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Dusko Todorovic vs.
Punahele Soriano

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

4-7-0 Dusko Todorovic · UFC
7-4-0 Punahele Soriano · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

4-7-0
UFC record
7-4-0
Middleweight
Division (benchmark)
Middleweight
32.2
AgeΔ 1.5 yrs
33.7
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
74"
ReachΔ 2"
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
0.2
Layoff (months)Δ 5.3 mo
5.5
LWLLL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWWL
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.

Punahele Soriano carries real power — 0.84 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Middleweight norm.
Dusko Todorovic hunts takedowns — 2.44 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.42 Middleweight norm.
Punahele Soriano owns the mat — in control 31% of cage time, vs a 20% 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.

Dusko Todorovic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 57
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.87 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.8 wins over .500

Punahele Soriano

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 94
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 30

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.53 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2994.05/min · norm 3.25
Sig. strikes landed
4904.60/min · norm 3.25
2643.58/min · norm 3.20
Sig. strikes absorbed
3663.44/min · norm 3.20
54.2%norm 47.4%
Striking accuracy
56.0%norm 47.4%
51.6%norm 53.8%
Striking defense
47.5%norm 53.8%
00.00/15 · norm 0.32
Knockdowns
60.84/15 · norm 0.32

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

Dusko Todorovic

Distance 65.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 15.6% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 19.4% (norm 10.3%)

Punahele Soriano

Distance 61.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 6.1% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 32.3% (norm 10.3%)

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

Dusko Todorovic

Head 83.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.4%)

Punahele Soriano

Head 85.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 1.7% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Todorovic L/AAccMiddleweight med Soriano L/AAccMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 152 / 359 42.3% 40.5% 220 / 539 40.8% 40.5%
In the clinch 75 / 86 87.2% 70.3% 42 / 53 79.2% 70.3%
On the ground 72 / 107 67.3% 69.1% 228 / 283 80.6% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 219 / 463 47.3% 38.9% 388 / 748 51.9% 38.9%
To the body 58 / 66 87.9% 71.7% 91 / 112 81.2% 71.7%
To the legs 22 / 23 too few to rate 83.3% 11 / 15 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 Todorovic L/AOpp accMiddleweight med vs Soriano L/AOpp accMiddleweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 184 / 428 43.0% 39.5% 312 / 627 49.8% 39.5%
In the clinch 42 / 56 75.0% 70.9% 46 / 62 74.2% 70.9%
On the ground 38 / 61 62.3% 69.0% 8 / 8 too few to rate 69.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 163 / 414 39.4% 37.9% 190 / 490 38.8% 37.9%
To the body 75 / 98 76.5% 71.3% 126 / 153 82.4% 71.3%
To the legs 26 / 33 78.8% 82.1% 50 / 54 92.6% 82.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

1233.3% acc · 2.44/15 · norm 1.42
Takedowns landed
1348.1% acc · 1.83/15 · norm 1.42
640.0% def · norm 63.1%
Takedowns stopped
2048.8% def · norm 63.1%
20:5428.3% of cage time · norm 19.75%
Control time
32:3730.6% of cage time · norm 19.75%
14:152:53 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control
18:322:36 per 15 · norm 3:00
20.41/15 · norm 0.47
Submission attempts
10.14/15 · norm 0.47

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

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