Dylan Budka vs.
Andre Petroski
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.
Dylan Budka
Full career not yet synced for Dylan Budka — 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 +1.7 wins over .500
Andre Petroski
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 0 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.01 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 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)
Dylan Budka
Distance 94.6% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 10.3%)
Andre Petroski
Distance 83.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 1.5% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 15.0% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dylan Budka
Head 86.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 10.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.7% (norm 8.4%)
Andre Petroski
Head 77.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 12.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.2% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Budka L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Petroski L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 15 / 70 | 21.4% | 40.5% | 278 / 628 | 44.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 83 / 113 | 73.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 15 / 64 | 23.4% | 38.9% | 237 / 579 | 40.9% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 8 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 74 / 96 | 77.1% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 59 / 77 | 76.6% | 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 Budka L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Petroski L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 30 / 61 | 49.2% | 39.5% | 319 / 700 | 45.6% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 22 | too few to rate | 70.9% | 21 / 26 | 80.8% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 9 / 16 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 62 / 103 | 60.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 42 / 78 | 53.8% | 37.9% | 281 / 658 | 42.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 64 / 96 | 66.7% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 57 / 75 | 76.0% | 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 — Petroski has more cage time on record.