Eddie Sanchez vs.
Soa Palelei
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.
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
Soa Palelei
Full career not yet synced for Soa Palelei — 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 -0.3 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)
Eddie Sanchez
Distance 59.3% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 27.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.2% (norm 9.3%)
Soa Palelei
Distance 45.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.5% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 37.4% (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%)
Soa Palelei
Head 81.0% (norm 79.2%) · Body 12.8% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 6.2% (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/A | Acc | Heavyweight med | Palelei L/A | Acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 251 | 28.3% | 40.1% | 38 / 95 | 40.0% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 78 / 116 | 67.2% | 70.6% | 26 / 37 | 70.3% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 34 / 56 | 60.7% | 70.2% | 57 / 79 | 72.2% | 70.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 149 / 379 | 39.3% | 38.9% | 91 / 171 | 53.2% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 76.8% | 18 / 27 | 66.7% | 76.8% |
| To the legs | 9 / 13 | too few to rate | 87.8% | 12 / 13 | too few to rate | 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/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med | vs Palelei L/A | Opp acc | Heavyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 70 / 156 | 44.9% | 40.7% | 65 / 199 | 32.7% | 40.7% |
| In the clinch | 77 / 107 | 72.0% | 70.6% | 98 / 129 | 76.0% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 28 / 46 | 60.9% | 72.0% | 16 / 19 | too few to rate | 72.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 113 / 226 | 50.0% | 38.8% | 111 / 257 | 43.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 33 / 42 | 78.6% | 75.1% | 38 / 53 | 71.7% | 75.1% |
| To the legs | 29 / 41 | 70.7% | 84.4% | 30 / 37 | 81.1% | 84.4% |
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 — Palelei has more cage time on record.