Eryk Anders vs. Kyle Daukaus
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Eryk Anders
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 9 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 13 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.6 wins over .500
Kyle Daukaus
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 12 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.2 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Eryk Anders
Distance 68.6% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 17.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 13.6% (norm 10.0%)
Kyle Daukaus
Distance 78.0% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 14.2% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Eryk Anders
Head 81.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 8.4%)
Kyle Daukaus
Head 83.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Anders L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Daukaus L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 450 / 1174 | 38.3% | 40.5% | 140 / 319 | 43.9% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 208 / 305 | 68.2% | 70.6% | 26 / 32 | 81.2% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 161 / 232 | 69.4% | 69.4% | 36 / 58 | 62.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 571 / 1390 | 41.1% | 38.8% | 147 / 340 | 43.2% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 206 / 265 | 77.7% | 71.6% | 28 / 38 | 73.7% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 42 / 56 | 75.0% | 83.3% | 27 / 31 | 87.1% | 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: 178 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Anders L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Daukaus L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 721 / 1605 | 44.9% | 39.5% | 101 / 223 | 45.3% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 199 / 251 | 79.3% | 70.4% | 50 / 55 | 90.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 41 / 84 | 48.8% | 69.0% | 103 / 153 | 67.3% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 523 / 1397 | 37.4% | 37.9% | 172 / 337 | 51.0% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 241 / 314 | 76.8% | 71.3% | 59 / 68 | 86.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 197 / 229 | 86.0% | 82.1% | 23 / 26 | 88.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Anders has more cage time on record.