Dwight Grant vs.
Daniel Rodriguez
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.
Dwight Grant
Full career not yet synced for Dwight Grant — 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 +1.2 wins over .500
Daniel Rodriguez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.35 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 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)
Dwight Grant
Distance 90.6% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.3% (norm 8.1%)
Daniel Rodriguez
Distance 96.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 1.2% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 2.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dwight Grant
Head 83.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 8.0% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 8.4%)
Daniel Rodriguez
Head 78.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 8.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Grant L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Rodriguez L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 242 / 748 | 32.4% | 38.6% | 1111 / 2289 | 48.5% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 23 / 28 | 82.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 30 / 60 | 50.0% | 67.2% | 37 / 65 | 56.9% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 185 / 689 | 26.9% | 37.2% | 749 / 1857 | 40.3% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 44 / 66 | 66.7% | 70.7% | 233 / 319 | 73.0% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 58 / 71 | 81.7% | 82.9% | 189 / 206 | 91.7% | 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 (Welterweight: 182 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 Grant L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Rodriguez L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 194 / 539 | 36.0% | 39.0% | 796 / 1893 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 13 / 20 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 30 / 52 | 57.7% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 30 / 48 | 62.5% | 68.0% | 48 / 96 | 50.0% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 123 / 459 | 26.8% | 35.6% | 519 / 1540 | 33.7% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 58 / 79 | 73.4% | 69.6% | 188 / 294 | 63.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 56 / 69 | 81.2% | 82.1% | 167 / 207 | 80.7% | 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 — Rodriguez has more cage time on record.