Ernest Chavez vs.
Yosdenis Cedeno
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.
Ernest Chavez
Full career not yet synced for Ernest Chavez — 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 +1.0 wins over .500
Yosdenis Cedeno
Full career not yet synced for Yosdenis Cedeno — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Ernest Chavez
Distance 91.8% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.9% (norm 8.0%)
Yosdenis Cedeno
Distance 88.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 8.0% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Ernest Chavez
Head 71.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.2% (norm 7.9%)
Yosdenis Cedeno
Head 74.1% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 15.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Chavez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Cedeno L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 81 / 212 | 38.2% | 37.9% | 63 / 242 | 26.0% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 8 / 10 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 11 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 51 / 166 | 30.7% | 35.0% | 33 / 203 | 16.3% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 17 / 30 | 56.7% | 69.1% | 13 / 30 | 43.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 81.9% | 36 / 41 | 87.8% | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Chavez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Cedeno L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 106 / 287 | 36.9% | 38.9% | 67 / 228 | 29.4% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 29 | 69.0% | 68.6% | 11 / 14 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 5 / 6 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 86 / 248 | 34.7% | 35.1% | 45 / 196 | 23.0% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 21 / 43 | 48.8% | 68.1% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 31 | 77.4% | 81.5% | 22 / 29 | 75.9% | 81.5% |
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 — Cedeno has more cage time on record.