Esteban Ribovics vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Esteban Ribovics
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 18 documented bouts
In the UFC: 5-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.6 wins over .500
Daniel Zellhuber
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.12 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Esteban Ribovics
Distance 94.6% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 2.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
Daniel Zellhuber
Distance 94.7% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 1.4% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Esteban Ribovics
Head 84.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.0%)
Daniel Zellhuber
Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 16.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Ribovics L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Zellhuber L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 653 / 1533 | 42.6% | 38.3% | 437 / 1256 | 34.8% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 28 / 39 | 71.8% | 67.5% | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 32 / 48 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 23 / 52 | 44.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 526 / 1375 | 38.3% | 35.1% | 300 / 1048 | 28.6% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 115 / 157 | 73.2% | 69.1% | 128 / 222 | 57.7% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 72 / 88 | 81.8% | 81.8% | 48 / 56 | 85.7% | 81.8% |
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 (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 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 Ribovics L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Zellhuber L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 517 / 1149 | 45.0% | 38.8% | 546 / 1228 | 44.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 21 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 13 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 16 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 13 / 18 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 385 / 971 | 39.6% | 35.2% | 266 / 816 | 32.6% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 119 / 167 | 71.3% | 68.2% | 143 / 249 | 57.4% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 46 / 50 | 92.0% | 81.5% | 163 / 196 | 83.2% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Ribovics has more cage time on record.