70.9%
On the ground 124 / 160 77.5% 69.0% 44 / 58 75.9% 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 198 / 458 43.2% 37.9% 51 / 108 47.2% 37.9%
To the body 141 / 162 87.0% 71.3% 10 / 15 too few to rate 71.3%
To the legs 41 / 50 82.0% 82.1% 47 / 48 97.9% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

342.9% acc · 0.43/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
360.0% acc · 1.02/15 · norm 1.42
1236.4% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
1854.5% def · norm 63.1%
14:2713.8% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
10:3224.0% of cage time · norm 19.75%
46:146:38 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
23:187:57 per 15 · norm 3:00
10.14/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.47

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

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