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Eddie Sanchez vs.
Antoni Hardonk

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

3-3-0 Eddie Sanchez · UFC
4-4-0 Antoni Hardonk · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

3-3-0
UFC record
4-4-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
43.8
AgeΔ 6.7 yrs
50.5
6'2"
HeightΔ 2"
6'4"
74"
ReachΔ 4"
78"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
211.8
Layoff (months)Δ 10.4 mo
201.4
LLWWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWW
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.

Antoni Hardonk is a submission threat — 0.88 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Eddie Sanchez carries real power — 1.13 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight norm.
Antoni Hardonk carries real power — 0.88 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Heavyweight 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.

Eddie Sanchez

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

In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

Antoni Hardonk

Full career not yet synced for Antoni Hardonk — 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 +1.1 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1833.45/min · norm 3.36
Sig. strikes landed
1743.40/min · norm 3.36
1753.30/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed
1573.07/min · norm 3.19
43.3%norm 47.8%
Striking accuracy
61.5%norm 47.8%
43.4%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
47.0%norm 52.5%
41.13/15 · norm 0.28
Knockdowns
30.88/15 · norm 0.28

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

Eddie Sanchez

Distance 59.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 27.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 9.3%)

Antoni Hardonk

Distance 58.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 32.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 9.5% (norm 9.3%)

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

Eddie Sanchez

Head 89.6% (norm 79.2%) · Body 7.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 3.1% (norm 7.6%)

Antoni Hardonk

Head 64.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 16.3% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 19.8% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Sanchez L/AAccHeavyweight med Hardonk L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 71 / 251 28.3% 40.1% 81 / 164 49.4% 40.1%
In the clinch 78 / 116 67.2% 70.6% 68 / 92 73.9% 70.6%
On the ground 34 / 56 60.7% 70.2% 25 / 27 92.6% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 149 / 379 39.3% 38.9% 90 / 181 49.7% 38.9%
To the body 25 / 31 80.6% 76.8% 37 / 46 80.4% 76.8%
To the legs 9 / 13 too few to rate 87.8% 47 / 56 83.9% 87.8%

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 (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 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 Sanchez L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Hardonk L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 70 / 156 44.9% 40.7% 66 / 156 42.3% 40.7%
In the clinch 77 / 107 72.0% 70.6% 36 / 48 75.0% 70.6%
On the ground 28 / 46 60.9% 72.0% 55 / 92 59.8% 72.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 113 / 226 50.0% 38.8% 112 / 242 46.3% 38.8%
To the body 33 / 42 78.6% 75.1% 18 / 22 too few to rate 75.1%
To the legs 29 / 41 70.7% 84.4% 27 / 32 84.4% 84.4%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

426.7% acc · 1.13/15 · norm 0.95
Takedowns landed
00.0% acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.95
342.9% def · norm 64.3%
Takedowns stopped
840.0% def · norm 64.3%
13:5026.1% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
2:244.7% of cage time · norm 17.2%
18:155:09 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control
32:139:26 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
30.88/15 · norm 0.16

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

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