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Fabio Maldonado vs.
Roger Hollett

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

5-6-0 Fabio Maldonado · UFC
0-2-0 Roger Hollett · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

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

5-6-0
UFC record
0-2-0
Light Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Light Heavyweight
46.4
AgeΔ 1.4 yrs
47.8
6'1"
HeightΔ 2"
5'11"
75"
Reach
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
128.9
Layoff (months)Δ 29.7 mo
158.6
LLWLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LL
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.

Fabio Maldonado is a submission threat — 0.55 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.27 Light Heavyweight norm.
Roger Hollett absorbs 6.47 sig. strikes per minute, well above the 3.35 Light Heavyweight norm — hittable.
Opponents land 60% of their head shots on Roger Hollett, vs a 38% Light Heavyweight norm — a hole in the guard.
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.

Fabio Maldonado

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

In the UFC: 1-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500

Roger Hollett

Full career not yet synced for Roger Hollett — 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 +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

The stand-up battle.

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

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

7175.29/min · norm 3.41
Sig. strikes landed
551.83/min · norm 3.41
5844.31/min · norm 3.35
Sig. strikes absorbed
1946.47/min · norm 3.35
58.9%norm 48.3%
Striking accuracy
47.4%norm 48.3%
53.5%norm 52.9%
Striking defense
34.2%norm 52.9%
10.11/15 · norm 0.40
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.40

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

Fabio Maldonado

Distance 75.6% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 19.3% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 10.4%)

Roger Hollett

Distance 82.8% (norm 80.5%) · Clinch 15.5% (norm 8.6%) · Ground 1.7% (norm 10.4%)

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

Fabio Maldonado

Head 71.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 28.1% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 0.4% (norm 9.7%)

Roger Hollett

Head 59.5% (norm 79.2%) · Body 33.6% (norm 11.7%) · Legs 6.9% (norm 9.7%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

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

Zone Maldonado L/AAccLight Heavyweight med Hollett L/AAccLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 483 / 921 52.4% 41.4% 37 / 96 38.5% 41.4%
In the clinch 183 / 235 77.9% 70.9% 16 / 18 too few to rate 70.9%
On the ground 51 / 62 82.3% 72.3% 2 / 2 too few to rate 72.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 456 / 871 52.4% 38.9% 23 / 69 33.3% 38.9%
To the body 257 / 342 75.1% 71.9% 24 / 39 61.5% 71.9%
To the legs 4 / 5 too few to rate 81.8% 8 / 8 too few to rate 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 (Light Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Light 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 Maldonado L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med vs Hollett L/AOpp accLight Heavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 311 / 837 37.2% 40.4% 49 / 124 39.5% 40.4%
In the clinch 155 / 248 62.5% 68.7% 67 / 81 82.7% 68.7%
On the ground 118 / 171 69.0% 70.4% 78 / 90 86.7% 70.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 364 / 970 37.5% 37.5% 130 / 215 60.5% 37.5%
To the body 124 / 174 71.3% 72.3% 56 / 69 81.2% 72.3%
To the legs 96 / 112 85.7% 83.0% 8 / 11 too few to rate 83.0%
Grappling

The ground war.

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

457.1% acc · 0.44/15 · norm 0.87
Takedowns landed
228.6% acc · 1.00/15 · norm 0.87
3961.9% def · norm 66.7%
Takedowns stopped
330.0% def · norm 66.7%
16:3712.3% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
4:2814.9% of cage time · norm 16.5%
48:545:24 per 15 · norm 2:48
Time under control
9:194:39 per 15 · norm 2:48
50.55/15 · norm 0.27
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.27

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

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