Falaniko Vitale vs. Matt Lindland
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Falaniko Vitale
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 29 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.58 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 26 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.5 wins over .500
Matt Lindland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 31 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Falaniko Vitale
Distance 80.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 8.0% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 12.0% (norm 10.3%)
Matt Lindland
Distance 31.0% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 26.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 42.2% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Falaniko Vitale
Head 72.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.0% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 20.0% (norm 8.4%)
Matt Lindland
Head 78.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Vitale L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Lindland L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 20 | too few to rate | 40.5% | 40 / 172 | 23.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 105 / 148 | 70.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 143 / 234 | 61.1% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1 / 18 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 190 / 436 | 43.6% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 40 / 49 | 81.6% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 58 / 69 | 84.1% | 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: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 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 Vitale L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Lindland L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 2 / 23 | too few to rate | 39.5% | 56 / 158 | 35.4% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 26 | 76.9% | 70.9% | 54 / 85 | 63.5% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 15 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 43 / 66 | 65.2% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 19 / 50 | 38.0% | 37.9% | 75 / 221 | 33.9% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 71.3% | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 27 / 32 | 84.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lindland has more cage time on record.