Denis Tiuliulin vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Denis Tiuliulin
Full career not yet synced for Denis Tiuliulin — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Gregory Rodrigues
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.35 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Denis Tiuliulin
Distance 90.8% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 3.4% (norm 10.0%)
Gregory Rodrigues
Distance 86.4% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 9.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Denis Tiuliulin
Head 81.8% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.4%)
Gregory Rodrigues
Head 81.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 14.2% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Tiuliulin L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Rodrigues L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 142 / 375 | 37.9% | 40.5% | 674 / 1322 | 51.0% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.6% | 97 / 137 | 70.8% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 6 / 14 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 45 / 71 | 63.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 116 / 338 | 34.3% | 38.8% | 584 / 1247 | 46.8% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 45 / 64 | 70.3% | 71.6% | 176 / 217 | 81.1% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 56 / 66 | 84.8% | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Tiuliulin L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Rodrigues L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 191 / 332 | 57.5% | 39.5% | 537 / 1135 | 47.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 70.4% | 86 / 118 | 72.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 33 / 36 | 91.7% | 69.0% | 16 / 23 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 171 / 312 | 54.8% | 37.9% | 410 / 994 | 41.2% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 71.3% | 121 / 163 | 74.2% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 35 / 36 | 97.2% | 82.1% | 108 / 119 | 90.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Rodrigues has more cage time on record.